The man behind our Covid response

With all eyes on Vice President Mike Pence after his speech at the RNC last night, POLITICO’s Adam Cancryn and Dan Diamond explore the past 6 months of Pence’s tenure as the leader of the White House Coronavirus Task Force — and what it all means for his political future. Plus, the CDC issues new testing guidance. And the intelligence community contradicts Trump’s baseless claims about mail-in voting.Adam Cancryn is a health reporter for POLITICO.Dan Diamond is a health care policy reporter for POLITICO.Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Stay up on POLITICO's latest coverage of the DNC with POLITICO Minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices