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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There Will Be Enough Vaccine Doses For Every US Adult By May, Biden Says

There Will Be Enough Vaccine Doses For Every US Adult By May, Biden Says

President Biden announced yesterday an accelerated vaccination timeline in the United States, but some states are already moving to fully reopen—a move public health experts warn could lead to deadly ...

3 Mar 202114min

FBI Head Says Domestic Extremists Are Top Threat To US

FBI Head Says Domestic Extremists Are Top Threat To US

FBI Director Christopher Wray defended his department saying it warned law enforcement ahead of the insurrection at the capitol. He also emphasized the ongoing threat to the United States posed by do...

2 Mar 202114min

Trump Is The Past, Present, And Future Of The Republican Party

Trump Is The Past, Present, And Future Of The Republican Party

The former president's speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference is confirmation that Donald Trump won't go quietly into retirement—loyalty to Trump and white grievance politics will rema...

1 Mar 202114min

Weekly Roundup: February 26th

Weekly Roundup: February 26th

President Biden hasn't reinstated family separation policies, but his choice to keep migrant children in a shelter facility has drawn criticism from activists. And the Conservative Political Action Co...

26 Feb 202127min

How Young Activists Are Working With America's Oldest President

How Young Activists Are Working With America's Oldest President

Many young progressive groups were openly hostile to Joe Biden's primary campaign, but they rallied to support him once he secured the nomination. Now, his administration regularly meets with young or...

25 Feb 202114min

How Much Credit, Blame Does Biden Deserve For The State Of The Pandemic?

How Much Credit, Blame Does Biden Deserve For The State Of The Pandemic?

Vaccination rates are trending up and deaths are trending down since President Biden took office—but another hundred thousand Americans have died since he was sworn in. Public health experts suggest i...

24 Feb 202114min

Ousted Capitol Security Heads Face Questions About Attack

Ousted Capitol Security Heads Face Questions About Attack

Under questioning from senators about the attack on the Capitol, the law enforcement officials who oversaw the building's security were quick to lay blame elsewhere. And an NPR investigation offers co...

23 Feb 202114min

Merrick Garland On Glidepath To Confirmation As Biden AG

Merrick Garland On Glidepath To Confirmation As Biden AG

In his confirmation hearing to serve as Attorney General, Merrick Garland emphasized loyalty to the people of the United States over fealty to the president. Monday's hearing comes almost five years a...

22 Feb 202113min

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