The NPR Politics Podcast

It was another busy week in politics. For our weekly news roundup, we discuss the Justice ... more

After about two months on the job, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has shifte... more

Republican Sen. John Cornyn was one of a few incumbents who lost their re-election bids in... more

When voting in California’s primary election wraps on June 2, a crowded field of 62 candid... more

From NPR's Sources & Methods:The attack at a mosque in San Diego underscores larger proble... more

Tensions between congressional Republicans and the White House caused leaders on the Hill ... more

NPR reporters observed focus groups of 12 North Carolina voters who backed President Joe B... more

President Trump wasn't on the ballot in Tuesday’s primaries, but he notched a victory when... more

President Trump is creating a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who say they w... more

Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his primary last Saturday to a challenger back... more

President Trump returned from a long awaited trip to China on Friday. We discuss what the ... more

In the last week, we’ve gotten seemingly conflicting economic data — inflation is up, cons... more

A day after Nebraska held its primary election, the result in the Democratic race to fill ... more

President Trump is headed to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. We discuss... more

The U.S. House map looks particularly bleak for Democrats after Virginia’s Supreme Court o... more

Oil prices continue to climb as a result of the Iran war. We discuss how that has interfer... more

The Trump administration has taken multiple actions that experts warn are undermining the ... more

President Trump said he would punish the Republican state senators in Indiana who voted ag... more

Iran and the United States have exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz in the last couple ... more

Congress has been unable to reach an agreement over the reauthorization of a surveillance ... more

President Trump and his allies seem to be — once again — seeking retribution from people w... more

Florida lawmakers have approved a new congressional district map designed to flip four sea... more

In a landmark ruling Wednesday, the Supreme Court effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act... more

President Trump has suggested the United States “buy” the struggling Spirit Airlines. We d... more

The Justice Department has charged 31-year-old Cole Allen with trying to assassinate Presi... more

President Trump, Vice President Vance, and members of the administration were evacuated fr... more

It was another busy week in politics. We discuss the Justice Department’s decision to drop... more

The Justice Department has charged the Southern Poverty Law Center, a prominent civil righ... more

Virginia voters narrowly approved a ballot measure to redraw congressional district lines,... more

President Trump signed an executive order to fast-track medical research into psychedelic ... more