The NPR Politics Podcast

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are running out of time to reach an agreement over funding for t... more

Nearly two-thirds of Americans say Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions have gone... more

The Justice Department says it has released all of the relevant documents from its investi... more

President Trump suggested during an appearance on the Dan Bongino Show that Republicans sh... more

President Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell w... more

After immigration officials killed two people in Minneapolis this month, congressional Dem... more

Alex Pretti was carrying a permitted gun when he had a confrontation with federal agents w... more

An initial internal review into federal immigration officers’ fatal shooting of Alex Prett... more

Congress may be headed toward a partial government shutdown. After a federal immigration o... more

The fatal shooting by federal immigration officers of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a U.S. citi... more

It was another busy week in politics. We discuss former special counsel Jack Smith’s appea... more

NPR reporters observed focus groups of 14 swing voters from Pennsylvania. We discuss why t... more

The president continued his fight to acquire the Danish self-governing territory of Greenl... more

One year ago today, Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 47th president, having alrea... more

From the NPR podcast Consider This: The Department of Justice is once again at the center ... more

There's another fight on Capitol Hill as lawmakers work to get four more spending bills pa... more

Between pledging support for protesters in Iran, calling once again for the U.S. annexatio... more

In the days since an immigration enforcement officer killed Renee Macklin Good in Minneapo... more

President Trump is giving a speech about the economy Tuesday in Detroit after weeks of dri... more

The Republican Party’s approach to world affairs has shifted from attempting to spread dem... more

This week, a fatal shooting by an immigration enforcement officer in Minneapolis inflamed ... more

President Trump says he plans to control revenue from the sale of up to 50 million barrels... more

The Supreme Court is expected to rule this year on major issues ranging from President Tru... more

Five years ago, a mob attacked the United States Capitol as lawmakers were working to cert... more

President Trump campaigned on promises to put “America First,” and to oppose regime change... more

Overnight, the U.S. military launched strikes on Venezuela and captured its president, Nic... more

On the night of his inauguration, President Trump signed an executive order that froze alm... more

Happy New Year! In this special episode, the Politics Podcast team is inviting you into ou... more

We look back on some of the highlights from 2025 we can't stop thinking about, politics or... more

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was i... more