Who Should Decide What's Taught In Schools?
Schools remain a fixation of conservative political messaging. A new NPR-Ipsos poll asked teachers, parents of school-age children and the general public who should be responsible for setting curricul...
6 Juni 202315min
Putting The 'Ex' In Texas? AG Ken Paxton Faces Permanent Removal
Texas' top law enforcement official, Attorney General Ken Paxton, has been removed — at least temporarily — from his post by fellow Republicans, following years of allegations concerning ethical lapse...
5 Juni 202313min
How A Beloved Anti-Voter Fraud Tool Fell Victim To Conspiracies
A rare bipartisan success story, the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, quietly helped to clean up voter rolls and catch fraud for nearly a decade — until it became the target of the...
4 Juni 202337min
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
