Rep. Cindy Axne was elected in a Democratic wave year from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Now, she faces a tough reelection fight against Republican Zach Nunn. The campaigns have largely eschewed talking about local issues in favor of more national topics like inflation and abortion access. This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, political correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben, and senior political editor and correspondent Ron Elving. Support the show and unlock sponsor-free listening...
Oct 31, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast A man broke into the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacked her husband. The speaker was not home at the time and her husband is expected to make a full recovery. But, a source briefed on the attack told NPR, the assailant was looking for the Speaker. In Pennsylvania, a debate challenged Democrat John Fetterman as he continues to recover from a stroke. Though he is still ahead of his opponent, Republican Mehmet Oz, the race has tightened in the past month. And a major train strike appea...
Oct 28, 2022•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast In Arizona, rampant voter fraud conspiracies have led people — some armed — to observe ballot boxes and polling sites, sometimes leading to confrontations. Will it keep people from voting? And between four and five million Americans are unable to vote because of a past felony conviction. A confusing patchwork of laws and reform efforts have led to confusion — and, in Florida, criminal charges of voter fraud. This episode: political reporter Deepa Shivaram, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, a...
Oct 27, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast North Carolina has a number of high-profile races that will help to determine control of Congress — but, as is the case in much of the country, local issues have taken a backseat to national fights. This episode: political reporter Deepa Shivaram, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales. Support the show and unlock sponsor-free listening with a subscription to The NPR Politics Podcast Plus. Learn more at plus.npr.org/politics Connect: Email the sh...
Oct 26, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast New Hampshire is a must-win state for Democrats in their campaign to keep control of the Senate. Sen. Maggie Hassan narrowly won her last race in 2016 by 1,017 votes. Recent polls show her ahead in the contest against GOP nominee Don Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general. But with inflation and energy costs top of mind for voters in the purple state, both candidates are expecting the race to be close. This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, political correspondent Susan Davis, and con...
Oct 25, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast More than $1.6 billion has been spent or booked on TV ads in a dozen Senate races, with $3 out of every $4 being spent in six states — Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Wisconsin, Nevada and Ohio, according to an NPR analysis of data provided by the ad-tracking firm AdImpact. Outside groups, including those closely tied to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, have poured in nearly $1 billion to buoy GOP Senate candidates. Eighty-six percent of the money going toward pro-GOP TV ads is coming fro...
Oct 24, 2022•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a live show on Thursday, October 20th, at the Buckhead Theater in Atlanta, political correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Tamara Keith and White House correspondent Asma Khalid discussed Georgia politics and the future of American democracy with WABE reporter Rahul Bali, GPB reporter Stephen Fowler, voting correspondent Miles Parks and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. View the slides we refer to during the show: https://bit.ly/3VGs3We Support the show and unlock ...
Oct 21, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Protect jobs or how much you can buy for a dollar? It's up to the Federal Reserve, the nation's central bank, to strike a balance. Larry Summers, who worked in the Clinton and Obama administrations, says a recession is likely as the Fed tries to figure it out. Jared Bernstein, a top White House economist, touts the steps the White House has taken to boost the economy — but acknowledged that the administration has limited influence, even if it will bear the political responsibility. This episode:...
Oct 20, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joseph Cuffari, the Trump-appointed leader of the Department of Homeland Security's watchdog agency, has been in office for three years. During that tenure, the majority of lawyers in the Office of Counsel have left. The pattern has hurt the attorneys' abilities to to conduct their oversight work. Now, some staffers have called on President Biden, who previously criticized Trump's dismissal of agency watchdogs, to fire Cuffari. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
Oct 19, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Prosecutors in Los Angeles say Konnech, a small company that makes software for scheduling election workers, has illegally given its contractors in China access to sensitive data as part of a "massive data breach." A defense attorney said the prosecution was relying on dubious information from "one of the more discredited election deniers." This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, voting correspondent Miles Parks, investigations correspondent Tom Dreisbach. Learn more about upcoming...
Oct 18, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Addiction deaths remain a major problem in the U.S. as the public health focus has shifted to COVID-19. But as midterm voting continues, Republican candidates have spent millions trying to link migrants with crime and opioid smuggling. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, addiction correspondent Brian Mann, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro. Learn more about upcoming live shows of The NPR Politics Podcast at nprpresents.org . Support the show and u...
Oct 17, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast The White House has accused Saudi Arabia of helping Russia fund its war in Ukraine by pushing up oil revenues after the OPEC+ group of oil producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, decided to cut oil output by 2 million barrels per day. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby accused the kingdom of strong-arming other oil producing countries to agree to the cut. And a controversy in Los Angeles is roiling the city's politics: city councilors were caught making racist and otherwise big...
Oct 14, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast The U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol held its final scheduled hearing today. What did we learn, what does it change and what happens next? The former president responded on his social media platform shortly after the hearing concluded, questioning why the committee did not call him to testify sooner. This episode: political correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben, congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales, justice correspondent Ryan Luca...
Oct 13, 2022•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast The administration is trying to explain its policies to a core part of the Democratic base: young voters. A third of young people say they prefer to get their news on social media. This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, political reporter Barbara Sprunt, and political reporter Miles Parks. Learn more about upcoming live shows of The NPR Politics Podcast at nprpresents.org . Support the show and unlock sponsor-free listening with a subscription to The NPR Politics Podcast Plus. Lear...
Oct 12, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast There is a month left before the final vote is cast in the 2022 midterm elections. Can Republicans succeed in taking full control of Congress? We break down the Senate races to watch, with a particular emphasis on the challengers trying to unseat Democrats in purple states. This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro. Learn more about upcoming live shows of The NPR Politics Podcas...
Oct 11, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Family Roe is journalist Joshua Prager's sweeping look at the life of Norma McCorvey — better known as Jane Roe — and America's long fight over abortion access. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben interviews the author for the latest installment of the NPR Politics Podcast book club. Learn more about upcoming live shows of The NPR Politics Podcast at nprpresents.org . Support the show and unlock sponsor-free listening with a subscription to The NPR Politics Podcast Plus. Learn more at plus.npr.org/pol...
Oct 10, 2022•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast The high court, which now includes Biden nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, will hear cases that will determine the future of affirmative action, voting rights and election integrity. And the president announced that he will pardon people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law and D.C. statute. That will impact far fewer of people compared to the number convicted on state charges, but the White House says the administration hopes local leaders will follow Biden's example. This ep...
Oct 07, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Stock markets have had a tough year and inflation has remained stubborn, but the value of the U.S. dollar is strong compared to other currencies and the job market is robust. Here's how to understand the messy politics of the current economic moment. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, economics correspondent David Gura, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Learn more about upcoming live shows of The NPR Politics Podcast at nprpresents.org . Support the show and u...
Oct 06, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Biden sees large-scale capital investment by the U.S. government as the way to revive the anemic American manufacturing industry. The CHIPS and Science Act, which domestic boosts semiconductor manufacturing, even managed to attract Republican support. But who will benefit from its tens of billions in subsidies? This episode: political correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben, political correspondent Susan Davis, and White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez. Learn more about upcoming live show...
Oct 05, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Democrats see Wisconsin as their best chance to unseat an incumbent Republican senator. But Sen. Ron Johnson has managed to close the gap with Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes by linking him to rising crime in ads aimed at suburban voters. This episode: political reporter Deepa Shivaram, political correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben, and WUWM reporter Chuck Quirmbach. Learn more about upcoming live shows of The NPR Politics Podcast at nprpresents.org . Support the show and unlock sponsor-free ...
Oct 04, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a remarkable reversal, the U.S. Department of Education has quietly changed its guidance around who qualifies for President Biden's sweeping student debt relief plan. People who took out Perkins loans and Federal Family Education Loans, the mainstay of the federal student loan program until 2010, may no longer be eligible for forgiveness. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and education correspondent Cory Turner....
Oct 03, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast The scope of Hurricane Ian's damage remains to be seen, but millions were left without power and much of Florida's west coast saw devastating floods. Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, and President Biden are coordinating disaster response. And as pandemic-era programs expire, as many as one-in-ten Americans face food insecurity. This week, the White House held a summit to explore solutions — it helped to highlight how entrenched partisanship remains a major roadblock. Learn more about upcoming l...
Sep 30, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast As Brazilians head to the polls to vote for president, they're being deluged by a wave of falsehoods that echo Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election. Are there lessons to be learned ahead of future elections in the U.S.? This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, correspondent Shannon Bond, and voting reporter Miles Parks. Learn more about upcoming live shows of The NPR Politics Podcast at nprpresents.org . Support the show and unlock sponsor-free listening with a subscription to Th...
Sep 29, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jury selection has begun in the trail of five members or associates of the far-right group over their alleged role in the Jan. 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol. The charges are the most serious that the Justice Department has pursued in conjunction with the attack. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, justice correspondent Ryan Lucas, and congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales. Learn more about upcoming live shows of The NPR Politics Podcast at nprpresents.org . Support the sh...
Sep 28, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast The ninth and final scheduled meeting of the House committee investigating the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol will occur in the coming weeks. In this special episode from July, we revisit the revelation of the committee's first eight sessions. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales, national political correspondent Mara Liasson, and senior political editor and correspondent Ro...
Sep 27, 2022•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast European utilities, which used to purchase lots of natural gas from Russia, are buying from the United States instead. That has driven power costs higher at home — and could become politically relevant as the U.S. heads into the colder months. This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, editor Arezou Rezvani and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Learn more about upcoming live shows of The NPR Politics Podcast at nprpresents.org . Support the show and unlock sponsor-free liste...
Sep 26, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Puerto Rico has — five years after Hurricane Maria killed thousands — again been hit by a devastating storm. Trump was broadly criticized for a mismanaged response; will President Biden prove more capable? And House Republicans have unveiled the policy program they'll push should they retake the chamber, as is expected. The Commitment To America program is rooted in culture war issues and is accompanied by a promise to "conduct rigorous oversight" of the Biden administration. Learn more about up...
Sep 23, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast A panel of judges from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals allowed the Justice Department to resume reviewing classified documents seized at Mar-a-Lago without the supervision of a special master. Meanwhile, New York state attorney general Letitia James announced the filing of a $250 million civil suit against Trump and some of his children, alleging fraudulent business practices. This episode: political reporter Deepa Shivaram, national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and reporter Andre...
Sep 22, 2022•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Biden's annual remarks before the United Nations General Assembly were designed to rally people at home and abroad to continue their support for the Ukrainian people. He also doubled-down on U.S. competition with China. This episode: voting reporter Miles Parks, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and diplomatic correspondent Michele Kelemen. Learn more about upcoming live shows of The NPR Politics Podcast at nprpresents.org . Support the show and unlock sponsor-free listening wi...
Sep 21, 2022•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Biden told 60 Minutes that the pandemic is basically over. Hundreds of Americans are still dying every day, but most Americans are essentially living their lives as they were before the pandemic started. So how are public health experts reacting to the president's remarks? And what's the president's messaging goal? This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, science correspondent Rob Stein, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Learn more about upcoming live shows o...
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