Susan Davis
Susan Davis is a congressional correspondent for NPR and a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. She has covered Congress, elections, and national politics since 2002 for publications including USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, National Journal and Roll Call. She appears regularly on television and radio outlets to discuss congressional and national politics, and she is a contributor on PBS's Washington Week with Robert Costa. She is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., and a Philadelphia native.
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We add context to answers given by Representative Nancy Mace's interview on the Trump trials.
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Political roasts at last night's White House Correspondent's dinner, plus how the election-year landscape is shaping up for control of each chamber of Congress.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion budget package, but only with help from Democrats. Some GOP members object.
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NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with NPR's Political Correspondent, Sue Davis, about Senator minority leader Mitch McConnell's current influence over his conference.
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President Biden is running for reelection with a fractious coalition while he tries to avoid widening the conflict in the Middle East.
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Democrats need to win every single competitive Democratic-held seat in 2024 to defend their narrow majority in the Senate. Even then the party could lose control if Republicans win the White House.
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The Louisiana Republican has deep ties to evangelical leaders, including pastors who hold anti-democratic views and helped fuel the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a battle for God to save America.
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There are eight candidates vying to be House speaker, and behind closed doors Republicans will narrow down the choices. The House has been without a speaker for nearly three weeks.
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The House is expected to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan to be speaker. Jordan is popular with the Republican base, and has Donald Trump's endorsement for the job.
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House Republicans plan to hold a forum Tuesday to vet candidates for speaker of the House. A vote for speaker is set for Wednesday. How likely is that Kevin McCarthy could serve as speaker again?