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As hurricane season begins, there are concerns that FEMA, the federal agency in charge of dealing with disasters, may be less prepared than usual and hampered by proposed budget cuts.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, about the recent boom in lobbying as more industries join the fight for federal relief funding.

President Trump played a video which sounded like a campaign ad, and drew a battle line between the federal government and states over the authority to reopen the U.S. economy.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Roberta DeBiasi, chief of the infectious diseases department at Children's National Hospital, about the COVID-19 cases among children.

Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Barry are expected from Florida to Louisiana as the eye of the disorganized storm moves onto land. Flooding is the big concern.

Two aircraft carrying approximately 350 passengers landed Wednesday at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield after leaving China. All passengers will be quarantined for two weeks at two separate sites in California.

Bertha Wright was a champion for children and women. Together with her partner Mabel Weed, she changed Bay Area healthcare forever.

Health officials in Clark County announced Monday that 17 more residents have tested positive for COVID-19, one of whom is an employee at Pacific Crest Building Supply in Ridgefield.

Troubling signs are emerging that new coronavirus hot spots may have started to erupt around the United States as the country has begun to reopen.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Sam Quinones about Purdue Pharma's announcement that it would stop promoting its blockbuster opioid painkiller OxyContin to doctors. Purdue's move comes as it faces dozens of lawsuits.