House Vote Reignites Tug-Of-War Over Military Authority
The House is set to vote this evening on a resolution to limit President Trump's authority to strike Iran. President Trump is operating, like his recent predecessors, off of expansive war-making power...
9 Jan 202014min
Trump Responds To Iranian Missile Strike With Sanctions
No casualties were reported after an Iranian missile strike on U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq on Tuesday night.On Wednesday morning, President Trump announced a new round economic sanctions against...
8 Jan 202014min
2020 Democrats Divided In Their Response To Iran Conflict
President Trump's decision to kill a top Iranian general has split the Democratic field along familiar ideological lines. It remains to be seen how much the issue will ultimately matter to primary vot...
7 Jan 202014min
Congressional Democrats Plan Vote on Trump's War Powers
Top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi called last week's drone airstrike against Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani "provocative and disproportionate."Iran says it will no longer honor its commitment to lim...
6 Jan 202013min
Weekly Roundup: Friday, January 3rd
President Trump ordered a strike against a top Iranian military leader that seems likely to upset the balance between the Middle East and Washington, raising questions about what comes next.Also, the ...
3 Jan 202025min
Julian Castro Drops Out Of 2020 Race; Candidates Release Fundraising Numbers
Julián Castro, who served as secretary of housing and urban development in the Obama administration , has ended his presidential campaign. Elements of his progressive campaign platform, including decr...
2 Jan 202014min
Why New Hampshire Holds The First Primary And Why That Matters
In this special episode of The NPR Politics Podcast we sat down with New Hampshire Public Radio's political reporter Lauren Chooljian to talk about why New Hampshire's primary comes first in the presi...
1 Jan 202016min
The Biggest Political Moments Of The Decade
What are the most notable political moments of the last decade? The NPR Politics team sits down to discuss four of their picks: the rise of the Tea Party, the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary Sc...
30 Dec 201924min
