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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, about the state and federal response to a derecho that hit more than a week ago and brought widespread devastation.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dana Scott, a doctoral candidate in economics at Yale University, about her study that looked at whether expanded jobless benefits reduced incentives to look for work.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Varshini Prakash, co-founder of the Sunrise Movement and an adviser to Joe Biden's climate task force, about the impact of climate policy on this year's election.

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced House and Senate intelligence panels will no longer receive in-person briefings on foreign interference in the 2020 election.

There's an art and a science to running a business that has to pay out money, like a casino or insurance firm. See how game shows craft the appearance of risk while trying to limit it.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., about Postmaster General DeJoy's testimony on his cost-cutting measures at the U.S. Postal Service.

Some of President Trump's ambassadors are coming under scrutiny — an inspector general report calls for further investigation into alleged sexist and racist remarks by the U.S. ambassador to the U.K.

Journalist Garrett Graff talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about how vacancies throughout the federal government have hampered the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Leaked internal briefings to the White House show FEMA is struggling with problems of staffing, contracting and supplies in the COVID-19 pandemic despite years of promises of changing processes.

The future of a coronavirus aid package that's likely to top $1 trillion is in limbo following the failure of a necessary procedural vote in the Senate. Senators aim to vote again Monday.