The NPR Politics Podcast

Races to fill two vacant seats in Florida's first and sixth congressional districts are ge... more

President Trump signaled more tariffs would come in April, signed an executive order about... more

First floated in President Trump's first term, talks of the United States annexing or othe... more

The Trump administration's efforts to reshape the federal government have now set their si... more

Before the U.S. carried out missile strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, senior Trump a... more

The two politicians are pushing a message that is both critical of President Trump & his p... more

President Trump spoke separately to his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts this week to tr... more

Many U.S. farmers have evolved under free trade and grown dependent on exporting food. Wit... more

Tens of millions are being spent. Donald Trump, Jr. and Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) are holdin... more

After bruising losses in November's elections, Democrats are trying to figure out how to u... more

The Trump administration used the 18th century law as justification for deporting hundreds... more

Congressional Democrats are at odds as to whether or not to support Republican-led efforts... more

Since taking office, President Trump has championed the idea of reducing the federal workf... more

Since returning to office, President Trump has moved quickly to reshape the federal govern... more

While studying at Columbia University, Khalil helped lead pro-Palestinian protests on camp... more

Hundreds have been infected and two have died as measles outbreaks have occurred in West T... more

In a cabinet meeting this week, President Trump affirmed that while DOGE — the entity mean... more

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to enact tariffs on some of the United States... more

Immigration was a major campaign issue for Donald Trump as he sought to return to the Whit... more

In the longest address of its kind before Congress in recent memory, President Trump laid ... more

In [a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll] (https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/the-state-of-the-... more

Federal judges have enormous power over their courtrooms and their chambers, which can lea... more

Congress is trying to come up with a new budget, while also attempting to extend tax cuts ... more

Syria is in the midst of rebuilding after a long civil war and the collapse of Bashar al-A... more

Proposals from DOGE, Elon Musk's entity tasked with making the federal government more "ef... more

People who work for the federal court system don't have the same kinds of job protections ... more

Over the weekend, the Trump administration fired several high-ranking military leaders and... more

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