The NPR Politics Podcast

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.

This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs.

Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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Democratic 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.

This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs.

Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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While 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.

This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs.

Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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White 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.

This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs.

Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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When 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.

This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and edited by Rachel Baye.

Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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