The NPR Politics Podcast
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Roundup: Spending Bill Fight Continues; TikTok Ban Looms
Lawmakers are up against a deadline of midnight Friday to pass a bill to fund the government. What's...
EscucharHow The Spending Bill Died
For a few hours, Congress looked poised to avoid a government shutdown by passing a new short-term spending...
EscucharCongress, White House Face Year-End Deadlines
Lawmakers face a Friday deadline to fund the federal government through March; will it get passed? And,...
EscucharLooking At Reproductive Rights In 2024
The effects of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion continue...
EscucharTrump Holds First Press Conference Since Election
The president-elect spoke to the media for more than an hour at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida....
EscucharRoundup: Jan. 6 Report; Biden Issues Pardons
In a new report, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice looked into FBI shortcomings...
EscucharWhy Some In Congress Are Skeptical Of Trump's National Intelligence Pick
Tulsi Gabbard doesn't have the typical background for a director of national intelligence, but the former...
EscucharWho Is Kash Patel, Trump's Pick To Run The FBI?
He was a public defender and former national security aide. He is a fierce critic of the justice department...
EscucharWhy Are U.S. Troops In Syria?
After more than 50 years in power, the Assad regime has fallen in Syria. How does the situation in Syria...
EscucharTrump Talks Tariffs, Immigration, Pardons
President-elect Donald Trump sat down for his first broadcast television interview since winning a second...
EscucharWeekly Roundup: Diplomacy, DOGE & Drawings
Even though he doesn't take office until January, Donald Trump is already busy, nominating cabinet officials...
EscucharWhat Democratic Organizers Are Learning From 2024
After a difficult 2024 cycle, activists working to elect Democratic candidates are rethinking their...
EscucharTrump's Proposed Immigration Changes
Immigration was a central focus of Donald Trump's 2024 campaign. Now that he's set to take office, what...
EscucharWhat Now For The Democratic Party?
Democrats lost the race for the White House, and lost control of the Senate, in 2024. But, after holding...
EscucharHunter Biden Pardoned
President Biden previously had said he would not issue a pardon to his son, Hunter, who was convicted...
EscucharA Good Guy: Under Oath
Today, the second of a two-part investigation from NPR's Embedded.All Marines take an oath to defend...
EscucharA Good Guy: 279 Hours
Today, the first of a two-part investigation from NPR's Embedded.Sgt. Joshua Abate's career in the Marine...
EscucharWhat Now For Trump's Court Cases?
Federal investigations into Donald Trump's actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection & allegations...
EscucharChecking The Receipts On Trump's Tariff Proposal
In a post on Truth Social Monday evening, President-elect Trump announced he plans to enact tariffs...
EscucharBiden's Final Push For More Ukraine Aid
President Biden has long supported Ukraine in its war with Russia. But, with a new Congress — and...
EscucharRoundup: Demographics, Voter Trends, & Political Alignment
Republicans gained among voting groups largely seen as part of the Democratic base. What's behind the...
EscucharTrump's Controversial Attorney General Pick Withdraws
The former Florida congressman's nomination encountered controversy from the start, over allegations...
EscucharTrump's Transition Trouble
Well before we know who wins the presidential election, a clock is ticking, counting down to the next...
EscucharThird Party Candidates & Nonpartisan Voting Initiatives Falter
Even though many voters said they didn't like Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, very few who voted decided...
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