May 22 Watch 7:57 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the Republican presidential candidates By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including how Sen. Tim Scott's campaign announcement shakes up the Republican presidential race. Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 6:37 Trans Rep. Zephyr on being only Montana lawmaker in decades to be censured By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Dorothy Hastings Republicans in the Montana House of Representatives voted to block Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr from entering the House chamber for the rest of the session. The party-line vote capped a week-long saga that began as the first transgender member of… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 7:45 New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Trump and the Republican Party’s future By Geoff Bennett, Cybele Mayes-Osterman Gov. Chris Sununu from the purple state of New Hampshire is considering a run for the GOP's presidential nomination. He joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the presidential race and the future of the Republican Party. Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 7:07 Texas Rep. Chip Roy on the agenda of the GOP’s House majority By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan House Republicans have been busy on Capitol Hill launching some of their top agenda items of the year. Just this week they kicked off committee hearings into the Biden administration's handling of the southern border and have been navigating talks… Continue watching
Jan 27 GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel defeats rival Harmeet Dhillon in party leadership vote By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel won her bid Friday to lead the GOP for two more years, prevailing in an election that highlighted fierce internal divisions that threaten to plague the party into the next presidential season. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 5:14 Republican National Committee confronts party infighting as it chooses its leader By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman Members of the Republican National Committee are meeting this week to determine the party's next leader. But the race for RNC chair between incumbent Ronna McDaniel and challenger Harmeet Dhillon is revealing deeper divisions in the GOP as Republicans hope… Continue watching
Nov 28 Here’s what McCarthy faces as he looks to become the next House speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is in the fight of his political life as he seeks enough GOP backing to become the next speaker of the House. Continue reading
Oct 28 Barack Obama seeks to boost Democrats for 2022 midterms By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Barack Obama is trying to do something he couldn't during two terms as president: help Democrats succeed in national midterm elections when they already hold the White House. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 12:57 Brooks and Marcus on issues that could decide the midterms and politics in the UK New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the top issues that could decide the midterms and the tumultuous state of politics in… Continue watching
Oct 04 Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker promises lawsuit over report he paid for abortion By Bill Barrow, Associated Press A new report says Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker paid for an abortion for his girlfriend in 2009. Continue reading