Morning Edition for March 3, 2021 Hear the Morning Edition program for March 3, 2021

Morning EditionMorning Edition

President Biden keeps a note card in his suit pocket with the running tally of how many Americans have died from COVID-19 and how many have been vaccinated. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Evan Vucci/AP

Politics

How The White House Got 2 Pharma Rivals To Work Together On COVID-19 Vaccine

A 15-minute call with J&J executives on a Sunday afternoon stretched into a 75-minute turning point. "We have to take bold action and overwhelm this," a senior official said.

U.S. Consulate Lahore staff and participants including Maryum Saifee (second from right) in the ATX+PAK entrepreneurship program at the Mix festival in Lahore, Pakistan. The event is inspired by Austin's SXSW events. Maryum Saifee hide caption

toggle caption
Maryum Saifee

State Department Should Be More Diverse And Engaged Across U.S., Report Says

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/972493656/973198256" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

The New York musician's entry for Morning Edition's Song Project draws its heartache from personal experience. Charlotte Pinson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Charlotte Pinson/Courtesy of the artist

Kat Edmonson Hopes This Song Project Entry, 'If You're Scared,' Will Comfort Her Mom

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/972879180/973198262" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

In the weeks since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, lawmakers from both parties have clashed over creating an outside commission to investigate the riot. John Minchillo/AP hide caption

toggle caption
John Minchillo/AP

The Jan. 6 Riot Could Have Brought Lawmakers Together. It Did The Opposite

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/972827061/973198268" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

An employee makes respiratory masks in a family-owned medical equipment factory in Miami on Feb. 15. American manufacturers are thriving but they are running into an unexpected problem: finding critical supplies. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

'It's Madness': American Factories Scramble To Secure Critical Supplies

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/972907072/973198274" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

President Biden keeps a note card in his suit pocket with the running tally of how many Americans have died from COVID-19 and how many have been vaccinated. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Evan Vucci/AP

How The White House Got 2 Pharma Rivals To Work Together On COVID-19 Vaccine

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/973117712/973198250" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Searching for a song you heard between stories? We've retired music buttons on these pages. Learn more here.

Morning EditionMorning Edition