The NPR Politics Podcast

104 episode briefs available

How The Sale Of A Voting Machine Company Could Affect 2026 Midterm Elections

Defiant Trump continues calls for acquiring Greenland

New Poll Results Show Democrats With An Edge, Topping Off Tough Week For Trump

Israel And Hamas Agree To First Phase Of Peace Deal

Americans Give Trump Low Marks On The Economy In New Poll

Republicans Declare 'War' On Liberals In Response To Kirk's Death

Trade Deals, Red Carpets And A Gold Crown: Takeaways From Trump’s Asia Trip

Trump Tears Down The White House East Wing To Build A Ballroom

Healthcare Subsidies Aren’t In The Deal To Reopen The Government. What Is?

Jack Smith defends Trump investigations and Trump backs off Greenland threat

Trump Says He Won’t 'Rule Out' Sending Troops To Venezuela

Internal review contradicts Trump administration on Alex Pretti shooting

Trump’s Quest For Political Retribution Is Impeding The Justice Department

Congress, content creators, and Can't Let It Go

Breaking Down The Deal To End The Government Shutdown

Jan. 6, 2021: Five Years Later

Four Races To Watch This Election Day

Trump Administration Urges ‘Remigration,’ Borrowing White Nationalist Language

What does President Trump plan to do with Venezuela’s oil?

Supreme Court Considers Vastly Expanding The President’s Powers

Supreme Court Weighs Trump’s Tariffs And The Limits Of Presidential Power

Big problems in a big world

Year In Review: Congress' Successes & Failures

Are The Strikes On Venezuelan Boats ‘War’ – And Do The Rules Of War Apply?

Trump Uses Prime-Time Speech To Blame Biden, Immigrants For Economy Woes

Why these swing voters say they’re frustrated with Trump

Takeaways From Democrats’ Election Wins Up And Down The Ballot

Trump Administration Pushes Russia-Friendly Plan To End War In Ukraine

Why Did President Trump Order Strikes On Venezuelan Boats?

Trump Promised To Designate Antifa A Terrorist Group. Why Does That Matter?

Minnesota shooting blurs political lines around guns

Roundup: Indiana Rejects Redistricting, Trump Bashes Immigrants In Pennsylvania

Justice Department released 3 million pages of Epstein files. What did we learn?

MAGA And Evangelical Christianity Converge At Kirk Memorial

How Trump's 'Don-roe Doctrine' is different than Bush-era GOP foreign policy

Has Congress Ceded Power To The White House — And Can It Get It Back?

The Financial Pressures Weighing On Young Rural Voters

Congress Deadlocked As Possible Government Shutdown Looms

James Comey Indicted On Charges Stemming From 2020 Congressional Testimony

Tick Tock For TikTok's Sale

Senate Dems demand immigration enforcement reforms before funding DHS

Trump Says The U.S. Will 'Run' Venezuela After Capturing Maduro

Sources & Methods: Trump's UK Visit, Gaza/Ukraine Tension

What's the 'biggest' thing on our political radar for next year?

Trump’s efforts to control the Fed may jeopardize new chair’s confirmation

Year In Review: Trump's Economy

Roundup: Congress Skips Town Without ACA Vote, Trump Reclassifies Cannabis

What Does It Mean To Be A Republican Or A Democrat In The Trump Era?

22 Million Could Lose Healthcare Subsidies Next Month, Unless Congress Acts

Millions Of Americans Set To Lose Federal Food Aid Nov. 1 Due To Shutdown

No Budging From Congressional Leaders As Government Shutdown Begins

Donald Trump Is Sports-Fan-In-Chief

Roundup: A Trade War With Canada, Inflation Ticks Up, And The Shutdown Persists

Democrats See Big Election Wins From California To New York City

U.S. Had Better-Than-Expected Job Growth In September

Roundup: Bolton In Court, Zelenskyy In Washington, Military In The Caribbean

Trump Calls Cartels Terrorists. Is That Enough To Go To War?

How the Trump Justice Department is targeting his perceived opponents

How The Shutdown Is Affecting Federal Workers And Services

Most Americans say ICE has ‘gone too far’ in new poll

Why Trump Says He Wants To Send The National Guard To Chicago And Portland

Health Insurance Subsidies Expire This Month But Congress Can't Agree On A Fix

Ignoring Scientific Evidence, Trump Blames Tylenol For Autism

How The Trump Administration Is Pressuring Universities To Fall In Line

President Trump tries to refocus on the economy

Trump Offers Farmers $12-Billion Bailout To Offset Pain From Trade War

Tucker Carlson Interview Ignites Debate Over Antisemitism Among Conservatives

Roundup: Indictments, Shutdowns, And Cats

How One Consequence Of The Government Shutdown May Mess Up More Than You Think

Federal Reserve Lowers Rates, But Less Than Trump Wants

How To Avoid Talking About Politics This Thanksgiving

What it takes to make a Tiny Desk Concert

Supreme Court poised to rule on tariffs, birthright citizenship and more

The Annual Can't Let It Go Year End Extravaganza

Poll: Nearly 1 In 3 Say Political Violence May Be Necessary To Right The Country

White House Unveils 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan

Welcome to the NPR Washington Desk

Year In Review: The Impact Of Project 2025

House Releases 23,000 Pages Of Epstein Documents, Trump Calls It A ‘Hoax’

Western Allies Formally Recognize A Palestinian State. The U.S. Won't.

How Redistricting Could Reshape The Midterms (Live 10th Anniversary Special)

Year In Review: Trump's Foreign Policy

Trump administration doubles down on ICE tactics following Minneapolis shooting

Trump's (second) first year

Does Alex Pretti’s death mark a turning point for Trump?

Roundup: Supreme Court OKs Texas Redistricting, Trump Dismisses 'Affordability'

Week in politics: Minneapolis ICE shooting and congressional Republicans defect

Another government shutdown looms -- what you need to know

Could Democrats Be Leveling The Redistricting Playing Field?

Year In Review: Trump’s Environmental Policy

Unpacking The New Jersey And Virginia Races For Governor

Trump Announces More Restrictions On Legal Immigration After DC Shooting

The Health Insurance Fight Fueling The Government Shutdown

Hundreds Of Immigrants Arrested In Chicago Lack Criminal Records

Trump Administration Wants To Dismantle Federal Watchdog Agencies

Year In Review: Trump, Gerrymandering & Redistricting

Year In Review: Trump's Foreign Policy

How Do Trump’s Actions In Venezuela Square With MAGA And ‘America First’?

Trump says Republicans should ‘nationalize’ elections

Year In Review: Trump's Immigration Policy

Elections Officials Prep For Possible Federal Interference In The Midterms

U.S. foreign aid changed in 2025 – and it was felt around the world

How fights over ICE funding are playing out on the Hill and in midterm races

Republicans Push Voting Restrictions On U.S. Citizens Living Abroad