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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about her state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Whitmer, a Democrat, has been critical of the Trump administration's response.

Just off Key West, undeveloped Wisteria Island — long home to a ragtag community — is at the center of a legal fight. The U.S. government and a Florida developer are fighting over ownership.

When it comes to restarting the economy, President Trump said he had the power to override governors. But governors say they will set their states' pace, and they are not looking for a fight on this.

The field of bioarchaeology look to skeletons that are thousands of years old for insights into the nature of long ago societies.

To prepare for more development, lawmakers in Florida are commissioning new toll roads through rural areas. But some communities are pushing back. "We don't need this toll road," one resident says.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the test of the long-range missile "represents a new escalation of the threat to the United States, our allies and partners, the region, and the world."

Vice President Pence wraps up a trip Wednesday to Estonia, Georgia and Montenegro. Pence has spent the four-day trip speaking out against Russia and affirming U.S. support for the tiny nations.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Ed McKersie about the Live and Work in Maine program, a campaign to get more young people come back to Maine help fill jobs in the state.

Even as Congress looks to spend more on the military, some communities worry the Pentagon might look to save money by closing their base. Cape Cod wants to be sure its base stays off closure lists.

In odd-numbered years, Election Day is a hodgepodge of races. But in an era when all politics is national, these low-profile elections have a lot to say about the direction of the country.