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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Suzanne Clark, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, about when businesses should reopen, and why she's cautious about timing.

The governor of a Southern state said he’s “hopeful” that reopening can start in a week – even as COVID-19 hospitalizations and the number of new cases…

We take a look at the president's plan to reopen the U.S. and push for an economic recovery while the number of infections and fatalities continue to climb.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., about the latest deal to expand the Paycheck Protection Program.

Rick Bright, who filed a complaint after being removed from his government post working on the coronavirus, said he raised alarms about critical supply shortages early on.

Business owners lucky enough to get the federal rescue funds are wrestling with paying their employees, even when their doors are closed.

Smithfield's South Dakota plant, which handles 5% of U.S. pork production, has become a coronavirus hot spot, with 783 workers testing positive for the virus so far and two of them dying.

"Don Shula was the patriarch of the Miami Dolphins for 50 years," the Hall of Fame coach's team said in a statement. Shula had 347 career wins, more than any other coach in NFL history.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with sports journalist Roger Bennett about the return of the German professional soccer league — and what it might mean for the return of professional sports more broadly.

In remarks Monday night, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders called for an "unprecedented response" to defeat President Trump and elect Joe Biden.

Recent primaries have exposed an overtaxed voting system and raised questions about how much can be fixed by November.

People are experiencing the pandemic in very different ways. That's particularly apparent when it comes to the housing market in Charlotte. Home prices…

A writer shares how his wife's journey with cancer prepared them both to adapt during this unpredictable and chaotic time.

The effort to quell violent crime has been marred by misinformation, and local activists say it's wrong-headed but others applaud the help from Washington, D.C., to fight a desperate homicide problem.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak about a new bill to expand mail-in voting during times of emergency that he signed Monday.

In our series Social Distancing, we hear from you, our listeners, about the challenges and changes you’re facing in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.…

Some Democrats are pushing for changes to the social safety net to address needs of people during the pandemic and beyond. Moderates caution the need for reassessing plans and bipartisan changes.

The documentary The Trade takes a look at the immigration crisis on the U.S. southern boarder. Producer Monica Villamizar talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about it.

How do you provide safe access to a courthouse during a pandemic? That’s the question officials across the state have been trying to answer since the…

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Margaret Harris of the World Health Organization about whether a second peak of COVID-19 infections could occur while the world is still in the first wave of the virus.