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2103 episodes transcribedIn less than a week, the Trump administration's justifications for the war in Iran have already changed several times, as have the administration's go...
The results are in from the first primaries of the midterm election cycle, and Senate races are starting to take shape. We discuss key takeaways from...
President Trump continues to suggest the federal government should take control over how elections are run. We discuss what he has said about the ways...
The United States is now at war with Iran. President Trump says to expect the conflict to last four to five weeks and more American casualties. We dis...
From the NPR podcast Sources and Methods:Overnight, the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran.The strikes targeted Iran’s to...
The United States has not yet reached a deal with Iran over that country's nuclear program, despite continued talks this week. We discuss what the Tru...
The nationwide push to redraw congressional districts mid-decade has not led to a big advantage for either political party, but it has created less co...
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating ABC over its show The View's airing of an interview with a Texas politician. Stephen Colbert mo...
President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday night. We break down what he said, what his political messag...
North Carolina’s primary election is next week, and early voting is already underway. We discuss what to watch in the race for the state's open Senate...
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump cannot use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping global tariffs. We d...
Federal government agencies have repeatedly invoked white nationalist language and images in the year since President Trump returned to the White Hous...
President Trump has filed legal claims against the U.S. government and says he should be paid billions of dollars in damages. We discuss the significa...
Democrats see Maine as one of their best chances to flip a Republican senate seat in this autumn's midterm elections. We look at Democrats vying to re...
The Trump administration has rescinded the Environmental Protection Agency’s “endangerment finding,” the scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissi...
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire at the end of the day Friday, after congressional leaders’ negotiations over reforms...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Trump this week to discuss the United States’ ongoing talks with Iran over that country’s...
NPR reporters observed focus groups of 14 swing voters from Arizona. We discuss how they feel about federal immigration enforcement tactics and what a...
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, running for his fifth term, is locked in a competitive Republican primary contest. Meanwhile, some Democrats think they can fl...
Beginning in March, voters will start picking their preferred candidates to run for House and Senate races throughout the country. With a record numbe...
