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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.Political wonks - get wonkier with The NPR Politics Podcast+. Your subscription supports the podcast and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/politics

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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.Political wonks - get wonkier with The NPR Politics Podcast+. Your subscription supports the podcast and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/politics

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    What Kamala Harris, 59, Brings To The Reelection Effort

    What Kamala Harris, 59, Brings To The Reelection Effort

    Vice President Harris was known as a middling campaigner during the 2020 presidential primary, but she's since come into her own as a capable messenger on reproductive and abortion rights as well as other issues important to young voters. Voters are also weighing whether she would be an effective president if Biden, now 81, can no longer serve.

    This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Asma Khalid, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

    Our producers are Jeongyoon Han, Casey Morell & Kelli Wessinger. Our editor is Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

    Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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    • 12 min
    She Can Stay. But He's Gotta Go!

    She Can Stay. But He's Gotta Go!

    Fani Willis, Fulton County District Attorney, can continue to lead the prosecution against former President Donald Trump. A Georgia judge ruled Willis can continue on the case related to the attempt to interfere with the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia – but only if her ex-boyfriend, Nathan Wade, no longer works on the case.

    And, a Can't Let It Go you won't want to miss.

    This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

    Our producers are Jeongyoon Han, Casey Morell & Kelli Wessinger. Our editor is Erica Morrison. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

    Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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    • 21 min
    Is Time Ticking For TikTok?

    Is Time Ticking For TikTok?

    Congress is giving the popular Chinese social media app TikTok an ultimatum—find an American buyer or face a nationwide ban in the United States. Will the Senate pass the bill to ban the social media app and what does a sale of TikTok actually look like?

    This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and technology correspondent Bobby Allyn.

    Our producers are Jeongyoon Han, Casey Morell & Kelli Wessinger. Our editor is Erica Morrison. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

    Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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    • 15 min
    Will Voters See RFK Jr. On The Ballot?

    Will Voters See RFK Jr. On The Ballot?

    There is a movement to get third-party and independent presidential candidates on the ballot this year as many Americans have expressed frustration about a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump. But for independent presidential candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. it's a costly uphill battle.

    This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, and voting correspondent Miles Parks.

    Our producers are Jeongyoon Han, Casey Morell & Kelli Wessinger. Our editor is Erica Morrison. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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    • 16 min
    No Fans Of Hur On The Hill

    No Fans Of Hur On The Hill

    Republicans and Democrats expressed dissatisfaction with special counsel Robert Hur's report about President Biden's handling of classified documents in a congressional hearing on Tuesday. Hur was criticized for describing Biden as an 'elderly man with a poor memory' and his decision ultimately not to prosecute Biden. We walk through the arguments.

    This episode: White House correspondents Asma Khalid and Tamara Keith and Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas.

    Our producers are Jeongyoon Han, Casey Morell & Kelli Wessinger. Our editor is Erica Morrison. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

    Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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    • 16 min
    Handpicking The RNC

    Handpicking The RNC

    The Republican National Committee voted in a new chair and co-chair on Friday — including a member of the Trump family and a man who questions that President Biden rightfully won the 2020 election. Why Trump picked them and what it means for the campaign.

    This episode: White House correspondents Asma Khalid and Franco Ordoñez and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

    Our producers are Jeongyoon Han, Casey Morell & Kelli Wessinger. Our editor is Erica Morrison. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

    Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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    • 13 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
24.1K Ratings

24.1K Ratings

samsonite2pv ,

less horse race, more policy please

I really enjoy politics (or at least I used to) but it’s a disservice to her public to constantly cover politics as though the dirt and interpersonal wars are the important story. I would really love it if you would cover the actual bills and their substance, interview experts about the pros and cons and what they might mean for Americans. Maybe that’s a different podcast, but I think it could fit in this one. Right now this pod covers politics as though it is a sport, but in reality, it’s quite serious.

Hamster Calhoon ,

Fair and intelligent

The NPR Politics Podcast is one of two podcasts on Washington politics and the campaigns that I never miss. It offers excellent discussion from a center-left point of view. Though you can tell at times some hosts are barely able to contain their more leftward leanings, the discussions are professionally conducted with high standards of journalistic skill and integrity.

It's interesting to read some of the other reviewers comments who are dismayed, because evidently they just assume The NPR Politics podcasts' hosts should be espousing a much more partisan and ideologically further Left point of view – like most of everything else on NPR. So kudos to the hosts of this podcast for providing reporting and analysis that moderates (center left and center right) can appreciate. Feels more like journalism this way.

Nitrosaurus ,

Needs Work

Overall appreciate the quick hitting approach to dense political topics. However, the ads are just out of control. A 15 minute podcast that loses 1/3 of it’s time for ads is just too much. I know there’s the ad-free version, but, it’s also NPR. Honestly probably going to unsubscribe in the near future as I feel every 6-12 months they just subtly sneak another ad in somewhere and I just can’t do it anymore.

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