Barbara Sprunt
Barbara Sprunt is a producer on NPR's Washington desk, where she reports and produces breaking news and feature political content. She formerly produced the NPR Politics Podcast and got her start in radio at as an intern on NPR's Weekend All Things Considered and Tell Me More with Michel Martin. She is an alumnus of the Paul Miller Reporting Fellowship at the National Press Foundation. She is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., and a Pennsylvania native.
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Congress comes back for a lame-duck session with a packed agenda, including voting on a new Senate majority leader.
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Congress returns this week. Republicans are hopeful they will maintain their House majority in the next Congress. In the Senate, Republicans will choose the next majority leader.
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The winner of the presidential election will need Congress to advance their agenda. Strategists in both parties say the race for control of the House is extremely tight. -
Congress is heading home for recess — swapping the halls of the Capitol for the campaign trail. They won’t be back until after the election.
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The Johnny Cash statue, representing Arkansas at the U.S. Capitol, is part of a broader push to replace statues of segregationists throughout the building. (Story aired on ATC on Sept. 24, 2024.)
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A group of Congressional lawmakers wants to funnel millions of dollars toward organizations that pair service dogs with veterans with PTSD. The aim is to curb alarming rates of suicide among veterans. -
The Israeli leader spoke Wednesday to a joint meeting of Congress amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Republicans are strongly supportive of Israel, while Democrats are increasingly critical. -
Democratic lawmakers are divided over whether President Biden should end his reelection campaign. Biden is adamant that he will continue, but what is he doing to reassure his colleagues?
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We look at the Equality Caucus in the US Congress, which aims to increase representation in elected offices and pass laws protecting the LGBTQ community. (Story first aired on ATC on June 21.)
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Former President Donald Trump met separately with House and Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill delivering speeches aimed at keeping the GOP aligned.
