What Counts As An Official Act? Why Corruption Is Hard To Convict
Senator Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, is facing federal bribery charges. Federal agents found hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold at his home.Menendez is remaining defiant and say...
25 Sep 202315min
Weekly Roundup: Shutdown Likely Because Of GOP Infighting
Congress has left town as House Republicans infighting appears doomed to shutdown the government next week. And both Donald Trump and President Biden appear to have turned their attention toward the g...
22 Sep 202326min
Our Changing Democracy: Non-Partisan Primaries, Internet Voting
Closed primaries — where only members of that political party can vote — are effectively the final say in the vast majority of House of Representatives elections. Can open primary elections help incen...
21 Sep 202315min
Trump Will Visit Striking Auto Workers, Reception Could Be Mixed
The former president is evidently trying to shore up support with working class voters in Michigan. He narrowly lost the state in 2020.The autoworkers' union blasted Trump in a statement — though its ...
20 Sep 202315min
Can Gov. Doug Burgum Introduce Himself In Time To Win The GOP Primary?
The governor of North Dakota is running to be the Republican nominee for president after a long career in business and two elections to the governor's mansion.In an interview with The NPR Politics Pod...
19 Sep 202319min
Divisions Grow Over Sending More Aid To Ukraine
The country's wartime president heads to the United Nations and to Capitol Hill this week to make the case for more support. But the topic of further funding Ukraine's war efforts is increasingly divi...
18 Sep 202317min
How Mapmaking Can Tilt The Balance In Congress
Congressional redistricting in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and New York may give Democrats a chance to win more seats in the House of Representatives & improve their chances to take back ...
15 Sep 202321min
Hunter Biden Indicted On Gun Charges
The president's son faces three felony charges related to a weapon he purchased in 2018. The charges come after a plea deal fell apart earlier in the summer, and may cause headaches for the Biden camp...
14 Sep 202313min
