Rep.-elect Luke Letlow (R-La.) died on Tuesday after being admitted to a Louisiana hospital intensive care unit with COVID-19, per the News Star. He was 41.
The big picture: Letlow announced on Dec. 18 that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. He was admitted to the Ochsner LSU Health ICU in Shreveport on Dec. 23. Letlow was elected on Dec. 5. Another special election will be held for his seat.
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The Supreme Court ruled early Tuesday that federal executions can resume, reversing a lower court decision and paving the way for the first lethal injection since 2003 to take place at a federal prison in Indiana, AP reports.
The big picture: A lower court had delayed the execution, saying inmates had provided evidence the government's plan to carry out executions using lethal injections "poses an unconstitutionally significant risk of serious pain."
Frustration among many Senate Republicans, not to mention Democrats, toward the White House has hit a fever pitch, with many lawmakers — including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — admitting they could break for the August recess without a stimulus bill.
The latest: The Senate left for the weekend Thursday evening without even circulating a draft bill that McConnell says will be used as a starting point for negotiations — and many blame the White House.
