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Episodes

Total: 1810

Changes To Texas Voting Rules Worry Older Voters And Those With Disabilities
2022/3/2

Election officials said more than 15,000 mail-in ballots weren't completed properly after the state

At The State Of The Union, Biden Wooed Moderates And Slammed Putin
2022/3/2

In his speech, the president emphasized policies with broad, bipartisan support, including sanctions

"Awake Not Woke": How Republicans Are Defining Their Party in 2022
2022/2/28

At last week's Conservative Political Action Conference, influential Republicans focused on the noti

Ketanji Brown Jackson Is The First Black Woman Nominated To The Supreme Court
2022/2/25

Jackson's experiences working as a public defender and on the federal sentencing commission give her

US Responds To Russian Invasion Of Ukraine With Stronger Sanctions
2022/2/24

In a speech at the White House Thursday afternoon, President Biden reiterated that the United States

Two Very, Very Different Strategies For Winning The Senate
2022/2/23

There are 34 Senate races this November and any one of them could decide control of the evenly-divid

Parents' COVID Frustrations Are A Political Issue For Democrats
2022/2/22

White suburban mothers were a key, persuadable voting block in 2020 who helped to secure Biden the p

Russia Recognizes Parts Of Ukraine As Independent, Escalating Conflict
2022/2/21

Putin appears to be establishing a pretext for a Russian invasion of Ukraine, as hopes for a diploma

Will Americans Tolerate COVID Restrictions If Cases Rise Again?
2022/2/18

Even Democratic areas have begun to relax COVID restrictions as the Omicron wave ebbs, but another w

What To Know About Biden's Supreme Court Front-Runners
2022/2/17

Ketanji Brown Jackson, Leondra Kruger, and Michelle Childs are all highly-qualified to serve on the

Biden Holds Out Hope for Diplomatic Solution In Ukraine
2022/2/16

The president says that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is still "distinctly possible," but that diplo

A Look At Key Senate, Governor's Races In Arizona And Georgia
2022/2/15

Biden won back Pennsylvania and Arizona from Trump in 2020, but the president's sagging approval rat

On The Ground In Ukraine As Threat Of Russian Invasion Grows
2022/2/14

NPR's Joanna Kakissis has been reporting on the life of Ukrainians as Russia continues to amass troo

The Economy Is Doing Well By Most Measures—But Inflation Remains A Problem
2022/2/11

Inflation is particularly potent as a political issue because it touches everyone, but President Bid

Congress Pursues Good-Governance Reforms
2022/2/10

With President Biden's agenda stalled in Congress, lawmakers are turning their attention to bipartis

Biden Promised To Cancel $10,000 In Student Debt For All Borrowers. He Hasn't.
2022/2/9

Progressives point to a law that gives the education secretary the unilateral power to discharge fed

Top Biden Science Adviser Who Was Accused Of Toxic Management Resigns
2022/2/8

The White House, which has known about Eric Lander's behavior for weeks following an internal invest

In Moscow And Washington, European Leaders Attempt To Lower Tensions Around Ukraine
2022/2/7

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Washington and French President Emmanuel Macron is in Moscow as

Weekly Roundup: February 4th
2022/2/4

The South Carolina Republican was a steadfast ally for Donald Trump in Congress, but he voted to imp

ISIS Leader Dead After U.S. Raid, Biden Says
2022/2/3

President Biden said that ISIS leader Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi blew himself up as U.S. special