The Jan. 6 Case Against Donald Trump is Taking Shape
The federal election interference case against former President Trump is months away from going to trial, but last week we got a sneak peek at how prosecutors plan to make the case that Trump was resp...
21 Nov 202317min
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Are Trying To Thread The Needle On Abortion
For decades, abortion has been a motivating force for the Republican base. But in a post-Roe, world, it's become a political liability in general elections. That leaves 2024 presidential hopefuls atte...
20 Nov 202316min
Fights, Fowl, Flagging Polls & Funding The Government
It was a busy week in Washington. President Biden's support from Arab-American and Muslim American voters over Israel's war with Hamas. Congress managed to avoid a shutdown, but not without members ve...
17 Nov 202328min
Poll: Americans Divided Over Israel's War With Hamas
The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll shows a growing number of Americans think Israel's military actions against Hamas have gone too far compared to data from last month. Respondents also are split...
16 Nov 202318min
Speaker Mike Johnson's Ties To The Christian Right
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., has long-held ties to Christian activists and leaders — some of whom are linked to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection and the growing Christian nationalism movemen...
15 Nov 202321min
Arizona Voters May Decide 2024 — What Are Their Priorities?
It's a state with lots of older and younger voters, and whose population is increasingly diversifying. Combine that with a plurality of Arizona voters no longer identifying as Republicans or as Democr...
14 Nov 202313min
Why Is It Getting Harder To Fight Election Misinformation?
Between lawsuits, threats & difficulty doing research, both elections officials and researchers studying misinformation say their jobs are becoming more difficult — and it's not set to get better befo...
13 Nov 202315min
Trump's Trials: Why lawyers say 'never write anything down'
Today we're sharing an episode of a new NPR podcast called Trump's Trials, hosted by Scott Detrow with regular analysis from Domenico Montanaro. Each week they'll break down the latest courtroom drama...
11 Nov 202315min
