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The NPR Politics Podcast
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U.S.-Iran Military Conflict×2Anti-Weaponization Fund Legal Challenges×2Congressional redistricting and gerrymandering×2Maine Democratic Primary ElectionGraham Platner Controversies and AllegationsSusan Collins Senate Reelection CampaignAnti-Establishment Political MovementsRanked Choice Voting SystemsSenate Appropriations Committee PowerIndependent Voters as Swing Demographic
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Jun 8, 2026
Will the controversy surrounding Platner deter primary voters?
Maine Democratic Primary ElectionGraham Platner Controversies and AllegationsSusan Collins Senate Reelection Campaign
View AnalysisJun 9, 2026
California counts votes slowly. Trump falsely cries fraud.
Mail-in ballot processing and vote counting timelinesElection denial and fraud conspiracy narrativesCalifornia primary election results and delays
View AnalysisJun 10, 2026
Trump signs law giving immigration enforcement $70 billion
Budget Reconciliation ProcessCongressional Appropriations ReformImmigration Enforcement Funding
View AnalysisJun 15, 2026
Trump announces deal to end Iran war and reopen the strait
Iran Nuclear Agreement NegotiationsStrait of Hormuz ReopeningGlobal Oil Market Volatility
View AnalysisJun 16, 2026
How campaigns are using digital influencers to win voters
Digital influencer political endorsementsParasocial relationships and voter engagementNon-traditional media campaign strategy
View AnalysisMay 25, 2026
Sources & Methods: Trump's counterterrorism plan
Far-right accelerationism and neo-Nazi ideologyCounterterrorism strategy and resource allocationViolent extremism threat assessment methodology
View AnalysisMay 26, 2026
What to know about the California governor’s race
California Top-Two Primary SystemGubernatorial Primary Strategy and ConsolidationSingle-Payer Healthcare Policy
View AnalysisMay 27, 2026
In Texas Senate run-off, MAGA ousts the old guard
Texas Senate Race 2024MAGA vs Establishment Republican Power StruggleTrump Endorsement Impact on Elections
View AnalysisMay 28, 2026
How immigration courts are quietly speeding up deportations
Immigration Court Restructuring and Mega-HearingsDACA Renewal Processing Delays and Status LapsesImmigration Judge Terminations and Hiring
View AnalysisMay 29, 2026
Which Democrats could be on the presidential ballot in 2028?
DOJ Investigation into E. Jean Carroll and Reid HoffmanTrump Retribution Campaign Against Political Enemies2028 Democratic Presidential Field
View AnalysisJun 1, 2026
Democrats target working-class voters in Iowa and Montana
Rural and working-class voter engagement strategiesAgricultural tariff impacts on farming communitiesIndependent candidates in midterm elections
View AnalysisJun 2, 2026
Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ is a problem for the GOP
Anti-Weaponization Fund Legal ChallengesExecutive Power and Separation of PowersTax Immunity for Presidential Family
View AnalysisJun 3, 2026
Why did Governor Polis release election denier Tina Peters?
Election Denial and MisinformationVoting Machine Security and Tampering2026 Midterm Election Preparation
View AnalysisJun 11, 2026
Primary voters reject the establishment and choose populism
Anti-establishment sentiment in primary electionsEconomic populism and affordability messagingCongressional redistricting and gerrymandering
View AnalysisJun 12, 2026
What to make of Trump’s mixed-messages on the Iran war
Iran Nuclear Negotiations and Peace TalksTrump Foreign Policy Messaging StrategyInflation and Energy Price Controls
View AnalysisMay 19, 2026
Trump creates $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization fund’
Government Weaponization Claims and Anti-Weaponization FundJanuary 6th Capitol Riot Pardons and CompensationJustice Department Independence and Executive Power
View AnalysisMay 21, 2026
Why these swing voters give Trump a pass on the economy
Swing Voter Behavior and Party SwitchingEconomic Policy and Cost of Living ConcernsForeign Policy: Iran War and Military Intervention
View AnalysisMay 11, 2026
Democrats face disadvantage after redistricting setbacks
Congressional redistricting and gerrymanderingVoting Rights Act Section 2 Supreme Court rulingVirginia state court redistricting decision
View AnalysisMay 12, 2026
Mr. Trump goes to Beijing
US-China Trade Relations and TariffsArtificial Intelligence Governance and CompetitionTaiwan Independence and Diplomatic Language
View AnalysisMay 13, 2026
Could one Nebraska House race alter the Electoral College?
Nebraska Electoral College District-Based AllocationUnicameral Legislature and Election Rule ChangesHouse District 2 Democratic Primary (Kavanaugh vs. Powell)
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