Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, boasts progressive health care record Sarah Owermohle By Sarah Owermohle Aug. 6, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/06/harris-minnesota-governor-tim-walz-vp-healthcare-policy-abortion/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8zk_-ZMxth6_8ETOTj1KxCsho8VDnhEKVbU3VxKZXFpTli8QPzwq4wYTgD2XIimOEqbn6oCwl1uJed5ZW3ygp3W-ej6g&_hsmi=319004236&utm_content=319004236&utm_source=hs_email I want to flag a few great, informative election stories about two candidates on opposite sides of the political aisle: Need to know: VP and official Democratic nominee Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Tim Walz as her running mate yesterday. The guy who first labeled Republican leaders “weird” boasts a progressive health care record of defending abortion access, gender-affirming care, and the national Covid-19 response. STAT’s Sarah Owermohle has everything you need to know about Walz’s health care record. And don’t miss the STAT+ story of how Walz backed down from a high-profile showdown with the Mayo Clinic last year over health care costs and hospital staffing after the behemoth threatened to take its money elsewhere. https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/06/harris-running-mate-tim-walz-progressive-health-policy-mayo-clinic-showdown/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_xg5kZI1-ebQV2CO-miHYCBqBurbU9HMjQOgQBTUPZLjk0e2dcClv3gdCnTD3bvmQ9ahPO32vMheHZ6ZyCnPco-3MAfQ&_hsmi=319004236&utm_content=319004236&utm_source=hs_email Patterns of speech: During Donald Trump’s first year as president, a STAT analysis showed Trump’s speaking style had deteriorated since the 1980s. Now, seven years later, STAT’s Olivia Goldhill repeated the analysis, and was told by experts that there’s been even more of a reduction in Trump’s linguistic complexity. And while they couldn’t officially diagnose him, they also said there are certain shifts that could indicate a cognitive decline. Read the breakdown of which errors are mostly insignificant, and which could be a sign of something more. https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/07/trump-mental-health-linguistic-analysis-suggests-potential-cognitive-decline-experts-say/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_LYRhVH3XDU9_TtwtU9FrZoo_DCxustlzLuFSkfsT1fdh3tgoPQMNYni2O-CA3-jStVBVR7JRkbguZDHaiYAf12oiJPQ&_hsmi=319004236&utm_content=319004236&utm_source=hs_email