Politics

How The Federal Government Has Supported Public Health Efforts In States So Far

4:28pm April 03, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, on the federal health response to COVID-19.

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Coronavirus Updates: Jobs Report, Mask Science

4:28pm April 03, 2020

A dismal jobs report, on top of millions of unemployment claims, paints a dire picture of the economic carnage of the coronavirus. NPR correspondents examine that — and take a look at mask science.

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during a news conference in Ewing, N.J., on Thursday. The state is second only to New York in the number of cases and deaths from the coronavirus.

N.J. Governor Wants More Ventilators From Stockpile: 'We Need The Feds To Step Up'

3:42pm April 03, 2020

by Jason Breslow

Phil Murphy says he asked for 2,500, but has so far received only 850. And of those, some "were not at the level they needed to be."

Former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg announced that he was suspending his campaign in March. His former staffers say they were promised jobs through the general election, even if he was not the nominee.

Politics & Government

'Mike Borrowed My Credibility And Abused It': Fired Bloomberg Campaign Workers Speak

2:04pm April 03, 2020

by Juana Summers

Mike Bloomberg's presidential bid didn't last long, but he promised staffers jobs through November. Now some who were abruptly laid off during a pandemic are detailing how they say they were misled.

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N.J. State Police Authorized To Collect Masks, Ventilators From Private Firms

9:09am April 03, 2020

New Jersey has more than 22,000 cases of coronavirus, making it the second-hardest hit state after New York. NPR's Rachel Murphy talks to Gov. Phil Murphy about his state's response to the crisis.

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News Brief: COVID-19 Curve, Abortion Battle, Bloomberg Campaign Workers

6:29am April 03, 2020

The U.S. coronavirus curve rises while China's flattens. The pandemic opens a new front in the abortion battle. And, Bloomberg staffers say they were promised jobs through November, some are suing.

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In Texas, Oklahoma, Women Turned Away Because Of Coronavirus Abortion Bans

5:22am April 03, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Republican officials in several states are trying to ban abortion during the coronavirus pandemic to preserve medical supplies.

Trump Reelection Team Aims To Use COVID-19 To Rewrite Narrative

5:04am April 03, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

As the Trump administration ramps up its response to the coronavirus, many in the president's reelection campaign see the outbreak as a chance to double down on his "America First" agenda.

Health care professionals prepare to screen people for the coronavirus at a testing site in Phoenix, Arizona.

FACT CHECK: Trump Claims U.S. Testing For Coronavirus Most Per Capita — It's Not

9:54pm April 02, 2020

During his briefing with the coronavirus task force on Thursday, President Trump once again inaccurately described the per capita testing within the United States.

Medical staff move bodies from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., Thursday to a refrigerated truck.

FACT CHECK: Money-To-Hospitals Plan To Treat Coronavirus Patients Could Face Problems

9:01pm April 02, 2020

by Dan Charles

Instead of reopening health care exchanges for those who don't qualify for Medicaid and don't have employer-based insurance, Trump is proposing paying hospitals directly. But it might not be enough.