Weekly Roundup: August 7th
Coronavirus stimulus package negotiations are stuck at "no deal." Meanwhile, tens of millions of Americans remain jobless. Trump may accept the nomination at the White House, a violation of norms and...
7 Aug 202029min
Republicans Fear Democrats May Win Senate
Republican strategists worry that the party may not be able to win a Senate majority again, and they almost certainly will not be able to significantly expand their seat total in the chamber. And in t...
6 Aug 202014min
Different Approaches, Same Pain: Georgia And California Struggle To Curb Covid-19
As Congress stagnates on aid and Biden's convention duties go virtual, states are feeling the pain of the coronavirus. More than 150 thousand Americans have died and that number is growing by more tha...
5 Aug 202014min
Trump's TikTok Trepidation Troubles Teens
President Trump said Monday that TikTok will close Sept. 15 unless it's bought by an American company. Microsoft is in discussions with TikTok parent company ByteDance over a possible purchase. It is ...
4 Aug 202014min
The 2020 Battleground Map—With 90 Days Left.
NPR's 2020 Battleground MapThe latest NPR analysis of the Electoral College has several states shifting in Biden's favor, and he now has a 297-170 advantage over Trump with exactly three months to go ...
3 Aug 202014min
Weekly Roundup: July 31st
The country's worst-ever GDP report mirrors common sense: the economic retracted dramatically when the pandemic put life on hold. And the president's mail-in voting conspiracy theories are misleading ...
31 Jul 202026min
Trump Suggests Unprecedented Election Delay. Congress Isn't Interested.
The president tweeted the proposal just after a report showed the U.S. economy shrank by one-third, the worst contraction in history. Legally, rescheduling the election would require changing a law th...
30 Jul 202014min
Who Will Joe Biden Pick As His Running Mate?
NPR has profiled a series of women thought to be under consideration to serve as Joe Biden's running mate. They include Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth, Karen Bass, and Susan Rice.You...
29 Jul 202014min
