NPR Politics Live From Chicago: The Road To 2020
This is a special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at the Harris Theater in Chicago, IL on Friday, January 10th. The cast breaks down everything you need to know about who's running for p...
11 Jan 202037min
How Chief Justice Roberts May Preside Over Senate Impeachment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to hand over articles of impeachment to the Senate next week and when the trial begins, Chief Justice John Roberts will be in the center chair. But how much powe...
10 Jan 202016min
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
