
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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Activists from both sides of the abortion issue gathered outside the Supreme Court today. Some were celebrating. Some were protesting.
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The former president's campaign to get his vice president to overturn the election "was not just wrong," said Vice Chair Liz Cheney, a Republican, "it was illegal and unconstitutional."
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The AAPI population is the fastest-growing demographic in Nevada and a rising political force. Five voters spoke to NPR about what issues are top of mind ahead of the midterm elections.
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Seven Democrats and two Republicans — all selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — make up the committee tasked with investigating the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Many voters with disabilities rely on a loved one or caregiver to return their absentee ballot for them. Wisconsin's high court is weighing whether current state law allows for that help.
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A redrawn Phoenix-area district represented by Rep. Greg Stanton is ground zero for the kind of race Democrats need to win in order to keep control of the House.
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Madeleine Albright was the first woman to serve as secretary of state and was a role model for generations of girls and women. She died on Wednesday at age 84.
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Democrats are hoping to finish Jackson's confirmation process before Congress leaves for Easter recess April 11.
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A bipartisan group of Senators is getting close to finalizing a Russia sanctions bill to deter any aggressive action from Ukraine's eastern neighbor.
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Democrats are making a fresh push on voting rights legislation around the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, while also trying to revive President Biden's Build Back Better agenda.