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The NPR Politics Podcast

Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters. E... Read more

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Seven Republicans Voted To Convict Trump. Where Does The GOP Go From Here?

Seven Republicans Voted To Convict Trump. Where Does The GOP Go From Here?

Seven Republican senators voted to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection, making this impeac... Read more

15 Feb 2021

15mins

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Rail Force One: Biden Leads Whistle-Stop Tour After Debate

Rail Force One: Biden Leads Whistle-Stop Tour After Debate

The Biden campaign chartered an Amtrak train to take the former vice president through Ohio and Pennsylvania after the f... Read more

30 Sep 2020

14mins

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Weekly Roundup: Friday, January 24

Weekly Roundup: Friday, January 24

Democratic impeachment managers conclude their opening arguments Friday night in the Senate Impeachment trial. The presi... Read more

25 Jan 2020

27mins

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President Biden Addresses Migration, Filibuster At First Press Conference

President Biden Addresses Migration, Filibuster At First Press Conference

In an hour-long briefing, Biden downplayed the role his election victory and messaging are playing in encouraging an inf... Read more

25 Mar 2021

14mins

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Will A New Georgia Law Restrict Voter Access Or Restore Faith In Elections?

Will A New Georgia Law Restrict Voter Access Or Restore Faith In Elections?

A new Georgia law has become the center of the debate over voting rights with President Biden calling it "Jim Crow in th... Read more

29 Mar 2021

14mins

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Weekly Roundup: March 26th

Weekly Roundup: March 26th

Colorado is considering new gun control measures in the wake of this week's mass shooting in the state. But can those re... Read more

26 Mar 2021

28mins

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Weekly Roundup: Friday, December 6

Weekly Roundup: Friday, December 6

Now that Speaker Pelosi has announced that the House will draft articles of impeachment, Democrats must decide how wide ... Read more

6 Dec 2019

28mins

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Weekly Roundup: August 21st

Weekly Roundup: August 21st

The head of the United States Postal Service testified before the Senate today about controversial changes that good gov... Read more

21 Aug 2020

26mins

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In Fight With 'Chuck And Nancy,' Trump Says He'd Be 'Proud' To Shut Down Government

In Fight With 'Chuck And Nancy,' Trump Says He'd Be 'Proud' To Shut Down Government

In a testy and dramatic Oval Office exchange with Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer, President Trump made clear h... Read more

11 Dec 2018

17mins

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NPR's Throughline Presents: 'She Got Next'

NPR's Throughline Presents: 'She Got Next'

This President's Day we're bringing you a special episode from NPR's Throughline. It's a podcast that looks at the past ... Read more

17 Feb 2020

1hr 1min

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Weekly Roundup: January 8th

Weekly Roundup: January 8th

Donald Trump could be the first president in American history to be impeached twice. Federal authorities have begun arre... Read more

8 Jan 2021

28mins

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Buttigieg And Sanders Locked In Tight Race After Partial Iowa Results Released

Buttigieg And Sanders Locked In Tight Race After Partial Iowa Results Released

Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., is neck and neck with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Iowa cauc... Read more

5 Feb 2020

14mins

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No Compromise From NPR: Does No-Compromising Really Work?

No Compromise From NPR: Does No-Compromising Really Work?

Today we are sharing an episode of NPR's No Compromise. The podcast series tells the story of three brothers who are det... Read more

18 Oct 2020

44mins

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NPR Politics Live From Des Moines: The Road To 2020

NPR Politics Live From Des Moines: The Road To 2020

This is a special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines, IA on Friday, Janua... Read more

1 Feb 2020

42mins

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Trump's Attorney Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty & Paul Manafort Found Guilty By Jury

Trump's Attorney Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty & Paul Manafort Found Guilty By Jury

Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, has pleaded guilty to eight counts in federal court. ... Read more

22 Aug 2018

23mins

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NPR Politics Live From Chicago: The Road To 2020

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 ... Read more

11 Jan 2020

37mins

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Why People Don't Vote

Why People Don't Vote

For the eighty million Americans who didn't vote in November, government can feel distant. Non-voters tend to believe th... Read more

16 Dec 2020

14mins

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Amy Coney Barrett Nominated And Expected To Be Confirmed To Supreme Court

Amy Coney Barrett Nominated And Expected To Be Confirmed To Supreme Court

The former Antonin Scalia clerk currently serves on the federal bench after a fifteen-year stint as a law professor at N... Read more

27 Sep 2020

14mins

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This Majority-Minority City Voted For Donald Trump

This Majority-Minority City Voted For Donald Trump

As part of our Where Voters Are series, NPR's Ari Shapiro and Colorado Public Radio's Bente Birkeland share their report... Read more

27 Feb 2020

14mins

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Special Episode: On The Ground in Iowa

Special Episode: On The Ground in Iowa

In this special episode of the NPR Politics Podcast, Scott Detrow travels to candidate events around the state of Iowa d... Read more

3 Feb 2020

27mins

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