States Consider Expanding Vote-By-Mail As Coronavirus Collides With Elections
With coronavirus worries, election officials are scrambling to assure voters they can still safely participate in upcoming primaries. One way is to vote from home, which has its own challenges.
Coronavirus Outbreak Means An Idle March For American Sports
In an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus, sports events across the country, and the globe, are being canceled or postponed.
Week In Politics: Trump Declares National Emergency
This week in politics, President Trump intensifies his administration’s response to the coronavirus, while Congress tries to pass a relief bill.
What Happens To People’s Legal Cases As Coronavirus Shuts Down Courts?
NPR’s Renee Montagne speaks to former public defender Premal Dharia about what happens to the thousands of cases awaiting legal decisions as district and state courts are forced to shut.
How President Trump And His Democratic Rivals Are Balancing Crisis And Campaigning
President Trump is trying to manage a national crisis in a re-election year. But how is that message coming across, and how are his democratic rivals also trying to influence voters at this time?
Son Talks About 89-Year-Old Dad’s Recovery From COVID-19
Eugene Campbell, 89, contracted COVID-19 while at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington. His son, Charlie Campbell, tells NPR’s Renee Montagne that his father has recovered and is doing well.
Trump Steps In To Help Oil Industry Facing Its Own Coronavirus Crisis
The oil industry has faced reduced demand from coronavirus, made worse by a global price war. The Trump administration says it will help by buying up cheap oil for the nation’s strategic reserve.
Coronavirus Hit This Long-Term Care Facility Hard, But Moving Residents Isn’t Easy
Family members of residents at Life Care Center outside Seattle where as many as 25 people have died, are anxiously watching their loved ones, infected with coronavirus, linger at the facility.
Judge Blocks Rule That Would Have Kicked 700,000 People Off SNAP
The rule, which was to take effect April 1, would have tightened work requirements for some food stamp recipients. But a judge said flexibility in food aid is needed amid a pandemic.
Special Report: COVID-19 – What You Need To Know About Coronavirus
Host Lulu Garcia-Navarro shares some of NPR’s best practical and explanatory reporting on coronavirus in a single special report.
Sports Leagues Shutter Their Seasons – And Leave Fans Wondering What To Do Now
What had seemed unimaginable just days earlier is suddenly the new reality: Sports in America are on hold.
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