Politics & Government

President Trump signed four executive actions to provide economic relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. They amount to a stopgap measure after not reaching a deal with Congress.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with professor Andrew Rudalevige about the four coronavirus relief executive orders President Trump just signed.

With Joe Biden leading in the polls, Democrats are haunted by the ghosts of 2016 when Hillary Clinton led, too. But there are a few key factors that make this year's election different.

Talks between top Congressional Democrats and White House officials have failed to reconcile the coronavirus relief bills of the House and the Senate.

One challenge for which election officials still don't have a great answer is this: how to handle voters who test positive for COVID-19 after the deadline for absentee ballots has passed.

As lawmakers fight over what to include in the next Coronavirus relief package, we look at the impact of delaying that aid. Also, do we know more about President Trump's agenda for his second term?

NPR's Scott Simon talks with New Mexico's Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham about how state has been handling the pandemic.

Louis DeJoy's political donations have sparked questions about whether he has an interest in affecting the delivery of mail ballots. He said the Postal Service has "ample capacity" to handle them.

William Evanina, who leads the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, also said Iran is trying to undermine the November election.

After the 2010 census, Republicans flipped 20 state legislative chambers, seizing control of mapmaking in many states. This year, Democrats are making sure they're mobilizing.

Negotiations over the next round of coronavirus relief have been going on for nearly two weeks, but leaders from both parties say they are still nowhere close to an agreement.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sen. Angus King, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on the intelligence community's warning about China, Russia and Iran trying to interfere in the election.