Matthew S. Schwartz
Matthew S. Schwartz is a reporter with NPR's news desk. Before coming to NPR, Schwartz worked as a reporter for Washington, DC, member station WAMU, where he won the national Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting in large market radio. Previously, Schwartz worked as a technology reporter covering the intricacies of Internet regulation. In a past life, Schwartz was a Washington telecom lawyer. He got his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and his B.A. from the University of Michigan ("Go Blue!").
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NewsThe Paycheck Protection Program, enacted to help small businesses dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, had expired Tuesday. With Trump's signature Saturday, the new deadline to apply is Aug. 8. -
NewsJapanese officials say it's the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the region. More than 200,000 people were asked to evacuate. -
NewsThe main suspect's girlfriend has been charged with helping dismember the body. Guillen's family says the killing came after sexual harassment. -
NewsSaudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a leading critic of the kingdom's crown prince, was killed in Istanbul in 2018. Twenty Saudis are standing trial in absentia in Khashoggi's death. -
Global deaths stood at over 499,000 on Sunday, while the pandemic's grisly death toll continued to climb higher. -
NewsIn an interview with NPR's Michel Martin, the Democratic senator laments the imbalance in power between the branches of government. He says he hopes Congress will reassert its authority. -
NewsOnly three federal executions have taken place since 1988. Four prisoners are scheduled to be executed over the next two months. -
NewsThe WNBA has announced plans for a shortened season to be held in Florida, a neutral site. It's the first time that all teams' players will train and play in the same location. -
NewsThe fencing is being put in place to protect the White House in the face of protests, the Secret Service says. The mayor of Washington, D.C., has criticized the increased federal security in the area. -
NewsThe president spoke at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, where American forces repelled the British during the War of 1812. Trump praised the soldiers now fighting the coronavirus.
