How Do Election Polls Work?

How Do Election Polls Work?

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Trade Deals, Red Carpets And A Gold Crown: Takeaways From Trump’s Asia Trip

Trade Deals, Red Carpets And A Gold Crown: Takeaways From Trump’s Asia Trip

President Trump recently returned from a week-long trip to Asia. We discuss the president’s speech to military troops in Japan, what came out of Trump’s highly watched meeting with China’s President X...

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How Redistricting Could Reshape The Midterms (Live 10th Anniversary Special)

How Redistricting Could Reshape The Midterms (Live 10th Anniversary Special)

The NPR Politics Podcast celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special live show. We discuss how unusual mid-decade redistricting efforts could alter the landscape for the midterms, as well as some o...

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Trump Promised To Designate Antifa A Terrorist Group. Why Does That Matter?

Trump Promised To Designate Antifa A Terrorist Group. Why Does That Matter?

During a roundtable at the White House earlier this month, President Trump directed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to designate antifa, the far-left movement opposing fascism, as a foreign terrorist o...

29 Okt 202518min

Millions Of Americans Set To Lose Federal Food Aid Nov. 1 Due To Shutdown

Millions Of Americans Set To Lose Federal Food Aid Nov. 1 Due To Shutdown

Millions of Americans are set to lose federal food assistance on Nov. 1, unless lawmakers step in. We discuss how food banks are handling the imminent crisis and whether the deadline will push congres...

28 Okt 202518min

How The Trump Administration Is Pressuring Universities To Fall In Line

How The Trump Administration Is Pressuring Universities To Fall In Line

The Trump administration has said universities that sign a compact agreeing to certain policy priorities will get preferential treatment when it comes to get federal funding. Though no schools have si...

27 Okt 202514min

Roundup: A Trade War With Canada, Inflation Ticks Up, And The Shutdown Persists

Roundup: A Trade War With Canada, Inflation Ticks Up, And The Shutdown Persists

This week in Washington, President Trump halted trade talks with Canada, announced a private donation to help pay the military and authorized new sanctions on Russian oil. We discuss these development...

24 Okt 202523min

Trump Tears Down The White House East Wing To Build A Ballroom

Trump Tears Down The White House East Wing To Build A Ballroom

The Trump administration broke ground this week on a new White House ballroom, demolishing the White House’s East Wing in the process. We discuss why the project is controversial and who is paying the...

23 Okt 202517min

Has Congress Ceded Power To The White House — And Can It Get It Back?

Has Congress Ceded Power To The White House — And Can It Get It Back?

The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse and oversight over military actions, but recent actions by the White House appear to step on that authority. We discuss whether Congress has cede...

22 Okt 202511min

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