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Efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus are being hampered because many people don't believe it's real. "It's absolute garbage," said Craig Mann of Flathead County in northwest Montana.

Democrats have condemned what they call inappropriate closeness between the White House and Justice Department in the Trump era. That means picking an attorney general and other personnel is tricky.

With most restaurants around the U.S. closed to dining in due to the coronavirus outbreak, some have pivoted to takeout and delivery. Here's how to minimize risk of viral transmission while doing so.

Dez-Ann Romain was a beloved high school principal in Brooklyn, N.Y. She died at age 36 from complications of the coronavirus.

Nathel Burtley, the first black superintendent to serve schools in Flint, Mich., died last month of COVID-19.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., about the federal government's ongoing efforts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.

Doctors say ventilators are no panacea for coronavirus patients. Research shows that most patients placed on the breathing machines still die — and ventilators themselves can cause fatal infections.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David Brooks of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker about the response of presidential candidate Joe Biden to sexual assault allegations.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with economist Julia Coronado about the Federal Reserve's recent efforts to protect the economy and what plans does it have moving forward.

Democrats in Congress requested payment of long-promised federal aid to Native American tribal governments this week. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with one of them, Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M.