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1951 episodes transcribedIn this episode of Code Switch, NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports on the effort by Republican officials in Louisiana to change how Black people are counted...
The NPR Politics crew shares the things that they just can't let go of this year, politics and otherwise.This episode: political correspondent Susan D...
Affirmative action, indigenous rights and election integrity could all be radically reshaped by the far-right court this term, as Chief Justice John R...
A huge number of voters indicated that the economy was their top concern in the midterm election — something that likely helped Republicans take contr...
The U.S. has dispatched billions in military aid to Ukraine to support its territorial defense after Russia invaded at the beginning of the year and j...
Tim Miller spent years working as a Republican political operative for candidates like Jeb Bush and Jon Huntsman, before breaking with his party over...
What happens when a nation splits apart? It's a question many of us are asking ourselves today. It happened 75 years ago with Partition, when India an...
Politicians have long relied on country music stars to burnish their rural reputations — and country stars have long been political agitators. From Lo...
Title 42, implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the pandemic, has been used by the Trump and Biden administrations to e...
Her 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...
