Domenico Montanaro

The coronavirus pandemic — and the toll it is taking on the country — have already turned 2020 into an election year like no other.

Three-quarters are concerned that a second wave of the coronavirus will emerge as states reopen, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. But Americans' outlooks vary by political party.

President Donald Trump has been criticizing Former President Barack Obama for weeks. And the duel has escalated this weekend, as Obama has leveled some of his sharpest public criticism toward Trump.

President Trump has alleged criminal activity by the Obama administration, while former President Barack Obama said Saturday that some "so-called grownups" are falling down on the job.

The former vice president says he'll pick a woman. California Sen. Kamala Harris, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto are on the list of potential candidates.

The nation's top infectious disease expert spoke remotely during a unique Senate health committee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic.

In recent days, a top Senate Republican has said the coronavirus testing the United States has done so far is "not nearly enough."

New figures show the economy saw its worst slow down in growth since 2008. And, a NPR poll finds 50% of people surveyed say they or someone in their household lost hours or a job due to the pandemic.

In an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 50% say they or someone in their household has lost hours or a job due to the pandemic. They also say their governor is doing a better job than the president is.

Trump has also attributed the high number of cases in the U.S. to heightened testing. But testing in the U.S. is still not adequate or widespread enough to know who has coronavirus.

The coronavirus pandemic is an example of when Americans want competence from their government at all levels and need to be able to trust their leaders.

Georgia is set to open up lots of businesses Friday — despite not meeting the benchmarks to move into phase one of the White House's reopening guidelines.

A month ago, President Trump went on Fox and downplayed the potential lethality of the novel coronavirus and compared it to the seasonal flu.

President Trump seems to be itching for states to reopen — frankly, faster than his own administration's guidelines recommend.

President Trump is passing the buck on testing and plans to "reopen" states, and many of governors don't like it.

President Trump laid out new guidelines to states to start retracting their restrictions as early as Friday. But there are still a lot of questions to consider.

President Trump said some states could open even before May 1. That's two weeks away. Here's what to watch related to the coronavirus.

Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign is over, but his movement and impact on the Democratic Party are not. Now, Joe Biden will have to win over Sanders supporters to unify Democrats.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is ending his presidential bid, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden victorious in the Democratic primary.

The Democratic presidential field started out as the most diverse ever, and the largest in at least 40 years. It's since winnowed down to one.