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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and NPR's Hansi Lo Wang about the 2020 census. Ross wants counting to end early. A judge ruled counting will continue through October.

Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris have their only debate Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Amid the White House COVID-19 outbreak, the stage has changed.

President Trump stops COVID-19 relief talks until after the election. VP Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris meet Wednesday night on the debate stage. And, the many legal challenges to voting by mail.

Texting has become a cheap and easy way for political campaigns to reach out to voters. But not everyone's happy about it.

Stocks reversed Tuesday's losses amid word that the Trump administration was considering stand-alone bills to aid airlines and small businesses. The president had called off talks on a relief bill.

But a top aide to Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted that she spoke to the treasury secretary Wednesday about a standalone measure to help airlines. A previous attempt to do this failed amid GOP opposition.

The 2020 election is taking place during a pandemic, in a vicious political season and amid an unprecedented lack of trust in the voting system.

Since the coronavirus can spread through the air, scientists say plexiglass barriers alone may not be enough protection. But a contraption using duct tape, HEPA filters and box fans could help a lot.

With a voice by turns soaring and haunting, Shajarian was considered one of his nation's treasures — and then ran afoul of the regime. He died Thursday in Tehran at age 80.

Video of the country singer partying without a mask last weekend has surfaced on social media. "I respect the show's decision, because I know that I put them in jeopardy," Wallen says in a video.