Politics & Government

"If we want to get back to a more normal existence, we need to give states the tools they need to contain the virus," Andy Slavitt, a former director of Medicare and Medicaid in the Obama administration, told NPR.

Ex-Officials Call For $46 Billion For Tracing, Isolating In Next Coronavirus Package

11:00am April 27, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

Leading former federal health officials Andy Slavitt and Scott Gottlieb are leading a call for $46 billion for specific measures in a next coronavirus aid package to safely reopen the economy.

Call For Public Health Investment In Next Congressional COVID-19 Aid Package

9:24am April 27, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Scott Gottlieb, ex-head of the FDA, and Andy Slavitt, who led the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, about the letter they wrote to Congress with a plan to reopen the U.S.

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News Brief: Pandemic Relief, More Ga. Businesses Open, Post COVID-19

6:10am April 27, 2020

What does Congress need to do to prepare for reopening the country? Georgia's dine-in restaurants and theaters are allowed to open. And, COVID-19 may change basic human interactions like handshakes.

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Carmen Brown weeps as she walks away holding a paper restoring her right to vote during a special court hearing aimed at restoring that right in a Miami-Dade County courtroom on Nov. 8, 2019. A federal lawsuit currently underway would make it easier for o

Voting Rights For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Felons At Stake In Florida Trial

5:07am April 27, 2020

by Daniel Rivero

The trial comes after Florida voters in 2018 overwhelmingly approved an amendment to restore voting rights to most people with felony convictions. Then state lawmakers tried to scale the law back.

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Libertarian Perspective On Government's Role In Health Crisis

5:17pm April 26, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Michael Cannon of the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute about the balance between civil liberties and government-issued orders during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Nebraska Governor On Decision To Partially Reopen State In May

5:17pm April 26, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts about his decision to reopen parts of the state's economy on May 4.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks to the press Thursday at the U.S. Capitol.

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Speaker Pelosi: President Trump's Effort To Sideline The WHO Is 'Dangerous'

5:17pm April 26, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The House speaker criticized the president's effort to withhold funding for the World Health Organization. She said the administration is isolating itself amid a global health crisis.

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President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the economic collapse has shaken voters' confidence in him, with the percentage of undecided voters more than doubling in the last two weeks.

Science Becomes A Dividing Issue In Year Of Election And Pandemic

3:01pm April 26, 2020

by Ron Elving

As COVID-19 takes over the political conversation, Americans' ambivalence about science — and "experts" in general — is likely to come to the forefront.

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Sunday Politics: Coronavirus And The Democratic Presidential Campaign

2:11pm April 26, 2020

We delve into Joe Biden's campaign strategy during the pandemic and how he might select a running mate?

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Savannah Mayor: 'Science Does Not Support' Georgia Lockdown Lift

5:59pm April 25, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Van Johnson, mayor of Savannah, Ga., about the governor's decision to allow some businesses in the state to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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