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Surgeon General Jerome Adams shows his inhaler during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House at which he made a personal appeal to communities of color to follow federal guidelines.

U.S. Surgeon General: People Of Color 'Socially Predisposed' To Coronavirus Exposure

4:36pm April 10, 2020

by Juana Summers

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.

Politics & Government

At White House Briefings, Public Health Concerns Battle Desire To Reopen Economy

4:12pm April 10, 2020

by Tamara Keith

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

4:12pm April 10, 2020

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

4:12pm April 10, 2020

NPR science and politics correspondents relay the latest news in the United States response to the coronavirus epidemic.

When it comes to the president's grasp of the coronavirus pandemic, more Americans now disapprove 48.9% — than approve — 46.8% — of President Trump's job performance.

Trump's Approval Rating Slumps Amid Coronavirus Fallout

4:06pm April 10, 2020

by Alana Wise

Following a brief spike in the president's approval ratings, more than half of Americans now say they disapprove of his job performance.

A march in the Castro area of San Francisco in 1983 was one example of activism that emerged at that time to push for a more coordinated federal response, more funding and better medicine in light of the AIDS epidemic.

Could Lessons From The Early Fight Against AIDS Inform The Coronavirus Response?

2:54pm April 10, 2020

by Scott Shafer

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.

Joe Biden has made overtures to Bernie Sanders and progressive groups that had backed the Vermont senator.

Politics & Government

Joe Biden Won The Primary. Now He's Trying To Win Over Progressive Groups

11:06am April 10, 2020

by Asma Khalid

Now that Bernie Sanders is out of the presidential race and Joe Biden is the presumptive nominee, his campaign is reaching out to progressive groups.

Voters cast ballots at Riverside High School during Wisconsin's primary election on Tuesday in Milwaukee. It's the only state to hold a major election since stay-at-home orders were issued across most of the country.

Coronavirus May Reshape Who Votes And How In The 2020 Election

8:57am April 10, 2020

by Pam Fessler

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.

What Happened Today: Record Unemployment, Task Force Briefing News

9:24pm April 09, 2020

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.

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President Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the coronavirus in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House Thursday.

Trump Says Oil Producers 'Close To A Deal' To Stabilize Cost

7:39pm April 09, 2020

by Alana Wise

At Thursday's White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing, Trump addressed questions about when, and how, the country could reopen.