- 17 minutes 17 secondsWhat a trade war with Canada means for U.S. consumersAfter President Trump announced new tariffs on some Canadian goods, Canada's prime minister, Mark Carney, said his country would match them "dollar for dollar." We look at what's behind the escalation, and the economic & political impacts it will have on the U.S. economy.
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NPR Privacy Policy25 August 2026, 7:05 pm - 17 minutes 52 secondsHow many noncitizens are on U.S. voter rolls?The federal government claims more than 250,000 noncitizens are on voter rolls in four U.S. states. Officials in those states, though, expressed doubts about the accuracy of those claims and the federal government has not publicly explained how it came to those conclusions. We look into the claims, and why state election officials are worried about what the government alleges.
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NPR Privacy Policy24 August 2026, 7:11 pm - 25 minutes 7 secondsRoundup: carrier formations, calendars & corgisU.S. foreign policy has teased a 'pivot to Asia' for more than a decade, but as the war with Iran continues, attention is shifting elsewhere. But, Trump's threats to curtail long-running military exercises with South Korea, and the movement of a carrier formation from Asia to the Middle East, may have lasting impacts on the nation's diplomatic & military efforts.
Then, the Democratic National Committee has removed Iowa and New Hampshire from their 'first in the nation' status in the party's presidential primary process. We explain the changes & why the party is making them.
And, among the things we can't let go of this week: corgis.
This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Emily Feng, political reporter Elena Moore, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson.
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NPR Privacy Policy21 August 2026, 8:07 pm - 16 minutes 3 secondsCrime in the U.S. is down. Why?Recent data from the FBI show violent crime has dropped over the last few years. President Trump is taking credit for the decline, but the reasons for the fall are a lot more complicated. We explain why.
This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, justice correspondent Ryan Lucas, and senior political correspondent Tamara Keith.
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NPR Privacy Policy20 August 2026, 7:05 pm - 19 minutes 36 secondsTakeaways from Tuesday's primariesDemocratic voters in many races faced choices between moderate and progressive candidates, while Republicans picked between those President Trump backed and those he didn't. We look at some of the races & what their results show ahead of November's midterms.
This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, and voting correspondents Miles Parks & Ashley Lopez.
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NPR Privacy Policy19 August 2026, 7:21 pm - 22 minutes 35 secondsWhat Florida's primaries tell us about American votersWhile it may not be the swing state it once was, the candidates and outcomes in Florida's primary elections provide some clues as to where U.S. politics are going in the future. We look at some of the key races and their impacts.
This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, and voting correspondents Miles Parks & Ashley Lopez.
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NPR Privacy Policy18 August 2026, 8:14 pm - 18 minutes 49 secondsWhy White House press secretaries still matterWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaves the post at the end of August. We look back at her tenure, why the job still has importance in the age of social media, and how the role of press secretary has changed.
This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson.
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NPR Privacy Policy17 August 2026, 7:11 pm - 28 minutesTwo planes, a president and a catering truckWhen President Trump left the NATO summit in Turkey last month, he covertly switched planes because the government had received reports of an Iranian threat on Trump’s life. We discuss the significance of the president’s maneuver, which left the traveling White House press corps out of the loop. And we discuss how the pro-Israel group AIPAC’s increased spending on elections may not be yielding the results the group was hoping for.
This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman, White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, and congressional correspondent Barbara Sprunt.
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NPR Privacy Policy14 August 2026, 8:30 pm - 20 minutes 12 secondsIs there a rift within the Democratic Party?This year's primary contests have given Democratic voters a chance to choose between left-wing and moderate candidates and there seems to be a divide emerging within the party. Or is there? We discuss what the primary results tell us about the Democratic Party's future.
This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson.
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NPR Privacy Policy13 August 2026, 8:04 pm - 19 minutes 16 secondsVoters sent mixed messages in Tuesday's primariesVoting wrapped up in several states’ primaries on Tuesday, and the results were a mixed bag. We discuss takeaways from primaries in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Carolina and Connecticut.
This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, and Minnesota Public Radio host Clay Masters.
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NPR Privacy Policy12 August 2026, 8:10 pm - 21 minutes 24 secondsWomen could be the deciding votes in Maine Senate raceMore women than men have voted in every election in Maine in the last decade, and women are a key reason Republican Sen. Susan Collins won reelection six years ago. We discuss how Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson are trying to win the support of women voters in that state’s Senate race, plus what Tuesday’s primaries could reveal about the fight between progressive and establishment Democrats.
This episode: political correspondent Ashley Lopez, political reporter Elena Moore, and senior political correspondent Tamara Keith.
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