The NPR Politics Podcast

Hamas and Israel have agreed to the first phase of a deal designed to end the war in Gaza.... more

President Trump has taken steps to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and to Portland... more

The federal government shutdown is in its seventh day, with negotiations on Capitol Hill o... more

Voters in New Jersey and Virginia are casting their ballots in their states’ gubernatorial... more

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released this week finds that an overwhelming majority of A... more

Congress ordered the social media app to be sold to U.S.-based investors, citing national ... more

Wednesday marks the beginning of the first federal government shutdown since 2019, and neg... more

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a plan that could ... more

The Trump administration has taken steps to effectively dismantle the Merit Systems Protec... more

Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday on charges stemming from his testimo... more

President Trump suggested that Tylenol can cause autism and the drug leucovorin can treat ... more

Charlie Kirk’s memorial service this past weekend put the convergence of the MAGA movement... more

At the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump reiterated the U.S. had no plans t... more

Funding for the federal government runs out after September 30 unless Congress can pass a ... more

Today, we're sharing another episode from NPR's newest podcast, Sources & Methods. Each Th... more

The Federal Reserve voted this week to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point. W... more

The United States has launched strikes on two Venezuelan boats this month. President Trump... more

In the week since MAGA activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, some Republicans have respo... more

Utah law enforcement have charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with seven counts related to ... more

States have run more than 33 million voters through the Trump administration’s recently up... more

Today, we're sharing another episode from NPR's newest podcast, Sources & Methods. Each Th... more

Officials said Friday that they have arrested the person they believe shot and killed cons... more

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley Univers... more

A recent immigration raid at a Hyundai manufacturing facility in Georgia led to the detent... more

Senators in both parties had harsh words for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a r... more

President Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold his authority to issue tariffs ... more

Today, we're sharing another episode from NPR's newest podcast, Sources & Methods. Each Th... more

President Trump pledged to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, but his administrat... more

A federal appeals court ruled this week that the Trump administration may not use the Alie... more

After nearly a month of federal law enforcement and military personnel patrolling the stre... more