Five years ago, a mob attacked the United States Capitol as lawmakers were working to certify the results of the 2020 ...

President Trump campaigned on promises to put “America First,” and to oppose regime change and nation building. We discuss ...

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Overnight, the U.S. military launched strikes on Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro. We discuss President ...

We look back on some of the highlights from 2025 we can't stop thinking about, politics or otherwise.This episode: voting ...

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, ...

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, ...

Only 36% of Americans approve of President Trump’s handling of the economy in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. We discuss what might be driving that discontent and how much Trump’s tariff policies are ...

President Trump used his prime-time speech Wednesday night to blame the country's ongoing economic challenges on the Biden administration. We discuss what we learned from the speech and whether it is ...

The government shutdown is over, after Congress passed a deal Wednesday that funds the government through the end of January. The deal does not extend expiring health insurance subsidies, but it does ...

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, ...

This episode originally aired on December 16, 2025.As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the ...