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Chief of Staff Jeffrey Zients, pictured with President Biden in February 2023, spoke to NPR's Morning Edition ahead of the president's 2024 State of the Union address.

Politics & Government

What to expect in Biden's State of the Union speech, according to his chief of staff

6:00am March 07, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients told NPR that Biden's speech will cover his administration's accomplishments and agenda. It's the president's last such address before the election.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is running for speaker of the House, a race that will have a significant impact on the future of the Republican Party and the governing ability of Congress.

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Fate of House GOP leadership throws Congress into chaos

5:27pm October 04, 2023

House Republicans are scrambling to coalesce around a small number of candidates to be Speaker of the House but the path to electing someone is unclear.

Then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference following a GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 13, 2019.

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This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment. Instead, GOP chaos reigns

9:59pm January 04, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment, one he had contorted himself into political knots to get to.

Cedric Richmond, seen here in a file photo, says the White House sees bipartisan support for the sprawling COVID-19 relief package — despite what Republicans in Congress are saying.

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White House Looks Outside Washington For Republicans Who Back COVID-19 Aid Plan

11:08am February 05, 2021

by Tamara Keith

In dozens of local TV interviews, Zoom meetings and conference calls, the Biden administration is trying to build support for its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.

President Trump delivers his first prime-time address from the Oval Office on Tuesday.

7 Takeaways From President Trump's Oval Office Address

11:12am January 09, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

For all the formality of an Oval Office address, the partial shutdown is no closer to being over, and Democrats and Republicans are living in very different worlds when it comes to immigration policy.

President Trump kisses a mock-up of a 1040 "postcard" during a meeting with GOP congressional leaders.

Trump's New IRS 'Postcard' Is Not So Simple And Not Really A Postcard

2:12pm June 29, 2018

by Brian Naylor

President Trump and congressional Republicans promised that taxpayers would be able to file their returns on a postcard, but the new IRS effort isn't quite that.

Rick Colyer votes at the Durham County Library North Regional in Durham, N.C., Tuesday.

Politics & Government

4 Takeaways From The Big Primary Kickoff Night

9:13am May 09, 2018

Republicans dodged a big bullet with a convicted coal executive's loss of the GOP Senate primary. But they continue to be the party facing more division.

President Trump delivers remarks at Sheffer Corporation in Blue Ash, Ohio, on Feb. 5. In that speech, he told the crowd "history is not on our side" in the 2018 midterms.

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5 Laws Of Political Gravity In Midterms. Do They Still Apply In The Age of Trump?

5:00am March 06, 2018

by Mara Liasson

The president implored his base voters not to get "complacent" in 2018, since the party in power usually loses big league in midterms. But Trump has already proven he can defy political gravity.

President Trump speaks to the press at the White House in Washington Saturday before departing for Camp David.

Week Ahead: Trump Might Get His Tax Bill, But That Might Be It Until After 2018

11:15am December 18, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Republicans in Congress are likely to pass their tax bill this week, raising questions about House Speaker Paul Ryan's future and what, if anything, will happen next year

Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore rides in on a horse to vote and is pictured preparing to tie it up.

What To Watch For And What's At Stake In The Alabama Senate Race

2:26pm December 12, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

No matter what happens in Alabama on Tuesday, it will have consequences that stretch from Birmingham to the Beltway.