National NYC Begins Painting Black Lives Matter Mural In Front Of Trump Tower President Trump derided the mural plan last week, saying it would be "denigrating this luxury Avenue" and antagonize the city's police as "a symbol of hate." Laurel Wamsley
Politics Vindman, Key Impeachment Witness, Retires Over 'Bullying, Intimidation' By Trump Vindman is retiring "after it has been made clear that his future within the institution he has dutifully served will forever be limited," his lawyer said Wednesday. Laurel Wamsley
National Reddit Bans The_Donald, Forum Of Nearly 800,000 Trump Fans, Over Abusive Posts Reddit unveiled an update to its hate speech policies on Monday, including shutting down about 2,000 subreddits. It is the latest example of a popular online platform cracking down on hate speech. Bobby Allyn
National Judge Allows Bolton Memoir To Proceed, Despite Trump Administration Objection The administration sought an injunction against the book's publication, saying it compromises national security. But after a federal court order Saturday, the tell-all remains on track for release. Colin Dwyer
Politics Twitter Flags Video Shared By Trump As 'Manipulated Media' The video, which condemns "fake news," fakes a CNN segment from last year. Twitter's move is unlikely to go unnoticed by Trump, who has vehemently resisted the company's fact-checking attempts. Colin Dwyer
Politics Poll: Two-Thirds Expect Return To 'Normal' Will Take 6 Months Or More Three-quarters are concerned that a second wave of the coronavirus will emerge as states reopen, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. But Americans' outlooks vary by political party. Domenico Montanaro
National U.S., Canada Agree To Keep Border Partly Closed For Another 30 Days By a mutual decision in March, both countries banned nonessential travel across their shared border. Two months later, Canada and the U.S. have agreed for a second time to extend the partial ban. Colin Dwyer
Politics Paul Manafort Released From Prison To Home Confinement Due To Coronavirus Concerns Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, is released to home confinement early Wednesday due to concerns of exposure to COVID-19, his lawyer tells NPR. Brakkton Booker
National Trump Received Intelligence Briefings On Coronavirus Twice In January The president was warned in early briefings that the virus was going to "spread globally," according to a White House official who said Trump was told deaths were happening "only in China." Ayesha Rascoe Colin Dwyer
Politics 'Under No Circumstance': Lysol Maker, Officials Reject Trump's Disinfectant Idea Prominent figures warned against his musing that UV light or other disinfectants — "by injection inside or almost a cleaning" — may treat the coronavirus. Trump later said he was being "sarcastic." Colin Dwyer
