Danielle Kurtzleben

Struggling small businesses face a difficult day as first-of-the-month bills come due.

NPR economics and science correspondents answer listener questions about a government relief package and if the latest measures to fight the coronavirus are working.

Congress has announced agreement on a $2 trillion economic relief package for the effects of COVID-19. Most households will get a relief check, and unemployment insurance has been greatly expanded.

President Trump is trying to manage a national crisis in a re-election year. But how is that message coming across, and how are his democratic rivals also trying to influence voters at this time?

President Trump and the Democrats running to replace him are facing the task of communicating to the public constructively, while also serving their shared goal of winning votes.

Exit polls show that while men were about evenly divided, women in Michigan heavily preferred Biden. And across states, young voters — key to Sanders' past success — failed to turn out in a big way.

Warren occupied an awkward place in the field. She was popular enough to draw those big, loud crowds but wasn't able to mount a serious challenge to the front-runners.

A senior campaign aide to Elizabeth Warren tells NPR Thursday that the Massachusetts senator is dropping out of the presidential race, two days after a disappointing finish in Super Tuesday primaries.

"I will have a lot more to say on that subject later on," Warren said regarding the role of gender in the campaign. She dropped out after disappointing results on Super Tuesday.

The Massachusetts senator now occupies an awkward middle ground in the presidential race. She has a large and enthusiastic base but hasn't been able to present a real challenge to the front-runners.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing on with her presidential campaign despite little success in the primaries so far. Her home state of Massachusetts is voting today, on Super Tuesday.

After Joe Biden's big win in South Carolina, the Democratic primary race expands nationally with Super Tuesday.

South Carolina and other early states have some of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. That means presidential candidates are making some nuanced economic messages

The state's primary is on Saturday as the race gets tighter. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports on the armies of volunteers and campaign staff trying to win over one voter at a time.

Changing the deadline is one way ERA proponents are trying to make the amendment part of the Constitution, but there isn't legal consensus on the tactic, and the Senate is expected to kill the bill.

Every four years, Iowans gather in meetings at night to publicly decide upon their preferred primary candidates. Here's a primer on the caucuses — and why they are slightly different this year.

Six Democratic presidential candidates will participate in the last debate before the Iowa caucuses Tuesday night in Des Moines, as the campaign has gotten more combative among top contenders.

Attacks among Democratic presidential campaigns are getting sharper. Amid simmering hostility, the candidates will be face-to-face tonight in Des Moines for the last debate before the Iowa caucuses.

The survey, from NPR and partners, shows how the "1%" compare with others on issues including inequality, health care access and what it takes to get ahead in America.

If state lawmakers pass the ERA, Virginia would become the 38th state to ratify it, and an amendment needs 38 states to be added to the Constitution. But a new legal opinion adds to the complexity.