Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Texas Abortion Ban Instituted During COVID-19 Crisis
Clinics had begun scheduling appointments following a favorable lower-court ruling, but had to stop after the appeals court order was issued.
Politics & Government
White House Attacks Voice Of America Over China Coronavirus Coverage
The Trump administration alleges the Voice of America is relaying Chinese propaganda. Founded at the dawn of World War Two, the government-funded news agency is independent by law.
Trump To Announce Advisory Council On Reopening The Country, Shuttered By Coronavirus
"We're going to make a decision, and hopefully, it's going to be the right decision," President Trump said at Friday's White House task force briefing.
White House Seeks To Lower Farmworker Pay To Help Agriculture Industry
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to see how wage rates for immigrant farmworkers can be reduced. Critics say it will hurt all workers.
U.S. Surgeon General: People Of Color 'Socially Predisposed' To Coronavirus Exposure
Surgeon General Jerome Adams made a personal appeal to communities of color, hit hard by coronavirus, to follow the White House task force recommendations. Watch his remarks.
At White House Briefings, Public Health Concerns Battle Desire To Reopen Economy
The tension between getting the coronavirus outbreak under control and rescuing the American economy plays out daily in the White House briefing room.
Unfilled Or 'Acting' Positions In Federal Agencies Delay U.S. Response To Epidemic
Journalist Garrett Graff talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about how vacancies throughout the federal government have hampered the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus Updates: New Business Council, Progress But Not The Peak
NPR science and politics correspondents relay the latest news in the United States response to the coronavirus epidemic.
Trump's Approval Rating Slumps Amid Coronavirus Fallout
Following a brief spike in the president's approval ratings, more than half of Americans now say they disapprove of his job performance.
Could Lessons From The Early Fight Against AIDS Inform The Coronavirus Response?
Doctors and activists who worked through the early years of AIDS say there are similarities between those days and the current pandemic — and insights that could help shape strategy.