House Deadlocks In Vote For New Speaker
The 118th Congress began its work today, and the first order of business for the House was to select a new speaker. However, after multiple rounds of voting, no candidate achieved a clear majority of ...
4 Jan 202317min
The Push To Redefine 'Black' And End Anti-Racist Voter Protections
In this episode of Code Switch, NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports on the effort by Republican officials in Louisiana to change how Black people are counted in voting maps. If their plan is successful, it co...
2 Jan 202336min
"Can't Let It Go" Holiday Spectacular 2022
The NPR Politics crew shares the things that they just can't let go of this year, politics and otherwise.This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, political reporter Deepa Shivaram, political...
30 Dec 202227min
After Roe, The Supreme Court Seems Poised to Undo More Major Precedents
Affirmative action, indigenous rights and election integrity could all be radically reshaped by the far-right court this term, as Chief Justice John Roberts continues to insist the political battlefie...
29 Dec 202215min
After Months Of Inflation, Where Is The Economy Heading?
A huge number of voters indicated that the economy was their top concern in the midterm election — something that likely helped Republicans take control of the House of Representatives. But President ...
28 Dec 202218min
2022 Reshaped the U.S. Relationship With Russia, China
The U.S. has dispatched billions in military aid to Ukraine to support its territorial defense after Russia invaded at the beginning of the year and joined with allies to issue stringent sanctions aga...
27 Dec 202217min
Belonging, Money, Duty? Inside Account Of Why GOP Pros Backed Trump
Tim Miller spent years working as a Republican political operative for candidates like Jeb Bush and Jon Huntsman, before breaking with his party over Donald Trump. In the latest NPR Politics book club...
26 Dec 202220min
Road To Partition
What happens when a nation splits apart? It's a question many of us are asking ourselves today. It happened 75 years ago with Partition, when India and Pakistan became independent nations, divided by ...
23 Dec 202251min
