Impeachment Trial Could Be A "Disaster" For Senators In 2020 Race

Impeachment Trial Could Be A "Disaster" For Senators In 2020 Race

All six U.S. Senators still running for president are backing the House's impeachment inquiry. But now that the lawmakers may be getting what they want, many political operatives see it as a train wreck for their presidential campaigns. This episode: Congressional correspondent Susan Davis, political correspondent Asma Khalid, and political correspondent Scott Detrow. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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Oath Keepers Militia Members Face Seditious Conspiracy Charges

Oath Keepers Militia Members Face Seditious Conspiracy Charges

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 J...

28 Sep 202212min

Final Jan. 6 Hearing Is Coming — Here's Everything We've Learned

Final Jan. 6 Hearing Is Coming — Here's Everything We've Learned

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...

27 Sep 202248min

How Did Russia's War On Ukraine Drive Up U.S. Energy Bills?

How Did Russia's War On Ukraine Drive Up U.S. Energy Bills?

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 relevan...

26 Sep 202210min

Weekly Roundup: September 23rd

Weekly Roundup: September 23rd

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 cap...

23 Sep 202225min

Trump Faces Setbacks In Mar-a-Lago Case — And More Litigation In New York

Trump Faces Setbacks In Mar-a-Lago Case — And More Litigation In New York

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. M...

22 Sep 202211min

Biden: Russia's Invasion "Should Make Your Blood Run Cold"

Biden: Russia's Invasion "Should Make Your Blood Run Cold"

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...

21 Sep 202212min

So... Is The Pandemic Over? Is That Even The Right Question?

So... Is The Pandemic Over? Is That Even The Right Question?

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 pand...

20 Sep 202212min

One Roadblock To Immigration Fix? GOP Politicians Love The Optics

One Roadblock To Immigration Fix? GOP Politicians Love The Optics

Though both parties have agreed for decades that the U.S. immigration system is in dire need of reform, the optics of border-crossing migrants have become a red-meat campaign tactic for Republicans, p...

19 Sep 202212min

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