The NPR Politics Podcast
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Roundup: Kash Patel Confirmed As FBI Chief; China Sees Opportunity As USAID Gets Cut
Kash Patel was confirmed as the new FBI director yesterday despite questions about his qualifications....
EscucharMcConnell Announces His Retirement And Trump Signs Another Executive Order
Sen. Mitch McConnell announced today that he would not seek reelection when his term is over in 2026,...
EscucharDems Face Pressure To Fight Trump
Democrats lost the Senate and the White House in November's elections. Now as a minority party, their...
EscucharHow Trump Changed U.S. Policy Toward Ukraine
President Trump has shifted U.S. policy regarding the war between Ukraine and Russia. On Tuesday, The...
EscucharIs Trump's Economy Taking Shape?
He campaigned on lowering the cost of household goods, but inflation remains outside the range the Federal...
EscucharWeekly Roundup: Eric Adams; More Trump Nominees Confirmed
The Department of Justice instructed prosecutors to dismiss federal corruption charges against New York...
EscucharDOGE's Quest To Reshape Government Continues
The unit, led by Elon Musk, has run into legal obstacles as it continues its rapid efforts to change...
EscucharNavigating Trump's Foreign Policy
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promoted an "America First" approach. How does that translate to...
EscucharHow Canada & Mexico Respond To Trump's Tariffs
Alongside newly announced universal tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, President Trump has levied...
EscucharTrump's Latest Target: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The government agency formed in the wake of the Great Recession acts to regulate financial products,...
EscucharFriday Roundup: Trump's Efforts To Overhaul Bureaucracy, FBI
The Trump administration's offer for federal employees to resign now and keep their pay and benefits...
EscucharTrump Wants To Turn Gaza Into The "Riviera Of The Middle East"
At a Tuesday press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump said he...
EscucharCongressional Republicans OK With Shifting Power Dynamics
Congress is supposed to hold the power of the purse. So what do Republicans in Congress think about...
EscucharElon Musk's DOGE Takes Control Of Federal Spending
Elon Musk is keeping his campaign promise of trying to cut $2 trillion of federal spending through his...
EscucharTrump Attempts To Shut Down USAID And Imposes Tariffs
This past weekend, President Trump imposed new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. He has since walked...
EscucharFriday Roundup: More Hearings And Trump's First Two Weeks In Office
Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, and Tulsi Gabbard, his nominee for intelligence chief, had...
EscucharWhite House Walks Back Federal Funding Memo
On Monday, the White House budget office ordered a freeze on all federal funding. Yesterday, the White...
EscucharRFK Jr. Confirmation Hearing
During his confirmation hearing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to run Health and Human...
EscucharWhite House Memo Puts Federal Funding On Hold
The White House budget office has ordered a pause on all federal grants, loans, and financial assistance...
EscucharHow Trump Is Governing In His Second Term
This past weekend, President Trump showed the country how he plans to govern in his second term. On...
EscucharHow Trump's Executive Actions Are Impacting Federal Workers
President Trump campaigned on a promise of mass deportation and reducing the size of the federal workforce....
EscucharTrump Declared A "National Energy Emergency." Now What?
During his inaugural address, President Trump said, "I will also declare a national energy emergency...
EscucharTrump Rolls Back Federal DEI Rules
The president argues such programs, meant to increase the diversity of the federal workforce, were discriminatory...
EscucharTrump Pardons Jan. 6 Defendants
Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people who had been charged...
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