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Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., at a news conference in Philadelphia in 2019. Now that lawmakers have left for an extended recess amid the coronavirus pandemic, Scanlon hosted a kid's town hall over the phone.

Trapped By The Coronavirus Pandemic, Congress Tries New Ways Of Legislating From Home

Congress left for an extended recess as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and may not return for several weeks. Lawmakers say their days have turned into a blur of conference calls and video chats.

Because of the coronavirus, mail volume is down, and the U.S. Postal Service says it may run out of money by this summer.

You've Got Less Mail: The Postal Service Is Suffering Amid The Coronavirus

Mail volume is way down, and the U.S. Postal Service is running out of cash. Advocates want Congress to provide additional funding in the next rescue package.

Top U.S. Intelligence Agency Rules Out The Theory That The Coronavirus Is Manmade

The agency that oversees the U.S. intelligence community has released an unusual public statement ruling out the theory that the coronavirus was manmade.

Street artist S.F. paints a mural about the COVID-19 crisis on the roof of his building in Athens, Greece, on Monday.

Have Questions About The Coronavirus Pandemic? Share And We'll Find The Answers

NPR wants to know what questions you have about the coronavirus pandemic. Send them to us and we'll get experts to answer them.

Passersby wearing protective masks walk on a snow-covered street in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, in late February during the first wave of the novel coronavirus. Now, officials have declared a new state of emergency as cases in Hokkaido spike.

Emergency Declared In Japanese Prefecture Hit By 2nd Wave Of Coronavirus Infections

Hokkaido, which saw the country's highest incidence of coronavirus as the pandemic first swept through Asia, had been returning to normal until a sudden recent spike in cases.

"If we want to get back to a more normal existence, we need to give states the tools they need to contain the virus," Andy Slavitt, a former director of Medicare and Medicaid in the Obama administration, told NPR.

Ex-Officials Call For $46 Billion For Tracing, Isolating In Next Coronavirus Package

Leading former federal health officials Andy Slavitt and Scott Gottlieb are leading a call for $46 billion for specific measures in a next coronavirus aid package to safely reopen the economy.

As Hurricane Evacuees In Texas Return Home, Experts Worry About Spread Of Coronavirus

Evacuations and storm damage could both potentially increase COVID-19 numbers in Texas.

Health care workers at the Covid-19 Unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston on July 2.

Texas Surpasses 1 Million Coronavirus Cases, According To Johns Hopkins University

The state is the first in U.S. to reach the grim benchmark as the nation faces a widespread surge in infections.

People waiting outside a supermarket comply with citywide social distancing restrictions in New York City earlier this month.

New York, 'Still In Search Of The Apex,' Sees Another Spike In Coronavirus Cases

The state has reported more than 75,000 confirmed cases, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the peak is still to come. On Tuesday, he expressed frustration that FEMA was hindering, not helping, its efforts.

Nearly 49,000 people have now recovered from COVID-19 in Italy, which is reporting its first overall drop in positive cases since February. Here, a woman gets on her bicycle after shopping in Rome.

Italy Finally Sees Its 1st Drop In Active Coronavirus Cases

Other key metrics also improved: Italy had 127 fewer COVID-19 patients in hospitals as of Monday and 62 fewer people were in intensive care units.

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