Ron Elving

The coronavirus crisis keeps on going, as cases continuing to surge in the U.S. Millions are unemployed, and the White House keeps sending mixed signals.

The virus continues to dominate headlines despite the best efforts of both presidential campaigns. And, President Trump announced late Friday he would commute Roger Stone's sentence.

When the Supreme Court ruled this week on "faithless electors," Alexander Hamilton's name appeared five times. But the story is a little more complicated than that told by the Broadway show.

On this Independence Day, we look at the state of affairs, from the president's response to the protests for racial justice to the country's spiking coronavirus infections.

We do need a holiday just now. And not just a moment of leisure but an occasion for unity, healing and hope.

New infections of the coronavirus are at an all time high while President Trump's polling numbers erode.

Issues of vanity aside, the mask has become an emblem of submission to experts, to officialdom — to Washington. By the same token, the refusal to wear a mask becomes another badge of defiance.

We discuss the president's upcoming rally in Tulsa and his response to a politically bruising week.

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton's book, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, is scheduled to come out next week and has already begun shipping.

The tone of his forthcoming book, The Room Where It Happened, suggests the diary of a tutor who has endured many frustrating months with a spoiled and inattentive pupil who ignores his lessons.

Statues and flags may not do physical harm to anyone or suppress anyone's vote. But they meant something to the people who put them up, and they have meaning for people who see them today.

We take a look at the May jobs numbers, the president's use of the military against protesters, and where ther Republican National Convention might take place.

Even in calmer times, Trump has spoken of having military parades in Washington, such as on his Inauguration Day or the Fourth of July, in the style of those held by the French on the Champs d'Elysee.

The New Yorker journalist says Putin and Trump were elected president without really wanting the job. They ran "not for president but for autocrat" and did not expect to settle for anything less.

In the convention host cities of Milwaukee and Charlotte, people are wondering: As much as they wanted to host these events, is the price too high in terms of residents' exposure?

Joe Biden apologizes for remarks he made on a Friday morning radio show popular with black millennials; President Trump continues to contradict CDC guidelines on the coronavirus.

Congress has another huge coronavirus economic relief plan. Meanwhile, a former U.S. health official warns of a shrinking window of opportunity to deal with the pandemic before winter.

NPR's Ron Elving talks about the historic U.S. unemployment rate, and the Justice Department's move to drop its criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Masks were in evidence when senators returned to work, and the Supreme Court heard oral arguments remotely. But facewear appears out of fashion at the White House, at least for public events.

NPR's Ron Elving and Scott Simon talk about Joe Biden's response on MSNBC to a sexual assault allegation against him. Plus, the latest on President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.