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Markets face a double whammy of bad news after the president's health upended an election heading into its final stretch and the September jobs report proved disappointing.

With talks begun between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban, U.S. special envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad tells NPR the U.S. has "tested" the Taliban and "they are meeting those tests."

How will the White House continue work if President Trump develops COVID-19 symptoms? NPR's David Greene talks to John Fortier, former executive director of the Continuity of Government Commission.

President Trump and the first lady tested positive for the coronavirus. They will remain home for 14 days, raising questions about the president's job functions and implications for the campaign.

The negative result comes just hours after President Trump announced that he and the first lady had tested positive for the virus.

The president tweeted out the results shortly before 1 a.m. ET on Friday. The White House doctor says Trump would continue "carrying out his duties without disruption while recovering" from the virus.

President Trump and the first lady have contracted the coronavirus. At 74, Trump could be at risk of developing serious complications from the virus.

The recording could answer lingering questions about how prosecutors have handled a case that has fueled protests in Kentucky and across the nation.

It would be "very difficult" to pull President Trump's name from the November ballot, says John Fortier, who led the Continuity of Government Commission. But that's just one hypothetical.

Separately, President Trump's nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat made vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tested negative for the coronavirus, a White House spokesman says.