Why People Don't Vote
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the eighty million Americans who didn't vote in November, government can feel distant. Non-voter...
38 Days After Results Became Clear, Mitch McConnell Congratulates Biden
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden's victory in the presidential race became clear on Nov. 7th, 2020, the day the contest was...
Joe Biden Is Fed Up With Trump's Election Conspiracies
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the day electors around the country voted to confirm his victory, President-elect Joe Biden expre...
Electoral College Convenes; COVID Vaccine Administered
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The electoral college votes today around the country. After Biden is officially elected, the results...
Weekly Roundup: December 11th
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The electoral college will cast ballots Monday, officially selecting Joe Biden as the president-elec...
Where Congress Stands On Coronavirus Relief Negotiations
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With over 800,000 new unemployment claims filed last week and the previous coronavirus relief progra...
Most Americans Believe The Election Results—Some Don't.
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that just one quarter of Republicans believe the election w...
Democrats Are Skeptical Of Biden's Pentagon Pick
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Civil rights and advocacy groups have been lobbying Joe Biden over his cabinet picks; Biden has prom...
Here's Who Will Lead Biden's COVID Response
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden has named his picks for top health posts as the nation faces a post-Thanksgiving pandemic ...
Weekly Roundup: December 4th
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Georgia's January 5th runoff elections will determine control of the Senate. That's brought 2024 con...
Don't Expect Donald Trump To Retire
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump still has more than a month left in his presidency. That's plenty of time left for pard...
Relief Will End If Congress Can't Pass A Deal
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of Americans rely on various relief measures to stay afloat during the pandemic, much of wh...
Despite Conspiracy And Insinuation, The Electoral System Worked—This Time.
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Local officials continue to certify results despite political pressure from President Trump and his ...
Biden Picks Women And People Of Color For His Economics And Communications Teams
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the American economy on uneven footing as coronavirus cases surge nationwide, President-elect J...
Weekly Roundup: November 27th
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This Black Friday we're bringing you a greatest hits of NPR podcasts. Many other shows have been loo...
NPR's Throughline: The Shadows of the Constitution
26 Nov 2020
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In this special episode NPR's Throughline explore the constitution with Heidi Schreck and her play, ...
What Happens When Neither Party Gets To Celebrate The Election?
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Like two teams that meet in the seventh game of a World Series, both the Democratic and Republican p...
Trump Relents, Paving Way For Biden Transition To Formally Begin
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump is still not conceding that he lost the election, but he's getting closer. On Monday...
Biden Taps Historic Nominees As He Begins To Fill His Cabinet
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Joe Biden has begun to make his selections for key roles in his cabinet. He announce...
Weekly Roundup: November 20th
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trump is sitting down with the leaders of the Michigan legislature ahead of the state canvassing boa...
Joe Biden Won The Election—But He's Still Left Waiting In The Wings.
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As President Trump refuses to concede the election Joe Biden won, Biden warns that that lack of coop...
Trump Doesn't Have To Win In Court To Erode Trust In Voting
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has found little success in court, though he has continued to sew disinformation onl...
Democrats Riled By House Losses
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats are regrouping after they saw their House majority shrink on election day. Their slim majo...
Obama Is Troubled More GOP Leaders Won't Acknowledge Biden's Win
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The NPR Politics team talks through big moments from NPR's sit-down with former president Barack Oba...
As Coronavirus Again Breaks Records, Dem Relief Bill Hopes Hinge On Georgia
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Coronavirus is surging ahead of the holidays and a much-awaited relief bill is no closer to passage ...
Why Did Republicans Rack Up Wins Despite Trump's Loss?
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans gained seats in the House of Representatives and could very well hold onto the Senate. T...
Joe Biden Projects Calm As Trump And GOP Allies Spread Disinformation
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Joe Biden is attempting to lower the temperature on transition uncertainty and Donal...
Supreme Court Hears Affordable Care Act Case; AG Breaks With DOJ Precedent
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With Obamacare once again on the chopping block at the U.S. Supreme Court, comments from the justice...
Pfizer Releases Promising Vaccine News; Biden Announces COVID Taskforce
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As coronavirus cases again surge in the United States, Joe Biden has announced his own response task...
After Election Victory, Joe Biden Addresses Nation
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris addressed the nation after clinchin...
Joe Biden Elected President : AP
07 Nov 2020
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A call in Pennsylvania gave Joe Biden the necessary electoral votes to secure the presidency, says t...
Yeah, They're Still Counting. No, There's Nothing Suspect About That.
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Election workers are still diligently counting votes. Joe Biden has a narrow edge of counted votes s...
Biden Needs Arizona And Any Other State To Win The Presidency
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If the Associated Press call for Biden in Arizona is correct, Joe Biden needs just one more state to...
Biden Looks Strong After Wisconsin Win, But Both Candidates Still Have A Path
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden has won Wisconsin. The races in Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolin...
Be Patient: Vote Counting Continues, Key States Remain Outstanding
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As election officials predicted, high numbers of mail-in ballots and state processing restrictions h...
Here's What We'll Be Watching For On Election Night
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Voting ends tomorrow. It could take time to know results. We talk about what we're watching for, how...
Pandemic, Economy, Character: Hear How The Candidates Make Their Case
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It has been a long campaign, but the messages have stayed consistent. Hear how the candidates pitch ...
On The Ground In Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania And Wisconsin
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reporters share their reporting from key states ahead of election day in this special podcast episod...
Here's How The Candidates Are Making Their Case To Black Voters
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden's campaign is hoping local validators can make his candidacy persuasive in Black communiti...
New Coronavirus Cases At Record Levels; 75 Million Americans Have Voted.
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 70 thousand Americans test positive every day for the coronavirus, a new high. And after the ...
When Will Election Races Be Called? Here's The AP's Process
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
NPR, like many news outlets, relies on The Associated Press to discern and report election results. ...
Trump And Biden Are Both On The Trail, But Their Campaign Events Are Worlds Apart
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump is working to enthuse his supporters with rallies full of grievance and conspiracy, ...
It's Been A Minute: How Latino Voter Outreach Still Falls Short
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode from It's Been A Minute With Sam Sanders, Sam dives into the short falls of ...
Weekly Roundup: October 23rd
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The US government shared details about two alleged election meddling operations by Iran and Russia t...
Surprise: There Was A Lot Of Policy Talk At The Final Presidential Debate
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden sparred over immigration, energy, and pan...
How Campaigns Work: Polling
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In an ongoing series congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell looks under the hood at campaigns. Fro...
Trump's Popularity In South Carolina Boosts Lindsey Graham's Odds In SC
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats have raised oodles of money in the South Carolina Senate race. Like, a whole lot of money....
Fifteen Days Out, Some GOP Lawmakers Are Distancing Themselves From Trump
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden warns that nothing is certain, while Donald Trump says everything is still possible. Just ...
No Compromise From NPR: Does No-Compromising Really Work?
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are sharing an episode of NPR's No Compromise. The podcast series tells the story of three ...
Weekly Roundup: October 16th
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump mired himself in conspiracy last night at his NBC News town hall. Joe Biden didn't give...
With Biden Up Double-Digits, Dems Eye North Carolina and Georgia Senate Seats
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows Joe Biden with a double-digit national lead over President ...
Out Of Bed, On His Heels: Trump Campaigns In Florida And Georgia
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As President Trump returns to the campaign trail after his hospitalization, he's campaigning in stat...
Barrett Says She Isn't 'A Pawn' — But Won't Commit To Recuse From An Election Case
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Read All Of Our CoverageAmy Coney Barrett didn't give direct answers to many questions, as expected....
'Doubt It'll Change Any Minds': Senate Goes Through Partisan Motions For SCOTUS
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Republican Lindsey Graham said even though views were set, the hearings for Amy Coney Barrett's Supr...
How Campaigns Work: Advertising
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In an ongoing series congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell looks under the hood at campaigns. Fro...
As Senate GOP Demurs On Aid, Women Bear Brunt Of Economic Crisis
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Federal Reserve exists to lessen the severity of economic crises and its chair has been calling ...
"Violent Extremists" Planned To Kidnap Michigan Governor, Says DOJ
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conspirators began training for a potential attack on Whitmer's vacation home or the governor's offi...
Pence And Harris Go Head-To-Head Over The Pandemic, Taxes, And Healthcare
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vice President Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris spent the evening echoing the rhetoric of their respecti...
Joe Biden Up In Post-Debate Polls
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The president's sickness has dragged the pandemic back to the center of the presidential campaign, d...
As Trump's Care Moves To White House, Doctor Again Evades Key Questions
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The president's care will continue at the White House. Signs still point to a severe case of Covid-1...
Questions Persist About Trump's Health After Second Dissembling Briefing
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The president has started a steroid and his doctor acknowledges that Trump has in fact received supp...
After Doctor Said Trump Doing Well, Source Familiar With His Health Said Otherwise
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FOLLOW OUR COVERAGE: https://n.pr/3nj0elUMuddled messaging from the White House has sent confusing s...
Weekly Roundup: October 2nd
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The White House says the president's symptoms have been mild so far, but his positive test is likely...
The President And First Lady Test Positive For Coronavirus
02 Oct 2020
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President Trump tweeted after midnight Friday that he and the First Lady Melania Trump had both test...
Two Million Americans Have Already Voted
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Early voting is way up in 2020. But conspiracy theories spread by the president and protests at poll...
Rail Force One: Biden Leads Whistle-Stop Tour After Debate
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden campaign chartered an Amtrak train to take the former vice president through Ohio and Penn...
Debate: Trump Refuses To Condemn White Supremacy, Biden Pitches Directly To Camera
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first debate was chaotic and light on policy as the participants disregarded the agreed-upon rul...
The NYT Says Trump Paid Little In Income Taxes; What Does That Mean For The Campaign?
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A New York Times investigation published on Sunday said that President Trump paid just $750 in feder...
Amy Coney Barrett Nominated And Expected To Be Confirmed To Supreme Court
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The former Antonin Scalia clerk currently serves on the federal bench after a fifteen-year stint as ...
Weekly Roundup: September 25th
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There was bipartisan backlash after Trump suggested that he would have to see the results before com...
200,000 Americans Are Dead — And It Will Take More Than A Vaccine To Halt Pandemic
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It is hard to conceptualize 200,000 lives lost. Hundreds more die each day. And a vaccine, with part...
It's Been Months Since Congress Last Passed Coronavirus Aid. Americans Are Struggling.
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Republicans secure the votes to move forward on a Supreme Court nomination, government funding ne...
Who Are The Women Under Consideration To Replace RBG?
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Most of them [the potential nominees] are young, and they've gone through the [nomination] process ...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Progressive Icon, Dead At 87
19 Sep 2020
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was...
Weekly Roundup: September 18th
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A steady presidential race remains steady: Joe Biden's lead is in the high single-digits nationally....
Bad News/Good News: Vaccine Access Months Away, But Masks Really Help
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Congress that a widely-available vac...
Analysis: Biden Leads, But He's Still Short Of 270 Electoral Votes
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden maintains a lead in key states Trump won in 2016, but the race remains tight in Florida. A...
They Voted For Obama, Then Trump—Now What?
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding the motivation of voters in Michigan and Pennsylvania is key to understand the 2016 co...
Trump's Nevada Rally Violated State Covid Rules. He Held It Anyway.
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After the weekend's rally, aimed at building support among Hispanic voters, President Trump spent Mo...
Weekly Roundup: September 11th
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As wildfires rage across the west, activists are noting the campaign's relative silence on the issue...
Whistle-blower: Trump Officials Pushed Intel Staff To Downplay Russian Interference
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Department of Homeland Security official says in his complaint that he was ordered to halt repor...
On Tape: President Trump Admits To Downplaying The Pandemic
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump was aware of the severity of the coronavirus in early February, telling Bob Woodward...
President Trump Pushes Unrealistic Vaccine Timeline In Effort To Win Votes
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pressed on whether he was politicizing vaccine development by suggesting that a vaccine could come b...
Labor Day Is When Election Season Kicks Into High Gear. Here's Where Voters Are.
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this Labor Day episode of the podcast, we hear from voters in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Pennsylvania a...
Weekly Roundup: September 4th
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Isolated bursts of violence between protesters have left at least three Americans dead. But demonstr...
The Pandemic Is Slowing Nationally, But Still Severe
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Six million Americans have been diagnosed with coronavirus and more than 185 thousand have died. Cas...
Lawmakers On Both Sides Of The Aisle Contend With New Political Realities
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans' internal divisions, and divisions with President Trump, made legislating nearly impossi...
Trump Defends Man Accused Of Shooting Protesters, Visits Kenosha
01 Sep 2020
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The president is in Kenosha, Wis., today, a city that has been rocked by protests after police shot ...
Joe Biden: 'Do I Look Like A Radical Socialist With A Soft Spot For Rioters?'
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Biden's remarks come after several days of unrest in cities, including the shooting deaths of two pr...
Trump Is Following His 2016 Roadmap. Does It Matter That The Electorate Has Changed?
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Protests continue after police in Kenosha, Wisconsin shot Jacob Blake repeatedly in the back on Sund...
'We're Here And They're Not': Amid Pandemic And Recession, Trump Touts Achievements
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump accepted the nomination for a second term onstage at the White House, in front of 15...
Pence: Trump Won't Stay Silent When 'Our Heritage Is Demeaned Or Insulted'
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Pence formally accepted the vice presidential nomination on the third night of the Republican N...
Trump Leverages Presidential Power To Juice Convention TV
26 Aug 2020
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Melania Trump gave her Republican National Convention address from the Rose Garden of "the people's ...
Trump, Or Else: Speakers Laud President As 'Bodyguard Of Western Civilization'
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump and his allies portrayed Democrats as "radical" and decried "cancel culture." The fi...
What To Know About The Republican National Convention
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump and the Republican party will lay out their vision for Trump's re-election all week....
Weekly Roundup: August 21st
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The head of the United States Postal Service testified before the Senate today about controversial c...
'An Ally Of The Light': Joe Biden Pledges Return To Hope And Compassion
21 Aug 2020
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Joe Biden has accepted the Democratic party's presidential nomination. In his acceptance speech, clo...
Historic: Kamala Harris Accepts Vice Presidential Nomination
20 Aug 2020
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Kamala Harris, in her speech on the third night of the Democratic National Convention, accepted the ...
One Upside For Virtual Convention? No Jeers For Controversial Speakers
19 Aug 2020
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The Democratic National Convention's second night featured speeches from Colin Powell, Bill Clinton,...
Not Too Far Left, But Left Enough: Kasich and Sanders Speak On DNC Night One
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Those were the dual messages of the first night of the Democratic convention from former Republican ...