Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washin
In this week's roundup, we explore the political implications of Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter al
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that most voters want to see bipartisan compromise in Congr
It could be the most rancorous contest for Speaker of the House in the modern Congress — even though
The reform deal is one of many parts of this year's annual defense spending bill, the National Defen
Pandemic relief, gun control and the largest investment into climate change mitigation and adaptatio
The Arizona senator announced she was leaving the Democratic party — but given her broad support of
Griner, a prominent basketball player, had been convicted of bringing hash oil into the country. Pre
The senator has a moderate tone, progressive policies and deep roots in his community. His campaign
Under a court order, officials in Republican-controlled Cochise County, Ariz., finally certified the
As Democrats plan for a presidential campaign season without Iowa at the top of the calendar, we loo
The Democratic National Committee is meeting this week in Washington to decide whether Iowa should s
All eyes are on Georgia's Senate runoff election as Democrat Raphael Warnock fights for his first fu
Railroad unions rejected a Biden-brokered deal to prevent a national strike over concerns that it di
GOP candidates there embraced "bipartisan" messaging and capitalized on redrawn maps to flip four Ho
In Pennsylvania, Democratic candidates managed to turnout their rural supporters while many rural Re
The 2022 election season is winding to a close. What can Democrats and Republicans learn from their
It's a holiday tradition unlike any other — the annual pardoning of Thanksgiving turkeys. But not ev
Our colleagues at Planet Money had a simple question: how do pollsters do their work ahead of electi
When the new Congress takes office in January, Democrats will lose control of the House of Represent
Election observers were concerned misinformation would have an outsized impact on the 2022 elections
