The NPR Politics Podcast

Come January, Democrats will control both houses of Congress, making legislating and gover... more

Republicans, at Donald Trump’s behest, carried out partisan gerrymandering plans to try an... more

With the Democratic Party's wide majorities in the House and Senate, members of the caucus... more

Democrats had a very successful midterm cycle, with wins in local, state and federal offic... more

Democrats flipped a number of Senate and House seats in the midterm elections, taking cont... more

When you follow NPR's coverage of elections, you'll see or hear that race results are "cal... more

More than 56 million Americans have cast ballots in this year's midterm elections, and can... more

As voters vote throughout the U.S., many have questions about the country's political land... more

Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed are making their closing arguments in t... more

The Democratic Party's image in places like Montana and Nebraska isn't great. So, in Nebra... more

Our latest poll captures a glimpse at how both likely and registered voters are feeling ah... more

The Department of Justice has pressured states to look into allegations of illegal voting ... more

President Trump continued to campaign for Republican congressional candidates, visiting tr... more

Every president wields some amount of executive power, but Donald Trump has sought to use ... more

Democrats have long seen Texas as the next state for their politicians and ideas to break ... more

Democrats think they have a shot at winning a U.S. Senate seat and the governor's mansion ... more

Kansas hasn't elected a Democratic senator since the 1930s. But political headwinds agains... more

This week saw staffing changes at the White House, the president hitting the road to campa... more

As part of our monthly series of focus groups with swing voters, we head to Georgia, where... more

Voters have many ways to learn about the candidates and issues they'll vote on each electi... more

Ohio was a political bellwether for many years, but has trended solidly Republican since D... more

Earlier this month, American forces fully withdrew from Iraq for the second time since the... more

The FBI has cut counterintelligence efforts, dedicating fewer resources to finding and pre... more

During many college sports events recently, ads have run encouraging people to call their ... more

California has more billionaires than any other state in the U.S. On the state's ballot th... more

Democrats see opportunity in Iowa to flip a Senate seat, while Republicans see a chance in... more

Incumbent Sen. Susan Collins is the Republican defending a Senate seat in a state Kamala H... more

In some parts of the country, active clergy members are running for office as Democrats, c... more

The Supreme Court has a busy agenda as it begins its new term in October. We take a look a... more

Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley has one of this election cycle's last remaining toss-up distr... more