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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The Minnesota Democrat tweeted remarks this week that appeared to equate the United States and Israel with Hamas and the Taliban. The Democratic leadership issued a rebuke of her remarks.
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The West Virginia Democratic senator's opposition to eliminating the legislative filibuster essentially dooms Democrats' chances of passing a sweeping package on election reform and voting rights.
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The intense political backlash over the academic approach of examining U.S. institutions through the lens of race is shaping up to be a major cultural battle ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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The freshman Republican has repeatedly equated COVID-19 safety measures with the treatment of Jews under the Nazis. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy rejected that rhetoric, but she doubled down.
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The legislation, which had overwhelming support in the House and Senate, aims to make reporting hate crimes easier and puts resources into monitoring and preventing those crimes.
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The measure's prospects in the Senate are dim after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said he opposed the bipartisan, 9/11-style panel.
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The legislation, which had near-unanimous support from the Senate, now goes to President Biden's desk for his signature.
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The vote came two days after House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming from the leadership role following her continued criticism of former President Donald Trump.
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This is the second time the Wyoming Republican faced calls for her removal as the No. 3 Republican in the House. But this time, she did not have support from top Republicans.
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Elise Stefanik, a four-term congresswoman, is replacing Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., in party leadership over Cheney's ongoing criticism of former President Donald Trump.