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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington. J. David Ake/AP hide caption toggle caption J. David Ake/AP Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up …

An impasse over the budget and the threat of a government shutdown dominated political news earlier this week. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Midnight was the deadline, and they didn’t have any …

The Supreme Court is pictured on Oct. 7 in Washington, D.C. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption toggle caption Mariam Zuhaib/AP WASHINGTON — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme …

NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe to discuss the spending battle and how it could affect the early months of the incoming Trump administration.

SCOTT DETROW, HOST: In two of the largest democracies in the Americas, women were on the ballot in presidential elections this year. The two elections had different results. Claudia Sheinbaum …

Hours away from a government shutdown, Congress passed a bill to fund federal operations until March 14, 2025. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Congress seemed to be writing their own version of …

NPR’s Scott Simon talks to Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., about the House GOP caucus and the Dec. 20 stopgap funding vote.

A stop sign is seen near the White House during a government shutdown in Washington in December 2018. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via …

The 2024 election was widely considered to be run fairly by majorities of political parties. But so-called “election integrity advocates” who think 2020 was stolen are already making plans for …