Also: States move to make Juneteenth a paid holiday, and scientists find an inexpensive and widely available drug may help treat COVID-19.

Also: The Senate takes a step toward removing Confederate names from military bases, and Illinois kicks off a program to help immigrants struggling during the pandemic.

Mail-in voting increased by 1,000% from 2016 in Iowa’s June primary.

Republicans are attacking social media companies like Twitter for warning the public about Trump’s disinformation.

Despite the global pandemic that has claimed over 100,000 American lives, the Trump administration continues to attack voting by mail.

Voters in the state will receive absentee ballot applications in the mail for November’s election.

Courts reject Republican voter suppression efforts in Florida and South Carolina.

The Republican National Committee has filed suit to making it harder to vote during the pandemic.

Also: An official Illinois website is providing new content for kids staying at home, and Democrats in Congress introduce a bold voting rights bill.

Democrats and voting rights groups criticize legislation that requires all absentee ballots to be notarized.

Republican Ken Paxton claims allowing more Texas voters to apply for absentee ballots ‘increases the risk of voter fraud.’

Democrats are celebrating the fact that South Carolina voters ‘will not be forced to choose between putting their and their families’ health at risk’ for the upcoming primary.

‘We must make sure the pandemic does not impede full, unfettered access to the ballot box,’ said Rep. Marcia Fudge, a lead sponsor of the bill.

Also: Local governments work to ensure everyone can vote by mail, and Texas Democrats innovate to make voter registration easier.

RegisterTexas.com allows voters to safely register to vote from home without having to risk their health during the pandemic.

Also: Virginia has a new law defending reproductive health, and former President Barack Obama endorses a friend.

Republicans have pushed back against easing voting restrictions that would help more trans people vote.

Also: The Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for age discrimination, and the cast of ‘Hamilton’ crashes a Zoom call to perform for a young fan.

Trump’s own commission failed to find any evidence of widespread voter fraud in the United States.

Both the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court blocked Democratic efforts to postpone Tuesday’s primary.

Also: Pet adoptions are skyrocketing, and a group of high school students in New Hampshire released a video encouraging everyone to stay home.

All-mail voting is becoming an attractive option as the novel coronavirus makes it dangerous for people to gather in enclosed spaces.

Solar energy capacity soared in 2019, and Minnesota took steps to ensure grocery store workers can receive free child care.

From socialized health care to a universal basic income, Republicans are lining up behind progressive policies as the coronavirus pandemic worsens.

Also, voting rights were expanded Georgia, and the Confederacy suffered a blow in Virginia.

The COVID-19 outbreak already postponed one presidential primary until June. Experts say all-mail voting could prevent similar situations in the future.

Democrats scored a ‘huge victory’ in a lawsuit over absentee ballots.

Texas has closed 750 polling locations since 2012 — many in counties with high numbers of African American and Latino voters.

Elsewhere this week, Virginia rolled back abortion restrictions and Colorado banned the death penalty.

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) claimed ‘tens of thousands of people will vote illegally’ in Texas, and that ‘votes will be changed from Republican to Democrat’ — without any evidence.