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Former Rep. Tom Suozzi won his House seat back in a special election Tuesday. The office was left vacant by disgraced Republican congressman George Santos. Dems wondering what this could mean for November races.

House Republicans in disagreement with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas's handling of the southern border want to impeach him. This episode: national political correspondent Sarah McCammon, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh and senior editor and correspondent Ron Elving.

Polls have shown that younger voters are not that enthusiastic about reelecting President Biden. Biden's campaign is hopeful that Vice President Kamala Harris can motivate them by focusing on gun control.

The stream of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border hit record numbers at the end of 2023. The stream of illegal border crossing has slowed, but could a lack of agreement on immigration policy issues be a factor in a partial government shutdown next week?
This episode: political correspondent Ashley Lopez, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd.
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With 11 days to go until a possible government shutdown, will Congress make its deadline? This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

The new year is nigh. We look back at all the things we couldn't stop thinking about in 2023 — politics or otherwise.
This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political correspondents Danielle Kurtzleben, Ashley Lopez & Susan Davis, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.
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Lawmakers presided over one of the most fruitless sessions in legislative history this year — and there's still a lot left on their plate to tackle in 2024. What remains on the to-do list?
Plus, a new poll from NPR/ PBS NewsHour /Marist reveals attitudes toward immigration and abortion, & a famous figure enters the public domain.
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The vote is intended, in part, to give lawmakers greater legal authority to enforce subpoenas. House Republicans allege that President Biden and his family engaged in "influence peddling" but so far have not presented evidence of impeachable offenses.
This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political correspondent Susan Davis, and congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh.
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Lawmakers are scrambling to get things done before the end of the year, but is there an appetite to fund more aid for Ukraine if Republicans' immigration priorities are not met? And, a look at the end of two long-running congressional sagas: the retirement of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., drops his hold on military promotions.
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Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, has a lot on his agenda. Polls in New Hampshire are tightening ahead of January's primaries.