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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. Every afternoon.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson Vows To Be An "Impartial" Supreme Court Justice

Mar 23, 2022
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Begins Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

Mar 21, 2022
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The Senate Surprised Itself By Passing A Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

Mar 18, 2022
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Ukrainian Refugees Could Convince Biden To End Pandemic Asylum Restrictions

Mar 17, 2022
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's President, Addresses Congress

Mar 16, 2022
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Politics And America's Loneliness Epidemic

Mar 15, 2022
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From A Basement In Lviv, The Latest On Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Mar 14, 2022
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Once Derided As Graft, Earmarks Just Helped Congress Pass A Bipartisan Budget Deal

Mar 11, 2022
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Exclusive: Attorney General Merrick Garland

Mar 10, 2022
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Why Colorado's Democratic Governor Broke From His Party On Mask Mandates

Mar 9, 2022