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NPR economics, science and national correspondents present the latest updates in the U.S. response to the coronavirus epidemic.

New York state has signaled critical need for medical equipment, requesting an additional 30,000 ventilators. The state is still bracing for a peak in coronavirus cases within 21 days.

Facing a rapid increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York state is ready for the Army Corps of Engineers to start building temporary hospitals.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued a strict executive order to stave off further spread of COVID-19. After ramping up testing, the state has over 8,000 coronavirus cases.

In an interview with NPR, Secretary for Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie said the department was ready to deploy if called on to help with the coronavirus pandemic response.

Afghanistan war veterans react to the U.S.-Taliban accord signed over the weekend — one that would start an American troop withdrawal.

Veterans groups across the political spectrum have found a growing consensus in favor of winding down American military involvement in the Middle East.

The House Judiciary Committee started the process of marking up articles of impeachment against President Trump. Also, British voters go to the polls and the latest on the Jersey City shootings.

An investigation continues into Tuesday's shooting in Jersey City. Six people, including a police officer and the two suspects, were killed. Authorities say they don't yet know the motive.

Veterans are still reacting to President Trump's controversial pardons of three alleged or convicted American war criminals.

Dozens of women who work in special operations recently met in Southern California to find ways to encourage female troops to stay in the military or help them transition to rewarding civilian jobs.

The office that is supposed to protect whistleblowers inside the Department of Veterans Affairs has instead put them at risk according to the VA inspector general's investigation.

Dr. David Shulkin has written a memoir about his time as secretary of Veterans Affairs in the Trump administration. He says he was pushed out by people who favor privatizing the VA.

President Trump has signed a presidential memorandum that is designed to increase the number of "permanently disabled veterans" who erase their federal student loan debt.

Maj. Jason Brezler faced discharge after emailing classified documents over an insecure network. He challenged the Marine Corps' decision, and a board of inquiry recently ruled in his favor.

Veterans are warning that the Department of Veterans Affairs has not resolved serious flaws in the way the program is administered.

A federal judge has denied Jeffrey Epstein's bail request pending his trial for sex trafficking of minors — implying that he remains a danger and is a flight risk.

Multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein has entered a not-guilty plea in federal court. He's accused of sex trafficking charges involving dozens of young girls in New York and Florida.

Congress has promised, and failed, to fix a quirk of U.S. tax law that penalizes surviving family members of veterans who died while on active duty.

A major change in how the Department of Veterans Affairs uses private health care providers goes into effect Thursday amid concerns that it could drain resources from the VA into the private sector.