The NPR Politics Podcast

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Episodes

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How The Race For Ohio's Open Senate Seat Looks From The Campaign Trail
2022/2/2

Republicans are the slight favorites to win an open Senate seat in Ohio, but first their candidate w

Racial-Bias Issues Plague Justice Department Early-Release Program
2022/2/2

Civil rights advocates say an algorithm at the heart the First Step Act, the 2018 bipartisan crimina

Democratic Activists Say Biden Has Failed To Deliver On Immigration Promises
2022/1/31

Activists say the president has made little substantive progress on overhauling the U.S. immigration

Biden Says He'll Make His Supreme Court Pick By The End Of February
2022/1/28

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats will move to confirm Biden's choice as quickly a

Both Parties Vie For Latino Voters To Boost Midterms Hopes
2022/1/27

A new congressional district in Colorado that is forty percent could be the site of one of the count

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire
2022/1/26

Breyer's retirement gives President Biden his first opportunity to name a new justice to the court.

Here's How Voting Is Different In Georgia and Texas This Year
2022/1/25

After Democrats failed to pass federal voting rights legislation, changes to election processes enac

As Putin Threatens Ukraine, Biden Weighs Increasing Military Presence In Europe
2022/1/24

8,500 U.S. troops are on heightened alert for deployment to Europe after Russia stationed more than

Weekly Roundup: January 21st
2022/1/21

Kamala Harris made history when she became the first woman and the first woman of color to serve as

Supreme Court Rules Trump Cannot Shield Jan. 6 Documents From Congress
2022/1/20

The court ruled that the former president cannot block the release of 800 pages of his records to th

In News Conference, Biden Says Build Back Better May Have To Be Broken Up
2022/1/20

In a press conference to mark one year in office, the president touted his administration's progress

Democrats Are Headed For A Clash Over The Filibuster
2022/1/18

Senate Democrats are bringing new voting rights bills to the floor this week. There's just one probl

How Successful Was The Biden Administration In Addressing Racial Equity So Far?
2022/1/17

The Biden administration laid out his main priorities as the president took office: tackling the pan

Weekly Roundup: January 14th
2022/1/14

The Supreme Court has struck down the Biden administration's vaccine-or-test rule for businesses wit

Is another civil war brewing in America?
2022/1/13

The idea of another American Civil War might seem outlandish. But as the country diversifies, it's g

Trump tells NPR he isn't giving up his 2020 election lies
2022/1/12

In an interview with NPR, former President Donald Trump made it clear that he hasn't moved on from h

President Biden calls for filibuster changes to pass voting rights bills
2022/1/12

In a fiery speech in Atlanta Tuesday, President Biden urged the Senate to change filibuster rules in

Congress is back in session. Can Democrats finally pass Build Back Better?
2022/1/10

Democrats have two major pieces of unfinished business on their to-do list. They'll try, again, to r

Weekly Roundup: January 7th
2022/1/7

The justices are considering whether the federal mandates governing private employers and healthcare

'A Dagger At The Throat Of Democracy': President Biden Decries Election Lies
2022/1/6

In a speech from the Capitol one year after the building was attacked, President Biden warned that t