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The medical supply chain is in crisis. Governors and experts are putting growing pressure on the White House to take a much bigger supply role instead of nudging states and industry to step up.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's legislative district seat saw not just one, but two replacements within a week. And Governor J.B....

President Trump is delivering his State of the Union address, which the White House says will outline a "policy agenda both parties can rally behind."Yet…

House Speaker Pelosi's plan would allow government to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies. She proposes several steps to bring down prices, including ideas President Trump has supported.

An NPR arts correspondent answers listener questions about entertainment options for people who can't leave the house because of the coronavirus. What's streaming? What's hot? How can you find it?

Federal relief money and a moratorium on evictions have so far prevented a massive surge in people losing their housing during the pandemic. But plenty of renters are still ending up in eviction court.

NPR's Lynn Neary reports: The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution heard from supporters and opponents of the latest version of a proposed constitutional amendment. Although the measure does NOT contain specific language about school prayer, many on both sides of the issue believe it would allow some kind of prayer in the public schools, as well as religious expression in other publically-funded organizations. GOP sponsors want the U-S Constitution amended to address what they see as anti-religious bias.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu returned to Bucharest, Romania six years after the 1989 "revolution." Now, he comments on the new Romania. He is struck by the new class of young entrepreneurs called "cell-phone people" and the nouveau-riche stealing stones of sacred relics for their houses. He also sees homeless dogs, saved by a Swiss animal rights group, overruning the fashionable streets of Bucharest. And the voting, although primitive, appears to be fair.

The vice presidential candidates disputed the current state of urban renewal in their debate last night, and the best policies for improvement. NPR's John Nielsen looks at the "empowerment" zones Vice President Dole touted, at Republican challenger Jack Kemp's belief that property ownership can be the answer for innercity residents, and at whether the Housing and Urban Development Department's budget should be cut or increased.

President Clinton signed legislation today that will create a major overhaul of the welfare system. It hands over most welfare money and decisions to the states, while placing a five-year lifetime limit on benefits. The president's signing ceremony is his third public event this week, showcasing the advantage of running for the presidency from the White House. NPR'S Mara Liasson reports.