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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He becomes the first Black person to be elected to the Senate from the state and the first Black Democratic senator from the South. -
The 117th Congress will be the most diverse group of federal lawmakers yet.
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The move ensures there will be a debate and vote in both the House and the Senate and forces Republicans to go on the record as to whether they believe President Trump's allegations of election fraud. -
Democrats and Republicans separately took the president up on two of his suggestions: increasing direct payments to Americans and decreasing foreign aid. Each party blocked the other's measure.
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The president-elect has joined a group of political leaders who are sharing photos and videos of themselves receiving a shot to boost the public's confidence in the vaccines. -
"At long last, we have the bipartisan breakthrough the country has needed," says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. -
The Trump administration said the two new rules are a victory for Americans' "quality of life," but environmental advocates say the changes will waste water and drive up utility bills. -
Typically, the Electoral College vote is broadly overlooked. But because of President Trump's efforts to overturn the election, every step is being closely watched and analyzed. -
With lawmakers facing a mounting year-end to-do list, a deal on a new coronavirus relief package continues to be elusive for Congress. -
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued four states that Joe Biden won, claiming their changes to election procedures during the pandemic violated federal law.
