The NPR Politics Podcast

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The NPR Politics Podcast

Episodes

The NPR Politics Podcast — live from Seattle!

(Almost) everything you wanted to know about politics (but were afraid to ask)

Trump vs. the media

Money, money, money

Trump takes the world stage

Campaign messaging, concerts & Can't Let It Go

How to watch the midterms like we do

How do you solve a problem like AI?

Voters say the American Dream is dead. Why?

Missouri's map mayhem

How 9/11 reshaped U.S. intelligence | Sources & Methods

The legacy of 9/11

The young conservative movement post-Charlie Kirk

How Trump's immigration policy has evolved

What is the GOP convention happening this week?

Trump's oil "deal" and gunboat diplomacy | Sources & Methods

A tale of two Senate candidates

What is democratic socialism?

Answering your questions on the midterms & more

The big deal with a big debt

What happens if Trump tries to mess with the midterms?

What's going on with vote-by-mail?

Graham survives runoff with help from Trump's super PAC

What a trade war with Canada means for U.S. consumers

How many noncitizens are on U.S. voter rolls?

Roundup: carrier formations, calendars & corgis

Crime in the U.S. is down. Why?

Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

What Florida's primaries tell us about American voters

Why White House press secretaries still matter

Two planes, a president and a catering truck

Is there a rift within the Democratic Party?

Voters sent mixed messages in Tuesday's primaries

Women could be the deciding votes in Maine Senate race

How Trump's focus on his legacy drives his decisions

GOP grapples with misconduct allegations against two lawmakers

What is Trump's interest in Paramount's merger with WB?

Progressives had a good night in Michigan

How the GOP plans to fight an anti-incumbent wave

It's (still) the economy, stupid

Why is Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general in limbo?

Who will Wisconsin Democrats pick to run for governor?

How power, corruption & lies influence voters' choices

This Senate race may shape the Democrats' future

Is Troy Jackson Maine's new main man?

How Trump's agenda complicates midterm races for Republicans

Fatal ICE shootings reignite campaign debate over immigration

As casualties rise, do the politics of the Iran war change?

2028 fantasy draft: Republicans

The races we’re watching in Arizona’s primary