Politics

  • We’ve Attended Thousands of Political Rallies. Here’s How They Work.

    Every political rally can be distilled to a few elements: the music, the stump, and the call to action. But each candidate’s rallies look a bit different than those of their competitors.In this episode, NPR’s Scott Detrow, Asma Khalid, and Don Gonyea talk through the rally styles of Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Pete Buttigieg.(We’ll talk about President Trump’s rallies in a later episode.)Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.

  • Weekly Roundup: Friday, January 17

    President Trump has announced his legal team for the Senate impeachment trial—and it includes ghosts of impeachment past. And a non-partisan government watchdog says Trump broke the law by withholding aid money to Ukraine that had been appropriated by Congress. Also, one tortoise gets too much credit for reviving his species.This episode: White House correspondents Tamara Keith, Ayesha Rascoe, and Franco Ordoñez, Justice Department correspondent Ryan Lucas, and Senior Political Editor and Correspondent Domenico Montanaro.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.

  • Trade Deals Offer Trump Fodder To Tout On Trail

    This week, President Trump inked deals in the two trade spats that have helped to define presidency: The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, an incremental upgrade of NAFTA; and, a so-called ‘Phase One’ deal to deescalate his trade war with China.It remains to be seen what, if any, impact the bilateral deals have on the U.S. economy, but it seems certain that the president will tout the agreements on the campaign trail—particularly in states with large agricultural and manufacturing sectors.This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, Chief Economics Correspondent Scott Horsley, and National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.

  • Pritzker Calls Culture In Springfield ‘Poisonous’

    After an investigation by WBEZ uncovered an email from an ex-Springfield lobbyist referring to the “rape in Champaign,” we’re now seeing the first measurable fallout. This week, state agriculture secretary John Sullivan stepped down after Governor JB Pritzker asked for his resignation. That email, which was written by ex-lobbyist Mike McClain, is also the subject of an investigation involving the Illinois State Police, state executive inspector general and the Champaign County State’s Attorney’s office. WBEZ state politics reporters Tony Arnold and Dave McKinney stop by with the latest.