The NPR Politics Podcast

Kash Patel was confirmed as the new FBI director yesterday despite questions about his qua... more

Sen. Mitch McConnell announced today that he would not seek reelection when his term is ov... more

Democrats lost the Senate and the White House in November's elections. Now as a minority p... more

President Trump has shifted U.S. policy regarding the war between Ukraine and Russia. On T... more

He campaigned on lowering the cost of household goods, but inflation remains outside the r... more

The Department of Justice instructed prosecutors to dismiss federal corruption charges aga... more

The unit, led by Elon Musk, has run into legal obstacles as it continues its rapid efforts... more

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promoted an "America First" approach. How does that tr... more

Alongside newly announced universal tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, President Trump... more

The government agency formed in the wake of the Great Recession acts to regulate financial... more

The Trump administration's offer for federal employees to resign now and keep their pay an... more

At a Tuesday press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Tr... more

Congress is supposed to hold the power of the purse. So what do Republicans in Congress th... more

Elon Musk is keeping his campaign promise of trying to cut $2 trillion of federal spending... more

This past weekend, President Trump imposed new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. He ha... more

Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, and Tulsi Gabbard, his nominee for intelligence ... more

On Monday, the White House budget office ordered a freeze on all federal funding. Yesterda... more

During his confirmation hearing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to run Healt... more

The White House budget office has ordered a pause on all federal grants, loans, and financ... more

This past weekend, President Trump showed the country how he plans to govern in his second... more