At Last, We Can Stop Writing "Debt Ceiling" In Our Headlines
President Biden is expected to sign the debt ceiling agreement into law as soon as Saturday, after bipartisan majorities in both chambers of Congress approved the legislation. But the manufactured cri...
2 Juni 202322min
Unpopular, Biden Keeps Notching Wins. Here's His Reelection Plan.
The early days of the campaign will be easier for Biden this time around: he's got all the advantages of incumbency, including a relative risk-free primary process. Here's a primer on his campaign lea...
1 Juni 202314min
Water Shortages Force Farmers To Reckon With Changing Climate
Droughts, worsening fire seasons, temperature swings and monsoons all impact farmers' businesses, food production, utility costs and livelihoods. The new normal has caused some farmers to feel politic...
31 Maj 202315min
Lawmakers Created A Needless Crisis. They're Close To Solving It.
Democrats took a big gamble: they chose not to raise or eliminate the debt ceiling when they had full control of government, betting that it could create a headache for the Republican-controlled House...
30 Maj 202312min
A Reporter's Tour Of The US Capitol
Join us on an audio tour of the U.S. Capitol complex, through Senate office buildings, press work stations, the Capitol subway, and the House floor — originally released as a bonus episode for NPR Pol...
29 Maj 202321min
Looming Default, SCOTUS Shadow Docket, And 1000 Daily Episodes
The fiscal parameters of a deal to avert self-inflicted financial catastrophe have been largely hammered out by House Republicans and the White House — but differences over social programs and energy ...
26 Maj 202323min
Touting Record In Florida, DeSantis Enters Presidential Race
The Florida governor made his campaign official on Wednesday night, in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk beset with technical issues. Quickly attracting criticism from both Republican and Democrat...
25 Maj 202314min
Voters Question Biden's Mental Fitness For Second Term
The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll shows more than six in 10 Americans are concerned about President Biden's mental fitness, but his approval rating has increased four points from last m...
24 Maj 202314min
