As Heating Costs Increase, New Hampshire Senate Race Tightens
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New Hampshire is a must-win state for Democrats in their campaign to keep control of the Senate. Sen...
Some GOP Candidates Are Struggling. Can Mitch McConnell Save Them?
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
More than $1.6 billion has been spent or booked on TV ads in a dozen Senate races, with $3 out of ev...
The Center Of The Political World (Georgia) & Future Of Democracy
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a live show on Thursday, October 20th, at the Buckhead Theater in Atlanta, political corresponden...
Fight Inflation Without Recession? How Two Top Economists See It
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Protect jobs or how much you can buy for a dollar? It's up to the Federal Reserve, the nation's cent...
Homeland Security Staff Want Biden To Oust Watchdog, A Trump Pick
19 Oct 2022
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Joseph Cuffari, the Trump-appointed leader of the Department of Homeland Security's watchdog agency,...
Election Vendor Faces Charges After Conspiracy Group's Allegations
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prosecutors in Los Angeles say Konnech, a small company that makes software for scheduling election ...
New Culture War Cudgel: GOP Ads Blame Opioid Crisis On Migrants
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Addiction deaths remain a major problem in the U.S. as the public health focus has shifted to COVID-...
Roundup: Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Production & LA City Council
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The White House has accused Saudi Arabia of helping Russia fund its war in Ukraine by pushing up oil...
The Jan. 6th Committee Voted to Subpoena Donald Trump. So, Now What?
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol h...
The White House Is Holding Policy Briefings For TikTok Creators
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The administration is trying to explain its policies to a core part of the Democratic base: young vo...
Meet The Republican Candidates Who Could Unseat Swing-State Dems
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is a month left before the final vote is cast in the 2022 midterm elections. Can Republicans s...
The Secret History Of Jane Roe
10 Oct 2022
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The Family Roe is journalist Joshua Prager's sweeping look at the life of Norma McCorvey — better ...
Roe Is Done — Here Are The Next Supreme Court Cases To Watch
07 Oct 2022
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The high court, which now includes Biden nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, will hear cases that will de...
Doom And Boom: We Break Down What's Happening In The Economy
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stock markets have had a tough year and inflation has remained stubborn, but the value of the U.S. d...
Computer Chips, Made In America?
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden sees large-scale capital investment by the U.S. government as the way to revive the ...
Race And Crime: Republicans Try To Shore Up Suburban Support
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats see Wisconsin as their best chance to unseat an incumbent Republican senator. But Sen. Ron...
Biden Reverses On Debt Cancellation For Hundreds of Thousands
03 Oct 2022
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In a remarkable reversal, the U.S. Department of Education has quietly changed its guidance around w...
Weekly Roundup: September 30th
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The scope of Hurricane Ian's damage remains to be seen, but millions were left without power and muc...
Brazil's President Sows Distrust In Election — Sound Familiar?
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Brazilians head to the polls to vote for president, they're being deluged by a wave of falsehoods...
Oath Keepers Militia Members Face Seditious Conspiracy Charges
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jury selection has begun in the trail of five members or associates of the far-right group over thei...
Final Jan. 6 Hearing Is Coming — Here's Everything We've Learned
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The ninth and final scheduled meeting of the House committee investigating the January 6th, 2021 att...
How Did Russia's War On Ukraine Drive Up U.S. Energy Bills?
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
European utilities, which used to purchase lots of natural gas from Russia, are buying from the Unit...
Weekly Roundup: September 23rd
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Puerto Rico has — five years after Hurricane Maria killed thousands — again been hit by a devast...
Trump Faces Setbacks In Mar-a-Lago Case — And More Litigation In New York
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A panel of judges from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals allowed the Justice Department to resum...
Biden: Russia's Invasion "Should Make Your Blood Run Cold"
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden's annual remarks before the United Nations General Assembly were designed to rally p...
So... Is The Pandemic Over? Is That Even The Right Question?
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden told 60 Minutes that the pandemic is basically over. Hundreds of Americans are still...
One Roadblock To Immigration Fix? GOP Politicians Love The Optics
19 Sep 2022
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Though both parties have agreed for decades that the U.S. immigration system is in dire need of refo...
Weekly Roundup: September 16th
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Abortion access and inflation are the top issues driving the midterms, but they're motivating very d...
Obama's Speechwriter On The Power Of Presidential Rhetoric
15 Sep 2022
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Cody Keenan talks to NPR's Tamara Keith about writing for Barack Obama, the impact of Donald Trump's...
Abortion Is Top Of Mind In Ohio's Closely-Watched Senate Race
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan are contesting Ohio's open Senate seat. Social issues in...
As Political Violence Rises, Biden To Host Unity Conference
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rates of political violence, armed protest, hate crime and white supremacist activity all became mor...
Fight Over Trump's Confidential Docs Remains Ugly And Tedious
12 Sep 2022
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Donald Trump's legal team and the Justice Department disagree over who should review the documents, ...
Congress Will Vote On Same-Sex, Interracial Marriage Rights
09 Sep 2022
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With their base energized after the Supreme Court struck down national abortion access protections, ...
Pandemic, Polarization, Prosecution: New Ballot Box Politics
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Veterans' groups, students and attorneys are mobilizing to work at polling sites as health and polit...
Donald Trump's Republican Doubters Warn Of "Lame Duck" Limits
07 Sep 2022
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Donald Trump's GOP critics have begun to suggest that Republicans should nominate a fresh face, some...
Trump's Request For Independent Document Review Approved
06 Sep 2022
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Judge Eileen Cannon, who was appointed by former President Trump, has handed the former president a ...
Fighting Back Against Election Lies
05 Sep 2022
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Research from the Voting Rights Lab, a nonpartisan group that tracks election laws, surveyed voters ...
Biden Says Election Lies Undermine U.S. Democracy
02 Sep 2022
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President Joe Biden delivered a speech warning that American democracy is endangered by Donald Trump...
White House Climate Official Ali Zaidi On Biden's Climate Law — And What's Next
01 Sep 2022
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The U.S. just passed its first major climate legislation. NPR's Asma Khalid sat down at the White Ho...
Did Trump Team Withhold Documents From Investigators? DOJ Says Yes
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Justice Department says that Trump's representatives claimed they turned over all remaining clas...
To Build Support Among Voters Of Color, Republicans Open Dozens Of Community Centers
30 Aug 2022
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Voters of color still overwhelmingly support Democrats, but Republican in-roads at the margins can h...
Democrats Build Momentum — But Midterms Are Usually A Nightmare For Party In Power
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Even as Democrats see their support swell, they are still in real danger of losing control of the Ho...
Mar-a-Lago Affidavit Released; Combatting Election Security Disinformation
26 Aug 2022
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The Justice Department released a redacted affidavit justifying the FBI search of former president D...
Need To Claim Student Debt Relief? Here's What We Know
25 Aug 2022
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The federal government will forgive federal student loan debt – up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recip...
Should Trump Make It Official? Depends If He's More Worried About The FEC Or DOJ
24 Aug 2022
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Trump has gobs of money is his political action committees and as long as he's not officially runnin...
The Dire Reality In Afghanistan A Year After The U.S. Withdrawal
23 Aug 2022
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The Biden administration concluded the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan a year ago...
Democrats Claw Back Ground In Fight For Senate Control
22 Aug 2022
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Touting Biden's recent legislative achievements and decrying the Supreme Court's abortion decision, ...
Inflation's Impact On Florida Voters
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pinellas County, on Florida's west coast, is unique: it backed the winning presidential tickets in 2...
Black Voters Say New Congressional Maps Water Down Their Influence
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
November's midterms will be the first general election to use the new set of congressional maps draw...
The Liz Cheney Show Has Just Begun
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is available to everyone, though on some platforms there may be a short delay in availa...
Primary Day In Alaska And Wyoming: How Trump's Impeachment Impacts Both Races
16 Aug 2022
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Bernie Sanders On The IRA, Joe Manchin And Upcoming Elections
15 Aug 2022
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Warrant In Mar-a-Lago Search Unsealed
12 Aug 2022
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This episode is available to everyone, though on some platforms there may be a short delay in availa...
Justice Dept. Files Motion To Unseal Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant
11 Aug 2022
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This episode is available to everyone, though on some platforms there may be a short delay in availa...
Democrats And Republicans Take Lessons From Kansas Abortion Vote
10 Aug 2022
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This episode is available to everyone, though on some platforms there may be a short delay in availa...
Questions Remain As FBI Raids Mar-a-Lago
09 Aug 2022
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Monkeypox Declared Public Health Emergency. Now What?
08 Aug 2022
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This episode is available to everyone, though on some platforms there may be a short delay in availa...
Biden's Big Week, Christian Nationalism At CPAC, And A Mayor Who Is A Horse
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the president all but secured the passage of his major policy priorities, oversaw a strik...
The Evolution Of Election Integrity; Jan. 6 Rioter Sentenced To More Than 7 Years
04 Aug 2022
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"We are taking the lessons we learned in 2020, and we are going forward to make sure they never happ...
Abortion Rights Activists Win Big In Kansas (And Other Primary Results)
03 Aug 2022
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Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would have opened the door to abortion restrict...
US Kills al-Qaida Leader In Drone Strike; Pelosi Visits Taiwan, Rankling China
02 Aug 2022
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A key 9/11 plotter, Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed on July 30, according to President Joe Biden. The ...
The 2024 Presidential Race Begins To Take Shape
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While voters and pundits alike wait to see which candidates will declare presidential runs, potentia...
Weekly Roundup: July 29, 2022
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden scored a major legislative victory this week as West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin a...
Will The Jan. 6 Investigations Have An Impact On The 2024 Race?
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Department of Justice's investigation into the events of January 6 has expanded to include testi...
Indiana Lawmakers Debate Strengthening Abortion Restrictions
27 Jul 2022
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After Roe v. Wade was overturned in June, the issue of reproductive rights was returned to states to...
Supreme Court Skepticism Leads Dems To Push Codifying Same-Sex Marriage
26 Jul 2022
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After June's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturned the constitutional ri...
In Arizona, Trump and Pence Offer Competing Views For Republicans' Futures
25 Jul 2022
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The former president and vice president held separate rallies for candidates in Arizona's August Rep...
Exposing The Secrets Of The January 6th Attack
22 Jul 2022
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How did the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol come together? Who was involved in planning it? W...
Latino Voters, Trump, And The Republican Party
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms. Our cover...
Just 5 Percent Of Young Voters Strongly Approve Of Biden's Performance
20 Jul 2022
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The president's support among young voters — who generally trend Democratic — is anemic, with th...
Election Conspiracy Theorists Are Canvasing The Country, Searching For Fraud
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The effort has further taxed local election officials, who have fielded worried calls from voters wh...
Black People Are The Fastest-Growing Group Of Gun Owners In The U.S.
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Black gun owners told NPR that they largely own guns for protection; many feel the government does n...
First Gen Z Candidates Run For The House; Many Can't Get Ballots In Their Language
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The young candidates say they hope to fix broken institutions that they feel have let their generati...
Presidents Can't Fix Inflation. It Doesn't Stop Americans From Blaming Them For It.
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Inflation hit a new, 40-year high in June, with consumer prices up 9.1% from a year ago. Gas prices ...
Vaping, COVID, And The Biden Administration's Approach To Public Health
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden administration says Americans now have access to the tools they need to protect themselves...
Jan. 6 Hearing: People Who Believed Trump Face Consequences. So Far, Trump Doesn't.
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack held its seventh public hearing Tuesday, focus...
Massively Popular Ideas Can't Pass Congress. Is It Time To Reform The System?
11 Jul 2022
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The overwhelming majority of gun owners are in favor of universal background checks, of raising the ...
Weekly Roundup: July 8th
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden has exchanged letters with the WNBA all-star, who is behind bars in Russia. It's the...
Abortion Access Is Now A Key Issue In Many Governor's Races
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When the Supreme Court declared that abortion access is an issue that should be decided by states, i...
The Grassroots Efforts To Spread Election Conspiracies
06 Jul 2022
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Election misinformation has spread beyond the confines of social media to local, grassroots events t...
American Democratic Norms Continue To Falter As Some Republicans Refuse To Concede
05 Jul 2022
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Republican primary candidates who lost by substantial margins are refusing to concede their races —...
Planet Money: What's Causing Inflation?
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The last few months have made us acutely aware of inflation. We all agree that it's making our lives...
As The Supreme Court Ends Its Term, The Christian Nationalist Right Keeps Winning
01 Jul 2022
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The Supreme Court ends its term and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson takes the bench. And how does the ...
Supreme Court Curbs Environmental Protection Agency's Power To Protect Environment
30 Jun 2022
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The Supreme Court limited the ways in which the EPA could regulate greenhouse gas pollution from pow...
NATO Expansion To Move Ahead Despite Russia's War In Ukraine
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The alliance is poised to admit Sweden and Finland after Turkey dropped its objections to their memb...
Trump Tried To Join Attack On Capitol; Our Interview With VP Harris On End Of Roe
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
According to testimony from White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, Trump knew that the some protesters...
Gun Split Screen: Biden Signs Safety Measures As Justices Nix A Century-Old Law
27 Jun 2022
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On Saturday, Biden signed legislation designed to prevent people convicted of domestic abuse from ow...
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
24 Jun 2022
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In a 6-3 vote along partisan lines, the Supreme Court's conservative majority has overturned Roe v. ...
Trump Pressured Justice Department To Act Based On Baseless Election Fraud Claims
24 Jun 2022
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Top Trump-era Justice officials, including acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen, testified about th...
It Didn't End On January 6th: Republican Election Fraud Conspiracies Persist
22 Jun 2022
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In Nashville last week, Christian conservatives echoed Trump's claims about fraud after his speech a...
Republican Officials Detail Trump's Effort To Subvert Presidential Election Results
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The officials who appeared before the Jan. 6 committee were Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, Geor...
How To Make The Public Safer? It's A Lot Harder Than Just Hiring More Police
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode from our friends at Code Switch:In the wake of violence and tragedies, people are ...
Inflation At 40-Year High; Jan. 6 Committee Wants To Talk To Ginni Thomas
17 Jun 2022
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Take our survey: https://www.npr.org/podcastsurveyGinni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Cl...
"Illegal and Unconstitutional:" What We Learned From The Third Jan. 6 Hearing
16 Jun 2022
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The committee centered its third hearing around one person in particular: former Vice President Mike...
AAPI Voters In Nevada Talk Economy, Inflation; Gun Legislation Moves Through Congress
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of those elections, NPR held discussions with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voter...
Why People In Republican-Leaning Areas Seem More Likely To Die Prematurely
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One theory: as polarization pushed policy-making out of Congress and toward states, divergent polici...
'Detached From Reality': William Barr Says Trump Obsessed Over Fraud Conspiracies
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The second hearing into the Jan. 6 insurrection featured a slew of clips from top Trump aides from t...
Weekly Roundup: June 10
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The hearing documenting former President Trump's role in the January 6th riot was largely told throu...
'Trump Summoned The Mob': What To Know About The First Jan. 6 Hearing
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rep. Liz Cheney, the committee's vice chair, summed up the hearing's thesis like this: "On this poin...
Many Trump Picks Did Well Running For Open Seats, But Struggled Against Incumbents
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Trump voters largely remain enthusiastic about the former president and would considering voting for...