Six Ballots — None The Speaker
Following three more votes on Wednesday, Republicans in the House remain divided on who should be the chamber's speaker. Support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) remains high among Republicans, but ...
5 Tammi 202315min
House Deadlocks In Vote For New Speaker
The 118th Congress began its work today, and the first order of business for the House was to select a new speaker. However, after multiple rounds of voting, no candidate achieved a clear majority of ...
4 Tammi 202317min
The Push To Redefine 'Black' And End Anti-Racist Voter Protections
In this episode of Code Switch, NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports on the effort by Republican officials in Louisiana to change how Black people are counted in voting maps. If their plan is successful, it co...
2 Tammi 202336min
"Can't Let It Go" Holiday Spectacular 2022
The NPR Politics crew shares the things that they just can't let go of this year, politics and otherwise.This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, political reporter Deepa Shivaram, political...
30 Joulu 202227min
After Roe, The Supreme Court Seems Poised to Undo More Major Precedents
Affirmative action, indigenous rights and election integrity could all be radically reshaped by the far-right court this term, as Chief Justice John Roberts continues to insist the political battlefie...
29 Joulu 202215min
After Months Of Inflation, Where Is The Economy Heading?
A huge number of voters indicated that the economy was their top concern in the midterm election — something that likely helped Republicans take control of the House of Representatives. But President ...
28 Joulu 202218min
2022 Reshaped the U.S. Relationship With Russia, China
The U.S. has dispatched billions in military aid to Ukraine to support its territorial defense after Russia invaded at the beginning of the year and joined with allies to issue stringent sanctions aga...
27 Joulu 202217min
Belonging, Money, Duty? Inside Account Of Why GOP Pros Backed Trump
Tim Miller spent years working as a Republican political operative for candidates like Jeb Bush and Jon Huntsman, before breaking with his party over Donald Trump. In the latest NPR Politics book club...
26 Joulu 202220min
