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C'Artis Harris, walking with her children in 2017, was searching for housing that would accept her Section 8 voucher when NPR began following her in 2016. Today, Harris and her family still live in an area of high poverty.

Trump Stokes Fear In The Suburbs, But Few Low-Income Families Ever Make It There

President Trump is appealing to suburban voters by promising they won't have to live near affordable housing. But 50 years after the Fair Housing Act, the truth is housing remains deeply segregated.

Political Parties In Wisconsin Push For Voters To Turn In Their Ballots On Time

Following a Supreme Court decision that requires absentee ballots to arrive by the evening of Election Day, Wisconsin's parties are trying to ensure voters turn in their ballots as soon as possible.

A store displays a sign before closing down permanently following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, on Aug. 4, 2020 in Arlington, Va. The Small Business Administration's inspector general office said billions of dollars in relief loans may have been handed out to fraudsters or ineligible applicants.

Billions In COVID-19 Relief Loans May Have Been Handed Out To Scammers, Report Says

The Small Business Administration had to quickly disburse coronavirus relief loans. But some of that may have been handed out to fraudsters, an agency report says.

Hurricane Zeta Storms Ashore In Southeastern Louisiana

Hurricane Zeta came ashore in Louisiana on Wednesday as a Category 2 storms. The hurricane strengthened before landfall and is expected to bring a storm surge up to 11 feet.

Twitter and Facebook said their decisions to limit sharing of a <em>New York Post</em> article were meant to slow the spread of potentially false information.

Facebook And Twitter Limit Sharing 'New York Post' Story About Joe Biden

The social media companies said they wanted to slow the spread of possibly false information. But their actions drew charges of censorship from President Trump and his allies.

Trump's Highly Touted Foxconn Project Falls Short Of Its Promises

A $10 billion TV screen factory, which President Trump cited as proof of a revival of domestic manufacturing, failed to create enough jobs to meet a state target in Wisconsin for tax credits.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say drug overdose deaths rose in the first three months of this year. Data showing a roughly 10% increase in fatalities offer a first official snapshot of the pandemic's impact on Americans suffering addiction.

Sharp Rise In Drug Overdose Deaths Seen During 1st Few Months Of Pandemic

New data from the CDC show more than 19,000 Americans died from drug overdoses during the first three months of 2020 with the country on pace to set a grim new record.

Early voters line up in West Lake Hills, Texas, during the first hours of early voting on Wednesday.

'Failed By The Courts': Texans Hoping To Vote By Mail Have To Hit The Polls Instead

A series of efforts by Texas Republicans to make access to voting more difficult in the final stretch of the fall campaign comes as the party's lock on the state's politics is getting looser.

News Brief: Town Halls, Amy Coney Barrett, Europe's COVID-19 Cases

President Trump and Joe Biden each have town halls Thursday. Trump's third nominee to the Supreme Court appears to be on track for confirmation. And, coronavirus cases are spiking in Europe.

House Democrats' Campaign Committee Launches Blitz Targeting Black Voters

The investment, shared first with NPR, comes as the campaigns of both President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have focused intently on Black male voters.

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