The NPR Politics Podcast

Most of the Department of Homeland Security has been without funding for two months, but I... more

NPR reporters observed focus groups of 13 Georgia voters who backed President Joe Biden in... more

A crowded governor’s race in California got a little less crowded when Democrat Eric Swalw... more

President Trump launched new attacks at Pope Leo XIV over the weekend, calling the religio... more

Negotiations with Iran over the weekend ended without a deal. In response, President Trump... more

Leaders in the Make America Great Again, or MAGA, coalition are pushing back against Presi... more

Vice President JD Vance was in Hungary this week campaigning for Prime Minister Viktor Orb... more

In the last day and a half, President Trump threatened to wipe out Iranian “civilization,”... more

Voting ends April 21 in Virginia's special election that will decide whether the state red... more

President Trump held a press conference at the White House Monday. He discussed the latest... more

It was a particularly busy week in politics. We discuss President Trump’s prime-time addre... more

President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to create federal lists of eligible v... more

In a televised, primetime address, President Trump discussed the ongoing U.S. war with Ira... more

At issue in the case is whether children born in the United States to people in the countr... more

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday in Trump v. Barbara, a case chal... more

There was a glimmer of hope for the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate passe... more

This year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, lacks many of the big-name ... more

Thursday marks the 41st day since funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed, ... more

President Trump began the week with an announcement that administration officials were hav... more

Democrats are hoping for an upset in Alaska’s Senate race. U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democ... more

President Trump could soon have his face on two separate coins, a commemorative one to hon... more

The United States has entered the third week of its war with Iran, but the end game is no ... more

President Trump’s pick to run the Department of Homeland Security, Oklahoma Republican Sen... more

President Trump says he won’t sign any legislation until Congress passes the “SAVE America... more

It’s Primary Day in Illinois, where 15 Democrats, spanning three generations, are vying to... more

There have been three incidents of political violence in the last two weeks — an attack on... more

It was another busy week in the world of politics. We discuss record turnout among Democra... more

NPR reporters observed focus groups of 12 swing voters from Michigan. We discuss their tho... more

The United States’ war in Iran is roiling global oil markets. We discuss how that affects ... more

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been using a variety of tools to keep tabs on not ... more