In the two years since President Donald Trump unveiled a slew of aggressive tariffs on America’s global trading partners, the prospect of stock market backlash has been the biggest restraint on his agenda. The midterms may have just changed that.
Our political divisions are certainly loud. But are they as deep as we think? In a new project — called Common Ground — we’re focusing on the areas where healthcare is quietly uniting Americans. KFF Health News, NPR and the NPR Network of member stations around the country will bring you stories where Republicans and Democrats are working — sometimes below the radar — to solve problems in the healthcare system that affect everyone.We offer this project in the same spirit as NPR Network’s Seeking Common Ground series from 2024-2025.
The Democrats’ coming takeover of the Senate has kickstarted a scramble to confirm two dozen of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees before Republicans turn over the gavel in January.
As GOP lawmakers prepare for a major power shift in Congress, what does the election of Jim Jordan to lead House Republicans tell us about the party’s path forward?This episode was produced by Kathryn Fink and Chris Harland-Dunaway, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. It was edited by Jason Breslow, Sarah Handel, and Tinbete Ermyas. Our director is Jonas Adams.And our executive producer is Courtney Dorning.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
President Donald Trump said Democrats are “illegally threatening Republicans” before they take over Congress. Follow for the latest updates.
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Trump hails ‘exoneration of a Great American Patriot’ as moves against his defense secretary fail for now
After years of Republicans going to extraordinary lengths to politicize congressional oversight and target President Donald Trump’s enemies, his administration is now issuing stark warnings to Democrats to not politicize congressional oversight to target Trump and those around him.
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Trump has already made history as the only president to be impeached twice, writes Arwa Mahdawi. After the Republicans’ thrashing in the midterms, could there be a third attempt?
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Voters remembered Trump’s many promises to avoid the same kind of regime-change wars started by his predecessors
House Republicans are still reeling after the midterm elections decimated their ranks and set off a fight for the party’s future. Now, Jim Jordan, a pro-Trump, hardline conservative, will lead the party in the minority next year.
Eleven Democrats missed the key procedural vote on the impeachment effort, which failed by just seven votes
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has until the end of the day Wednesday to answer a call from House Republicans for a closed-door briefing on his affair with alleged Chinese spy.
11 House Democrats missed the vote, giving GOP leaders the numbers to end the effort in this Congress. Follow for live updates.
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The Republican ran unopposed, despite some GOP lawmaker demands to evaluate the party's stinging midterm losses to Democ
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Republicans on House panel criticize US government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
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The president wants more Republicans confirmed before Democrats take control of the Senate. Trump said the WeatherTech founder would instead become “Special Envoy for Manufacturing” and the FTC’s former consumer protection director Christopher Mufarrige would be nominated to the agency. The Senate Commerce Committee is considering another FTC nominee Tuesday. [Link: Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate | https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/11/nominations-and-withdrawals-sent-to-the-senate-ba2b/ | The White House]
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Republicans pick Jordan as House leader and John Thune as Senate leader for last two years of Trump’s presidency
An impeachment attempt is likely just the start of the fallout in Congress following the 'blue wave'.