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1765 episodes transcribedPresident Trump officially launched his 2020 reelection bid on Tuesday at a massive rally in Orlando, though much of the event picked up where his 201...
In an ongoing series, The NPR Politics Podcast is hitting the road and interviewing 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. This episode Scott Detrow...
President Trump says he might be open to taking information from a foreign government in a future election, calling it a part of politics. But the law...
In an ongoing series, the NPR Politics Podcast is hitting the road and interviewing 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. In this episode, Scott De...
The House has authorized its committee leaders to pursue civil contempt cases to get information for their myriad investigations into President Trump....
President Trump is threatening to place tariffs on Mexico to try to stop the flow of migrants across the border, but Congressional Republicans questio...
Mitch McConnell has been described as "opaque," "drab," and even "dull." He is one of the least popular - and most polarizing - politicians in the cou...
President Trump responded to special counsel Robert Mueller's statement and the team discusses the politics surrounding calls for impeachment proceedi...
Mueller addressed reporters at the Justice Department in his first public statement since taking over the Russia investigation, ending two years of ne...
In an ongoing series, The NPR Politics Podcast is hitting the road and interviewing 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. In this episode, Tamara K...
A growing number of states are passing laws banning abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. The team talks about the politics surrounding the issue...
Negotiations over a potential infrastructure program fizzled on Wednesday as a White House meeting between President Trump and Democrats escalated int...
In an ongoing series the NPR Politics Podcast is hitting the road and interviewing 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. This episode Tamara Keith...
President Trump gave a speech where he unveiled an immigration plan that calls for a dramatic change to the legal immigration system in the United Sta...
In an ongoing series the NPR Politics Podcast is hitting the road and interviewing 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. This episode Scott Detrow...
Not all polls are created equal. The team breaks down what makes a good poll, how much they should be relied on and what they're saying right now abou...
The White House and Congress continue their standoff over whether or not members of the Trump administration will testify before committees. Plus, to...
The Trump 2020 campaign is making a new effort to bring in fundraising help from establishment Republicans who sat out 2016. Plus, while Joe Biden mak...
The Attorney General William did not show up to testify before the House on Thursday setting up a potential showdown over constitutional powers betwee...
On Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr defended his handling of the final stages of the inquiry in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that unde...
