Fmr. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Expected To Announce Run For Senate

Fmr. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Expected To Announce Run For Senate

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to announce his bid for a Senate seat in Alabama despite no backing from the Republican establishment. This episode: political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and senior political editor and correspondent Ron Elving. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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Weekly Roundup: June 26th, 2020

Weekly Roundup: June 26th, 2020

At the first coronavirus taskforce briefing in months, Vice President Mike Pence reiterated that the White House was there to support states in their response to the pandemic and touted the administra...

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Congress Probably Won't Agree On Police Reform

Congress Probably Won't Agree On Police Reform

A day after Democrats blocked a Republican proposal in the Senate, they are set to pass a reform plan of their own in the House. Lawmakers appear pessimistic about the chances of compromise legislatio...

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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Holding Steady

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Holding Steady

The United States isn't experiencing a second wave of the coronavirus—because the first wave never ended. While original hotspots of the outbreak, like New York and New Jersey, have seen declines, pop...

24 Jun 202014min

Who Will Kentucky Pick To Face Mitch McConnell?

Who Will Kentucky Pick To Face Mitch McConnell?

Closely-watched congressional primaries in New York and Kentucky will test how well progressives fare in two very different parts of the country. And reporting from a Michigan suburb on how folks ther...

23 Jun 202014min

Trump Fires Lawyer Who Prosecuted His Allies

Trump Fires Lawyer Who Prosecuted His Allies

President Trump has removed a top Justice Department official, Geoffrey Berman, whose office has overseen the prosecutions of several of the president's associates. And the president's Saturday rally ...

22 Jun 202014min

Weekly Roundup: June 19th, 2020

Weekly Roundup: June 19th, 2020

In Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, President Trump will hold his first campaign rally since the coronavirus pandemic seized the United States. The top public health official there said he hoped it would ...

19 Jun 202023min

In 5-4 Decision, Supreme Court Lets DACA Stand

In 5-4 Decision, Supreme Court Lets DACA Stand

The Supreme Court has extended a life-support line to some 650,000 so-called "Dreamers" on Thursday, allowing them to remain safe from deportation. In the majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts ...

18 Jun 202013min

NPR Analysis: Biden Has Early Edge On 2020 Political Map

NPR Analysis: Biden Has Early Edge On 2020 Political Map

President Trump is in a political hole and has a lot of ground to make up over the next five months if he hopes to win another term, an NPR analysis of the Electoral College map finds. Read the analys...

17 Jun 202014min

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