The NPR Politics Podcast

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Trump's First 100 Days: Tariffs As Foreign Policy

Donald Trump has repeatedly said that "tariff" is "one of the most beautiful words in the dictionary."...

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Trump's First 100 Days: An Increase In Executive Power

When running for office, Donald Trump suggested that he "alone could fix" the ills befalling the United...

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Trump's First 100 Days: Wading Into The Culture Wars

On the campaign trail, candidate Donald Trump decried "gender ideology," said the military was becoming...

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Trump's First 100 Days: Project 2025 & Its Influence

The Heritage Foundation's "blueprint" for a new Republican administration got a lot of attention during...

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Roundup: Trump Vs. The Fed; Harvard Fights Back

As the White House continued to adjust its tariff policies, President Trump lashed out against Federal...

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The Legal & Political Challenges To Trump's Deportation Plans

A federal judge ruled there is "probable cause" to find the Trump administration in contempt for violating...

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Exclusive: Whistleblower Alleges DOGE May Have Taken Sensitive Labor Data

The entity known as DOGE has been used as part of the Trump administration's efforts to radically reshape...

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Trump: Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador Won't Return To U.S.

In an Oval Office meeting Monday with El Salvador's president, President Trump said Kilmar Abrego Garcia...

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Campus Activists Fear Trump Administration Crackdown

Much of the activism seen on college campuses last year in protest of Israel's war in Gaza is now under...

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Roundup: Immigration Rulings; DOGE & Social Security Data

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must "facilitate" the return of a man...

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Trump's Tariff Tug Of War

After days of market turmoil, President Trump walked back some tariffs on some countries, but kept a...

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U.S. Trade War With China Escalates

Earlier this week, President Trump threatened to make the steep tariffs on China even steeper if China...

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Trump Threatens To Cut Federal Funds For Colleges And Universities

Dozens of American universities are under investigation by the Trump administration for use of DEI initiatives...

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He Has A Purple Heart & Is A Convicted Felon. ICE Wants To Deport Him

An NPR exclusive: Deportation proceedings are underway for Jose Barco, an Iraq War veteran who was awarded...

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Roundup: Tariffs, HHS Cuts & Bodega Cats

The tariff plan rolled out by President Trump this week threatens to upend the global economic system....

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Trump's Tariffs Take Shape — How Will They Impact You?

President Trump announced a blanket tariff on all imports to the U.S., and additional, specific tariffs...

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What Happened In Tuesday's Elections

Money poured into races in Florida and Wisconsin at levels usually reserved for elections during a presidential...

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Trump & Presidential Term Limits

The president has flirted with — and walked back — suggestions he would seek a third term in office,...

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A Look At This Week's Special House Elections In Florida

Races to fill two vacant seats in Florida's first and sixth congressional districts are getting a lot...

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Weekly Roundup: Tariffs, Texts & Turtles

President Trump signaled more tariffs would come in April, signed an executive order about voting, &...

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Why Does Donald Trump Want Greenland?

First floated in President Trump's first term, talks of the United States annexing or otherwise acquiring...

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DOGE's Potential Impact On Social Security & The VA

The Trump administration's efforts to reshape the federal government have now set their sights on how...

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Defense Officials Used Group Text To Plan Missile Strikes

Before the U.S. carried out missile strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, senior Trump administration...

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Sanders, AOC Rally To Motivate Democrats

The two politicians are pushing a message that is both critical of President Trump & his policies, and...

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