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1922 episodes transcribedHer life is about to change: with Democrats expanding their control in the Senate, Vice President Harris tells NPR's Asma Khalid that she won't need t...
Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack advised four criminal charges be filed against former President Donald Trump over his role in the ri...
In this week's roundup, we explore the political implications of Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter alongside the release of information regarding the c...
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that most voters want to see bipartisan compromise in Congress, but the survey also shows that Americans are...
It could be the most rancorous contest for Speaker of the House in the modern Congress — even though there is no clear alternative candidate. What wil...
The reform deal is one of many parts of this year's annual defense spending bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, which also includes raises f...
Pandemic relief, gun control and the largest investment into climate change mitigation and adaptation have all been signed into law in President Biden...
The Arizona senator announced she was leaving the Democratic party — but given her broad support of Democratic priorities and the president's nominees...
Griner, a prominent basketball player, had been convicted of bringing hash oil into the country. President Biden secured Griner's release by commuting...
The senator has a moderate tone, progressive policies and deep roots in his community. His campaign focused on speaking to voters of all stripes while...
Under a court order, officials in Republican-controlled Cochise County, Ariz., finally certified their local midterm elections results after they miss...
As Democrats plan for a presidential campaign season without Iowa at the top of the calendar, we look at the impact the decision could have on the sta...
The Democratic National Committee is meeting this week in Washington to decide whether Iowa should still have the first caucus in the party's presiden...
All eyes are on Georgia's Senate runoff election as Democrat Raphael Warnock fights for his first full term. He's up against Republican Herschel Walke...
Railroad unions rejected a Biden-brokered deal to prevent a national strike over concerns that it did not include paid sick leave. Now, the president...
GOP candidates there embraced "bipartisan" messaging and capitalized on redrawn maps to flip four House seats from Democratic control in New York. Dem...
In Pennsylvania, Democratic candidates managed to turnout their rural supporters while many rural Republicans stayed home. And long-term under-investm...
The 2022 election season is winding to a close. What can Democrats and Republicans learn from their candidates' successes and failures in this midterm...
It's a holiday tradition unlike any other — the annual pardoning of Thanksgiving turkeys. But not everybody is a fan of giving the birds clemency, esp...
Our colleagues at Planet Money had a simple question: how do pollsters do their work ahead of elections? They went to Marist College — home of the Mar...
