Barbara Sprunt

Who the messenger is going to be there I think is going to be really telling.

Who the messenger is going to be there I think is going to be really telling.

Yeah. And I think like, you know, for all this conversation about like, what is the messaging and who is the messenger from Democrats? You know, a couple of members I spoke with were like, you know, we could get a little grace. It has been a couple of weeks and there is a fire hose of information and action coming from Pennsylvania Avenue.

Yeah. And I think like, you know, for all this conversation about like, what is the messaging and who is the messenger from Democrats? You know, a couple of members I spoke with were like, you know, we could get a little grace. It has been a couple of weeks and there is a fire hose of information and action coming from Pennsylvania Avenue.

Yeah. And I think like, you know, for all this conversation about like, what is the messaging and who is the messenger from Democrats? You know, a couple of members I spoke with were like, you know, we could get a little grace. It has been a couple of weeks and there is a fire hose of information and action coming from Pennsylvania Avenue.

I think it is going to take time for Democrats to sort of solidify a message. And a lot of that depends on what happens with the courts and also like what continued actions Trump takes by executive order. What happens with this budget reconciliation, which is a topic for another day, but that is also underway this week. And yeah, it's a long road ahead for Democrats.

I think it is going to take time for Democrats to sort of solidify a message. And a lot of that depends on what happens with the courts and also like what continued actions Trump takes by executive order. What happens with this budget reconciliation, which is a topic for another day, but that is also underway this week. And yeah, it's a long road ahead for Democrats.

I think it is going to take time for Democrats to sort of solidify a message. And a lot of that depends on what happens with the courts and also like what continued actions Trump takes by executive order. What happens with this budget reconciliation, which is a topic for another day, but that is also underway this week. And yeah, it's a long road ahead for Democrats.

Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered eulogies that emphasized Carter's values of service and citizenship. Here's Johnson.

Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered eulogies that emphasized Carter's values of service and citizenship. Here's Johnson.

Harris detailed Carter's creation of the Departments of Education and Energy and his efforts to put people of color on the federal bench. Members of the public can pay their respects through midnight and again on Wednesday. Barbara Sprint, NPR News, the Capitol.

Harris detailed Carter's creation of the Departments of Education and Energy and his efforts to put people of color on the federal bench. Members of the public can pay their respects through midnight and again on Wednesday. Barbara Sprint, NPR News, the Capitol.

People have been suffering for years with long COVID, and patients say that the pace of the NIH's search for new treatments has been too slow. And the $300 million probably isn't enough money to produce a new drug. Megan Stone is the executive director of the Long COVID campaign.

People have been suffering for years with long COVID, and patients say that the pace of the NIH's search for new treatments has been too slow. And the $300 million probably isn't enough money to produce a new drug. Megan Stone is the executive director of the Long COVID campaign.

The NIH says it understands the urgency for long COVID treatments. But first, scientists needed a solid understanding of long COVID's biological mechanisms. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Bowden.

The NIH says it understands the urgency for long COVID treatments. But first, scientists needed a solid understanding of long COVID's biological mechanisms. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Bowden.

The legislation includes $100 billion in aid to communities recovering from natural disasters and a one-year extension of federal farm policy and aid to farmers. It does not increase the nation's borrowing limit, something Donald Trump demanded, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says the president-elect is still satisfied.

The legislation includes $100 billion in aid to communities recovering from natural disasters and a one-year extension of federal farm policy and aid to farmers. It does not increase the nation's borrowing limit, something Donald Trump demanded, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says the president-elect is still satisfied.

Trump and his advisor, billionaire Elon Musk, undermined a bipartisan agreement reached earlier this week, causing Republicans to spend several days intensely negotiating a new bill to appease Trump, their own members, and the Democrats whose votes were needed to approve the bill. Barbara Sprunt and Peer News, the Capitol.

Trump and his advisor, billionaire Elon Musk, undermined a bipartisan agreement reached earlier this week, causing Republicans to spend several days intensely negotiating a new bill to appease Trump, their own members, and the Democrats whose votes were needed to approve the bill. Barbara Sprunt and Peer News, the Capitol.