How Harris, Trump Are Angling For Votes
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Each talks about patriotism. Each talks about their strengths as leaders. But, the visions of Americ...
Nervous Democrats: Internal Polling, Senate Map Are Worries
26 Aug 2024
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Kamala Harris has a number of paths to the 270 electoral votes she needs to secure the presidency, a...
RFK Jr. Endorses Donald Trump, Suspends Campaign
23 Aug 2024
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., whose conspiracy-minded presidential campaign failed to gain traction with t...
Kamala Harris Makes Her Case: DNC Night Four
23 Aug 2024
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In her speech formally accepting the Democratic party's presidential nomination, Kamala Harris empha...
Tim Walz And Oprah Winfrey Speak On DNC Night 3
22 Aug 2024
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Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota delivered a speech introducing himself and formally accepting his nominat...
Barack And Michelle Obama Are Fired Up: DNC Night 2
21 Aug 2024
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President Obama and Michelle Obama delivered rousing speeches on the second night of the Democratic ...
DNC Night 1: Joe Biden Passes The Torch To Next Generation
20 Aug 2024
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Night one of the Democratic convention showcased a party in transition. Hillary Clinton and Presiden...
Roundup: Ahead Of DNC, Trump Struggles To Find A Message
16 Aug 2024
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Kamala Harris has seen her campaign continue to gain momentum as Donald Trump has struggled to find ...
How Harris And Trump Are Talking About The Economy
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kamala Harris wants to combat "corporate price gouging." Donald Trump wants to eliminate taxes on So...
Can Harris Win Over "Uncommitted" Voters Worried About Gaza?
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden saw a groundswell of protest during the Democratic primary as hundreds of thousands ...
Harris Embraces Prosecutor Past In Campaign Against Trump
13 Aug 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris is using her record as a prosecutor to her advantage in the campaign ag...
What To Know About Tim Walz's 24-Year Military Career
12 Aug 2024
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In 2018, Tim Walz said he carried weaponry "in war" when pushing for gun control, despite never serv...
Weekly Roundup: Trump Rambles As Harris Rallies
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Trump held a long, meandering press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Thurs...
Poll: Harris Opens Narrow Lead Over Trump
08 Aug 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris opened a narrow lead over former President Trump in the latest NPR/PBS ...
Exploring Kamala Harris' Identity While Campaigning
07 Aug 2024
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She's a historic major party nominee, but her gender and race aren't cornerstones of Kamala Harris' ...
Minn. Gov. Tim Walz Picked As Harris' Running Mate
06 Aug 2024
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Walz, 60, is a veteran and former schoolteacher who has been governor of Minnesota since 2019. Why d...
Harris' & Trump's Paths To The Presidency
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As election day nears, Vice President Harris and former President Trump will focus their campaigns i...
Weekly Roundup: Trump Dumps Heritage; Harris Has Meme-entum
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former president Trump is still working to distance himself from the Project 2025 policy proposals c...
Looks Like The Sun Belt Is Back On The Menu
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Vice Present Harris replacing President Biden as the likely Democratic nominee, early surveys o...
Can Joe Biden End Presidential Immunity And Change SCOTUS?
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden's plan to fix the Supreme Court is going nowhere quickly, but the ideas he is propos...
Who Will Be Kamala Harris' Running Mate?
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Traditionally, vice presidential nominees are meant to bring balance to a political ticket without a...
JD Vance's Military Record & "Childless Cat Lady" Comment
29 Jul 2024
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JD Vance has been careful not to claim he served in a combat role while deployed to Iraq as a Marine...
Roundup: Obamas Back Harris; Bigoted Tropes Could Irk Voters
26 Jul 2024
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Vice President Harris continues to pull in fistfuls of money and has secured another key endorsement...
Will Harris Break With Biden On Israel-Gaza Policy?
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The vice president has been more vocal on the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza strip than President B...
With An Eye On His Legacy, Biden Addresses The Nation
25 Jul 2024
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The president was emphatic about the threat that Donald Trump poses to American democracy. He said t...
Dead Heat: Kamala Harris Boosts Dems' Odds In Our New Poll
23 Jul 2024
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In a speech at her campaign headquarters, Vice President Harris highlighted her background as a pros...
Kamalanomenon: Vice President Harris Racks Up Endorsements
22 Jul 2024
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Vice President Harris faces no major opposition for the Democratic nomination. The fundraising platf...
President Biden Ends His Reelection Campaign. Now What?
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Biden strenuously resisted pressure to step down from the campaign for weeks after a debate in which...
After Assassination Attempt, Trump Reclaims The Limelight
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a lengthy speech formally accepting the Republican nomination for president, Donald Trump made hi...
JD Vance, Trump's VP Pick, Speaks On RNC Night Three
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
J.D. Vance is 39 years-old and has been in office as Ohio's junior U.S. senator for less than two ye...
RNC Night 2: Nikki Haley Endorses Trump, Hopes To Woo Skeptics
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Night two of the Republican National Convention was full of speeches by former Trump rivals offering...
RNC Day 1: J.D. Vance Is Trump's Vice Presidential Pick
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're reporting from Milwaukee, Wisc., where the Republican National Convention kicked off by offici...
Update: Trump Assassination Attempt & Biden Oval Address
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office. He used the remarks to again decry politi...
Donald Trump Safe After Shooting During Pennsylvania Rally
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The former president was rushed off the stage by the Secret Service. Trump said in a statement on hi...
Roundup: Dems Fret; GOP Prepares; Majestic Mustaches
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After this week's NATO summit in Washington, D.C., President Joe Biden held a rare, solo press confe...
Trump Wants To Make The Presidency More Powerful. Here's How.
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Often frustrated by Washington bureaucracy and red tape in his first term, former President Trump ai...
Is Project 2025 Trump's Plan For A 2nd Term? It's Complicated
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is Donald Trump's plan for a second term? He's got ideas of his own, the Republican party has r...
Biden, Defiant, Is Not Going Anywhere But The Campaign Trail
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, a number of high-level congressional Democrats called for the president to step ba...
More Election Stakes: AI Weapons And North Korean Cybercrime
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amid a frenetic campaign newscycle, we take a look at some of the very real challenges that the next...
Roundup: Dems Ask, Is Biden's Time Up? DOJ Post-SCOTUS Fears
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Congress returning to Washington next week and more lawmakers raising the possibility that Pres...
Trading Stock, Congressional Style
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our friends at the Indicator from Planet Money caught up with congressional correspondent Deirdre Wa...
Biden Struggles With Dems; Trump Fundraising Hits Highs
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As President Joe Biden continued to face fallout from his poor performance at the CNN Presidential D...
Supreme Court Shifts Regulatory Power From Experts To Judges
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our wrap of the Supreme Court term, we reflect on the huge number of consequential rulings and ex...
Supreme Court Grants Trump Broad Immunity From Prosecution
01 Jul 2024
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What the ruling means for the charges against Donald Trump, the power of the presidency and the move...
Roundup: Supreme Court Abortion Ruling, Robert F. Kennedy
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court largely punted on abortion access and curtailed a law the Department of Justice ha...
Biden Struggled, Trump Often Lied, CNN Didn't Fact-Check
28 Jun 2024
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President Biden fumbled in the CNN Presidential Debate, offering often rambling answers in a hoarse ...
Ahead of Presidential Debate, Voters Head To The Pools
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many folks have tuned out the news, unenthused about the rematch between historical unpopular presid...
Julian Assange, Who Twice Upended Politics, Accepts Plea Deal
25 Jun 2024
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Julian Assange, who has long been imprisoned in the United Kingdom, has agreed to plead guilty to a ...
OTHER: The Independent Voters Who Dominate Arizona
24 Jun 2024
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Independent voters aren't necessarily swing voters. Most usually vote with one party. But in Arizona...
Weekly Roundup: Debate Prep; Masculinity In Politics
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Like two heavyweights looking for a rematch, President Biden and former President Trump have their f...
Talking About Abortion On The Campaign Trail
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion has been playing a large r...
Interview: Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J.
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., didn't expect to run for the Senate. But when Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted ...
White House Announces Immigration Action To Take Effect This Summer
18 Jun 2024
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In an executive action released today, President Biden announced plans to offer protection against d...
Trump Courts Young Voters
17 Jun 2024
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Young voters historically vote for Democrats. But, former President Trump's style and rhetoric are d...
Weekly Roundup: Trump on the Hill, older voters in Florida
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump returned to Capitol Hill for the first time since his supporters disrupted the peaceful...
Abortion Status Quo Remains For Now After Supreme Court Punt
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled that the litigants did not have standing to bring the ca...
Dueling Arizona Ballot Measures Could Juice Voter Turnout
12 Jun 2024
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As abortion access advocates canvas the state gathering signatures to get a ballot initiative in fro...
Trump Calls DOJ Rigged. It Just Convicted Hunter Biden.
11 Jun 2024
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Hunter Biden, the president's son, has been convicted on three felony charges tied to his purchase o...
Biden Makes A Longshot Play For Nikki Haley Voters
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden campaign has hired a former Republican congressional chief-of-staff to lead its outreach t...
Politics Roundup: Hunter Biden Trial, Congressional Races
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The president's son is being tried on federal firearm charges for allegedly lying about his drug use...
Additional Trump Charges Likely Won't Be Decided By Election
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The state charges in Georgia are on ice as Donald Trump and his team pursue an appeal, with initial ...
Money, Democracy, China: Understand the US-Taiwan Alliance
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the landmark bipartisan foreign aid package that passed earlier this year, there was money for tw...
Biden Will Temporarily Bar Most Asylum Seekers At US Border
04 Jun 2024
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Following several record-high months for migrants crossings at the U.S. southern border last year, P...
Not Mad, Just Disappointed: Hear From Unenthused Voters
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A huge portion of the American public doesn't like its choices this presidential cycle. So what will...
Weekly Roundup: Democracy and the Courts
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump, convicted yesterday of 34 felonies, held an event this morning where he continued his ...
Donald Trump Guilty On All Counts In New York Criminal Trial
31 May 2024
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Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty of falsifying business records to influence the ...
Democrats Haven't Won North Carolina Since 2008. Can Biden?
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
North Carolina is a purple state with a Democratic governor and a closely-divided, Republican-contro...
Does Biden Have A "Red Line" On His Support For Israel?
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden's steadfast commitment to Israel in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas hasn't ch...
Encore: NPR's Electoral College Map Analysis
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2024 presidential race will come down to two key regions: the industrial Midwest and the Sun Bel...
Weekly Roundup: Border Crossings Have Dramatically Declined
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump's trial enters its final stage next week as lawyers make their closing arguments and the case ...
Nikki Haley Has Backed Trump. Will Her Voters?
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina governor continued to receive pr...
Talking To The Wisconsinites Who Haven't Made Up Their Minds
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The state is vital in both candidates' path clearing the 270 electoral vote threshold necessary to w...
Trump Could Win Georgia As Biden Coalition Fractures
21 May 2024
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The diverse coalition of voters that delivered Georgia for President Biden in 2020 might not hold to...
Trump Wants To Do What Reagan Couldn't: Win Minnesota
20 May 2024
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The last time a Republican presidential nominee won the state of Minnesota was 1972, but lagging ent...
Roundup: Yes, Biden And Trump Are Going To Debate
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Cohen, a former Donald Trump attorney and central witness for the prosecution, testified aga...
Fearing Legal Risks, Fla. Voter Registration Groups Scale Back
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Florida recently increased criminal penalties for mistakes and possible fraud by groups who work to ...
Hear Trump Explain His Vision For A Second Presidential Term
15 May 2024
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Mass deportations, expanded presidential power and a civil service that emphasizes loyalty to the ch...
Jobs, Climate, China: Biden Unveils Robust New EV Tariffs
14 May 2024
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President Biden announced new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors and other products to pun...
Americans Say The Economy's Bad, But Spend Like It's Good
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does that distinction mean for Democrats' political fortunes come November? Will the 2024 look ...
Weekly Roundup: Jail Time For Trump Over Gag Order Violations?
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump remains on trial in New York state court over alleged hush money payments. This week, T...
Biden Threatens To Halt Weapons Shipments To Israel
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In an interview with CNN, President Biden said he would block further U.S. shipments of weapons to I...
Mike Johnson Keeps His Job — For Now
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion Wednesday afternoon to remove Speaker of th...
The Fight To Fire The House Speaker — Again
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some members of the House Republican conference are mad at Speaker of the House Mike Johnson for a v...
What's Driving People To — Or Away From — The Polls?
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With 26 weeks to go until Election Day, voters' opinions on the major candidates are forming. We exp...
Who Wants To Be Trump's VP?
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Donald Trump faces a lot of big decisions — p...
Roundup: What To Impart To Your Kids? Depends On Your Party
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll highlights values differences between Democrats and Republicans, ...
Federal Judges Aren't Subject To Workplace Harassment Laws
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NPR found that dozens of federal judges failed to disclose privately-funded travel to exclusive, oft...
How House Republicans Are Responding To Campus Protests
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson visited Columbia University with fellow members of the House Repub...
Can Arizona GOP Prevent Dem Surge By Allowing Some Abortions?
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A handful of Arizona Republicans are expected to join with Democratic lawmakers in order to repeal t...
Tick-Tock, TikTok: What Makes It A National Security Threat
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a series of classified national security briefings, Congress passed a law that will ban TikTok...
Weekly Roundup: Hush Money, Pocket Money
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first week of testimony in Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York centered on David Packer, t...
Absolute Immunity?
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Months after Special Counsel Jack Smith first asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on Donald Trump's ...
Donald Trump Won Montana By Double-Digits. Can Its Democratic Senator Keep His Seat?
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sen. Jon Tester is an experienced political strategist and capable campaigner whose reputation as a ...
Tejano Votes And A Competitive Texas Congressional Race
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Texas's 15th Congressional District is held by Rep. Monica De La Cruz, a Republican. Her Democratic ...
Sneak Peek: NPR's Electoral College Map Analysis
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2024 presidential race will come down to two key regions: the industrial Midwest and the Sun Bel...
Weekly Roundup: Congressional Bipartisanship, Trump Jury
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Foreign aid legislation is advancing to a vote in the House thanks to Democratic support, as a third...
Biden Is Dramatically Out-Advertising Donald Trump. So Far.
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden campaign and allied groups are aggressively advertising to win over persuadable voters. Tr...
Will Mike Johnson Survive His Own Israel, Ukraine Aid Pitch?
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Speaker Mike Johnson has split apart the foreign military aid package sent over by the Senate into s...
Was Jan. 6 An Obstruction Of Congress? SCOTUS Will Decide
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More than 300 defendants have been charged with obstructing or attempting to obstruct an official co...
Donald Trump's First Criminal Trial Begins In New York
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump faces 34 felony counts alleging that he falsified New York business records in order to concea...