Congress is debating the next relief package, and a sticking point in negotiations is liability reform. Republicans argue that businesses should be protected from pandemic-related lawsuits.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rosa Brooks, a law professor at Georgetown University, about the bipartisan group of experts she gathered to game out what a contested November election might look like.
A full panel of judges will consider the unusual situation in which the Justice Department has asked to drop charges against a defendant who has admitted guilt.
Delayed by COVID-19, the Census Bureau had said it needed until Oct. 31 to finish a complete national head count. But the bureau's director now says it's planning to finish "as soon as possible."
NPR's David Greene talks to Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, a member of the finance committee, about negotiating the next stimulus package, and the administration's use of federal agents.
NPR's David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Karen Bass, a potential vice presidential pick, about Black Lives Matter, gun control and reforming the criminal justice system.
As the coronavirus pandemic has upended normal balloting, a need for more information about how to navigate voting by mail could be particularly acute among young people of color.
Commerce Department expected to release grim economic report. Federal law enforcement officers are standing down in Portland, Ore. Four big tech CEOs testify before House panel's anti-trust hearing.