President Trump met with families of those killed in fatal encounters with the police before he signed an executive order that the White House said would promote accountability in law enforcement.

President Trump's tough "law and order" response to the protests over George Floyd's death has unleashed criticism from top military brass, and may even be dividing his own party.

"Most religious leaders loved it," the president said in a Fox News Radio interview, defending his visit Monday after protesters were forcibly cleared from the area.

White House domestic policy adviser Brooke Rollins tells Politico "everything is on the table" as President Trump considers how to respond to the protests happening across the country.

President Trump and Twitter have gone to war over some of Trump's provocative tweets. Twitter on Friday has placed a "public interest notice" on Trump's tweet about the violence in Minneapolis.

The president made more somber remarks after he faced criticism for saying he would send in the National Guard and that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."

Some polls show Trump's support slipping among seniors. His new plan will help diabetic seniors limit insulin costs to $35 per month, starting next year.

The White House says it might extend "opportunity zone" tax breaks to help struggling neighborhoods after the pandemic. But critics say the program mostly helps wealthy investors.

Public health experts have testified before a Senate health committee on Tuesday. House Democrats are proposing a plan for the next coronavirus relief bill.

President Trump's campaign was trying to woo African American voters by promoting the earlier low black unemployment rate. But now the economy is in a tailspin.

Matt Pottinger, President Trump's deputy national security adviser, criticized the Chinese government's treatment of doctors who went public with concerns about the coronavirus.

The president was warned in early briefings that the virus was going to "spread globally," according to a White House official who said Trump was told deaths were happening "only in China."

President Trump twice received intelligence briefings on the coronavirus in January, a White House official tells NPR. The briefings were on Jan. 23 and Jan. 28.

The Trump campaign was trying to woo African American voters by pitching a low black unemployment rate. After the pandemic sent the country on the lockdown, the campaign is now changing its message.

The White House released a blueprint for states on coronavirus testing on Monday at a daily news conference it spiked and then revived.

NPR political and science correspondents break down the latest in the response to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.

The White House is recommending a three-phase approach for states and regions to restart their economies, according to a copy of the guidelines obtained by NPR.

The coronavirus pandemic — and the resulting shutdown — have now eliminated at least 22 million American jobs. NPR correspondents relay the latest on the United States response.

NPR political correspondents recap the battle between state governors and President Trump on lifting social distancing measures and effectively re-opening the United States for business.

NPR White House and global health and development correspondents take listener questions about how the U.S. government, and governments around the world, are tackling the coronavirus.