The Eight-Hour Speech That Made Bernie Sanders A Household Name
This week, the NPR Politics Podcast investigates defining moments in the lives of four top Democratic presidential candidates to understand how those experiences shape their politics today.On December...
25 Dec 201912min
A Younger Pete Buttigieg Thought That Democrats Weren't Progressive Enough
This week, the NPR Politics Podcast investigates defining moments in the lives of four top Democratic presidential candidates to understand how those experiences shape their politics today.In deep con...
24 Dec 201914min
What the Ukraine Scandal Looks Like ... From Ukraine
Earlier this year, Ukraine elected a comedian as its new president, kicking off a wave of reform that swept the country. Just as Ukrainians felt as though they finally had a chance at ending corruptio...
23 Dec 201915min
Weekly Roundup: Friday, December 20
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are locked in a procedural fight over the format of President Trump's impeachment trial.The Senate was expected to begin the trial...
20 Dec 201927min
The 6th Democratic Debate Takeaways
The last Democratic presidential debate of 2019, sponsored by the PBS NewsHour and Politico, has concluded. After an hour without direct clashes, Sen. Elizabeth Warren attacked South Bend, Ind., Mayor...
20 Dec 201916min
President Trump Impeached on Charges of Obstruction, Abuse of Power
For just the third time in American history, the House of Representatives has voted to impeach the president of the United States. The chamber approved both proposed articles of impeachment — abuse of...
19 Dec 201916min
House Advances Major Budget Deal As Trump Bemoans Impeachment
President Trump sent a six-page letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tuesday, criticizing Democrats for the impeachment proceedings, which he calls "an unprecedented and unconstitutional abuse of powe...
17 Dec 201913min
Anti-Impeachment Democrat To Switch Party; Dispute Could Upend Democratic Debate
New Jersey Democrat Rep. Jeff Van Drew is expected to switch parties and become a Republican. Democrats still appear to have more than enough support to impeach President Trump later this week.Also, ...
16 Dec 201914min
