Bipartisan Deal Reached On $484 Billion More Coronavirus Aid Both Republicans and Democrats agreed that a small business program that ran out of money needed a major infusion. Negotiators also added resources for hospitals and testing. Kelsey Snell
DOJ Would Support Legal Action If Governors' Restrictions Go 'Too Far,' Barr Says Attorney General Barr said the Justice Department would consider legal consequences against states that continue to impose strict coronavirus restrictions. Alana Wise
Some Not-So-Small Companies Are Getting Small-Business Loans Under PPP The government's $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program had to be thrown together quickly, and the criteria for which companies can receive benefits were kept loose. Jim Zarroli
Trump Tweets He Will Suspend Immigration Into U.S. During Pandemic Trump says he'll temporarily suspend immigration because of the coronavirus. There aren't many details but the administration has been using the pandemic to justify more restrictions on immigration. Franco Ordoñez
Why Is The Fed Sending Billions Of Dollars All Over The World? As COVID-19 causes a global meltdown, the world turns to the U.S. Federal Reserve. Greg Rosalsky
What Happened Today: New Relief Bill, Economy Questions An NPR political correspondent describes the latest federal government efforts to pass another relief bill for small businesses and answers listener questions about the economy during the pandemic. Danielle Kurtzleben
Protests Against Lockdown Continue Over the weekend, protesters across the country gathered to oppose stay-at-home orders and demand reopening of businesses.
Church Closings Due To Epidemic Become The New Religious Freedom Frontier Government orders to restrict religious gatherings have emerged as a new religious freedom issue. Churches have filed lawsuits claiming that such restrictions violate the First Amendment. Tom Gjelten
White House: Data On COVID-19 And Race Still Weeks Away After promising on April 7 that data on how COVID-19 is affecting people of different races would be available in a few days, the Trump administration now says it won't happen until early May. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Morning News Brief White House and congressional leaders say a deal on more relief funding is near. Protesters demand states open their economies. And, at least 16 people were killed in shootings in Nova Scotia. David Greene