As we draw closer to Election Day, campaign rallies and events are ramping up. BPC’s Dr. Anand Parekh joined CNN’s Jake Tapper to discuss President Trump’s holding rallies and in-person gatherings this election season. Elsewhere, BPC’s latest report highlights gaps in child care in specific states. And finally, the New York Times referenced BPC’s analysis on the latest projections of the depletion of the Social Security trust fund’s reserves.

Uncertainty surrounds the 2020 presidential election. Virulent partisanship, rapid-fire changes to election administration, and last-minute court rulings all risk undermining public confidence in election results. But the big day is within sight. What should voters expect to see on November 3?

For years, lawmakers have advocated financial support to increase access to child care for all working families. However, amid these efforts, an important underlying question has remained: “How much additional child care does the country need?” This new analysis serves as the first attempt to answer this question and, if interpreted along with parent choice data, offers a starting point from which the country can work to close the child care gap.

A new survey conducted by Morning Consult for the Bipartisan Policy Center finds that nearly one quarter of the women who have left work since the coronavirus pandemic began did so to manage their caregiving responsibilities.