Philip Ewing
Philip Ewing is an election security editor with NPR's Washington Desk. He helps oversee coverage of election security, voting, disinformation, active measures and other issues. Ewing joined the Washington Desk from his previous role as NPR's national security editor, in which he helped direct coverage of the military, intelligence community, counterterrorism, veterans and more. He came to NPR in 2015 from Politico, where he was a Pentagon correspondent and defense editor. Previously, he served as managing editor of Military.com, and before that he covered the U.S. Navy for the Military Times newspapers.
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Trump also said he hesitates to apply too much pressure because it would be difficult for airlines to then start operating again as before. -
America must brace for 100,000 or more people to die in the coming months in the coronavirus pandemic, the White House's response team warned. -
The White House coronavirus task force convened a news conference following a concession by the Trump administration that normalcy won't be restored by Easter or maybe even this spring. -
Trump said he believed the federal government has been working well with most states in the disaster but he griped about complaints reported by some Democratic governors. -
President Trump says test data will establish risk categories for counties. States can then work out their own social distancing rules. -
The president says he will sign the $2 trillion relief bill passed by the Senate late Wednesday. The House will take up the measure Friday. -
The White House team says it will make an assessment after next week as to how effective social distancing and other mitigation measures have been in stifling the spread of the virus. -
The coronavirus task force insisted progress is being made as concerns over shortages mount, and officials emphasized current social distancing guidelines. Here are the briefing highlights. -
President Trump spoke about the effort during a briefing at the White House. He also expressed interest in the government possibly taking an equity stake in companies as part of a big stimulus. -
The president said the border would close by "mutual consent," the latest development in the coronavirus pandemic.
