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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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Legal Implications Of Georgia Gov. Kemp's Decision To Reopen State

5:45pm April 25, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with law professor Fazal Khan about how local governments can respond to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's order to reopen some businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Week In Politics

8:04am April 25, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Ron Elving talks about President Trump's extraordinary suggestion to study disinfectants to treat COVID-19, and about the new aid package for small businesses and hospitals.

Democrat Jon Ossoff lost a special election in an Atlanta-area House seat in June 2017. Three years later, he's running in a competitive primary for U.S. Senate.

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Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff Attempts Homebound Political Comeback

7:00am April 25, 2020

by Elena Moore

Three years after losing a high-profile House race, Ossoff is making a bid for Senate in a state at the center of coronavirus controversy, with his notoriety up against Democrats touting experience.

Fred Leighty, warehouse manager at Oklahoma's Strategic National Stockpile warehouse, in Oklahoma City earlier this month. The Government Accountability Office will be tracking management and distribution of the nation's stockpile as well as testing for c

Congressional Watchdog To Review Federal Coronavirus Response

5:00am April 25, 2020

by Brian Naylor

The $2 trillion response legislation Congress approved late last month calls for the Government Accountability Office to monitor the spending and the overall federal response to the pandemic.