White House's Social Distancing Guidelines Will Be 'Fading Out,' Trump Says The current coronavirus guidelines that are set to expire Thursday will not be extended as more governors begin steps to reopen their economies. Franco Ordoñez
For Pence, Coronavirus Task Force Is A High-Profile Assignment With Political Risk For Vice President Mike Pence, leading the task force is his biggest assignment from President Trump. And it has highlighted their vastly different approaches. Tamara Keith
Former Democratic Nominee Hillary Clinton Endorses Joe Biden The 2016 Democratic nominee for president endorsed Biden in the November face-off against President Trump during a live stream event on Tuesday. Alana Wise
U.S. Military Aims To Speed Up Slow Coronavirus Test Rate NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, about supply chain issues hindering the military from increasing coronavirus testing capacity.
FDA's Role In Coronavirus Testing Guidelines Released By White House NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, about how his agency is ensuring that the country has enough high-quality coronavirus tests.
Pence, As Coronavirus Task Force Head, Aims To Show He Can Manage A Crisis Vice President Mike Pence has been at the center of the coronavirus response — a crisis that has elevated his profile and conventional style, and may well define his future political ambitions. Tamara Keith
Conservative New Yorkers Trust Cuomo Over Trump On State Reopening, Poll Finds Overall, 78% of New York voters — including a majority of Republicans — say they trust Gov. Andrew Cuomo to decide when to reopen their state. Lynsey Jeffery
Call For Public Health Investment In Next Congressional COVID-19 Aid Package NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Scott Gottlieb, ex-head of the FDA, and Andy Slavitt, who led the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, about the letter they wrote to Congress with a plan to reopen the U.S.
Libertarian Perspective On Government's Role In Health Crisis 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.
Science On The Ballot: Coronavirus Brings Culture And Expertise To 2020 Election As COVID-19 takes over the political conversation, Americans' ambivalence about science — and "experts" in general — is likely to come to the forefront. Ron Elving