NPR national, health and politics correspondents recap the latest developments in the response to the coronavirus in the United States.

NPR science and politics correspondents relay the latest news in the United States response to the coronavirus epidemic.

NPR politics and science correspondents answer questions about the latest efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic and how people can practice social distancing.

The employee did not have prolonged contact with people on the White House coronavirus task force, the agency says.

NPR White House and science correspondents answer listener questions about the latest with federal and state governments' efforts to stop the coronavirus.

NPR science and politics correspondents relay the latest updates in the United States response to the coronavirus epidemic.

The coronavirus has hit restaurants hard, but President Trump's proposal to let businesses write off meals is not the answer, critics say. Plus, Trump's own tax law eliminated the tax break.

Federal officials are now predicting that the coronavirus could claim more than 200,000 American lives. The news brought a more somber tone to Tuesday's White House briefing on the issue.

After two weeks of wavering on guidelines that put normal American life on hold, President Trump extended until April 30 measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

President Trump says the nation's death rate is likely to peak in two weeks, and he says he's extending his 15-day "stop the spread" guidelines until April 30.

NPR global health, economics and politics correspondents recount the latest developments in the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing economic crisis it has caused.

The White House says it has not needed to use its authority under the Defense Production Act because the private sector has been cooperating with the administration on its own.

Even as life and work is halted across the country, President Trump says he wants America to keep an eye toward reopening as it continues to fight the coronavirus.

NPR economics, politics and science correspondents relay the latest federal developments in the coronavirus pandemic.

The president said the border would close by "mutual consent," the latest development in the coronavirus pandemic.

"We want to go big," President Trump said as his administration seeks to revive the now-stalled economy.

The move frees up as much as $50 billion to help states deal with the crisis. But Trump overstated the readiness of a website to help anxious people find testing.

Democratic lawmakers rejected the chief proposal floated by President Trump to cut payroll taxes and instead offered proposals for paid sick leave, expanded unemployment aid, small business grants.

The Trump campaign held a Black Voices for Trump event in Milwaukee, part of what many see as an uphill push to peel off some African American votes in battleground states in 2020.

President Trump has not been popular with black voters, but his campaign is trying to change that. A Black Voices for Trump event in Milwaukee shows why it's going to be a uphill battle.