This week's primary in Wisconsin, which produced long lines of voters waiting in protective gear to cast their ballots, is a dire warning of what could lie ahead.
NPR economics and science correspondents answer questions about the staggering unemployment numbers announced Thursday, and convey the latest updates from Thursday's White House briefing.
The Trump administration had planned to end federal support for 41 COVID-19 testing sites around the country. But after complaints from local officials the government will continue funding.
In a report, the agency said a nationwide pandemic would result in a shortage of medical supplies, hospitals would be overwhelmed and the economy would shut down.
As COVID-19 data emerges, politicians and community leaders are sounding the alarm over what they see as a disturbing, disproportionate impact on communities of color, particularly African Americans.
The White House's new chief spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany has a flair for confrontational and sometimes untrue assertions on cable news — much like her boss, the president.
Though the Vermont senator did not emerge as the Democratic nominee in either of his two bids, his campaigns have reshaped the party's politics and policy in significant ways.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., about the current bill to provide economic relief to small business owners adversely affected by the coronavirus.