Tamara Keith

President Trump has delivered an ever-evolving message to the American public about the coronavirus pandemic. We compare Trump's remarks and actions to his administration's.

President Trump is ready to reopen America — at least the parts where coronavirus is less of a problem. How has his rhetoric throughout the crisis matched with the reality on the ground?

How did the president respond to key moments during the pandemic? And how did representatives of the World Health Organization respond during the same period?

When it comes to restarting the economy, President Trump said he had the power to override governors. But governors say they will set their states' pace, and they are not looking for a fight on this.

The tension between getting the coronavirus outbreak under control and rescuing the American economy plays out daily in the White House briefing room.

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

Ben Williamson and Alyssa Farah — both close to new chief of staff Mark Meadows — will play senior roles. Kayleigh McEnany, a campaign spokeswoman, will become the new press secretary.

Mayors in New York and Los Angeles have already urged people in their cities to use face coverings in public.

Last week, more than 6 million jobless Americans sought unemployment benefits. NPR correspondents look at the rising economic fallout from COVID-19 — and the latest science and political news.

Rallies at which President Trump would tout a booming economy were to be central to his 2020 reelection campaign. The coronavirus has changed everything.

The coronavirus has eliminated rallies from President Trump's reelection campaign. However, the campaign always saw rallies as critical for gathering data and contacts to follow up with digitally.

One chart displayed by Dr. Deborah Birx was of what she called a "blue mountain" — deaths hitting a peak of around 2.2 million without mitigation efforts.

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.

Following the latest Coronavirus Task Force briefing, NPR correspondents detail the White House plan to categorize counties based on their coronavirus risk and the congressional rescue bill.

Congressman Mark Meadows of North Carolina has long had President Trump's ear. Now he's transitioning to what was a notoriously difficult job, even without a national crisis.

Congressman Mark Meadows of North Carolina has long had President Trump's ear. Now he's transitioning to White House chief of staff in the midst of a spiraling crisis brought on by the coronavirus.

NPR correspondents relay the latest on federal government efforts to aid the economy and stop the spread of coronavirus, as well as new scientific information about how COVID-19 is affecting people.

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.

Before Monday, President Trump consistently suggested that coronavirus concerns are overblown, suggesting news media and Democrats are trying to inflame the situation with little scientific basis.

President Trump on Friday got a first-hand look at Tennessee's cleanup after deadly tornadoes, and in Atlanta, the CDC's response to coronavirus — two very different kinds of deadly disasters.