Barbara Sprunt
Barbara Sprunt is a correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk, covering Congress. She's previously reported and produced NPR's political coverage at the White House, on the campaign trail, and for the NPR Politics Podcast. She is an alumnus of the Paul Miller Reporting Fellowship at the National Press Foundation. Sprunt got her start in radio at as an intern on NPR's Weekend All Things Considered and Tell Me More with Michel Martin. She graduated from American University in Washington, D.C.
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Independent candidates say now is the time to increase their numbers on Capitol Hill. And in some races, Democrats see them as their best bet to deny Republicans a majority.
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As they look to win the Senate, Democrats are hoping that independent candidates in Nebraska and Montana can help them topple Republicans in a part of the country where their own brand is hurting. -
Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. -
Los republicanos lograron avances con los latinos en el último ciclo electoral, pero la economía y la frustración por la política migratoria de Donald Trump han corroído ese apoyo. -
Republicans made inroads with Latino voters in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley in 2024. Democrats are hoping backlash to Trump's immigration agenda can help them win back votes -- and the House.
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Republicans made gains with Latino voters last cycle. But concerns about the economy and frustration over the administration's immigration enforcement efforts are eroding that support.
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Pennsylvania Democrats — voters and elected officials alike — say they're at their wit's end with Sen. John Fetterman, who recently appeared in a video at the GOP's midterm convention. -
GOP ads around the country for state and federal campaigns have featured themes on combating "Radical Islam" and "Sharia law," and warning of "Islamic movements" taking root. -
U.S. support for Israel has been a central issue in Democratic primary contests this year. That has put a spotlight on the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC and the strength of its political influence. -
A key Republican senator, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, said he would back Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, smoothing the path for his ultimate confirmation by the Senate.
