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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, about supply chain issues hindering the military from increasing coronavirus testing capacity.

The joint demonstration between the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force's Thunderbirds took place early Tuesday afternoon over New York City, Newark and Trenton, N.J., and Philadelphia.

Special education advocates are relieved that the federal law that guarantees a free public education to students with disabilities will remain.

In this lockdown, low-wage workers have been publicly declared "essential" — up there with doctors and nurses. But the workers say their pay, benefits and protections don't reflect it.

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky tells NPR that he expects his company to survive the coronavirus pandemic by emphasizing cleanliness, and acknowledging that travel is likely changed forever.

The House majority leader initially told House Democrats the chamber would convene next week. A bipartisan task force is looking at options for remote voting and committee work.

Despite a partisan divide over increasing absentee voting, about half of all Republicans support universal access to a mail-in ballot, according a new Pew Research poll.

At issue: test distribution versus test completion. The vice president said his statement in March about 4 million tests referred to test distribution.

Lexington city council members are reacting to a no-frills budget recommendation coming from Mayor Linda Gorton. The mayor went over the proposed budget…

The iconic vessel was intended to provide overflow capacity to the New York metropolitan area but ultimately wasn't needed as badly as first feared.