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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In her final statement, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she wishes she is not replaced until after the election. NPR talks about how Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might navigate the vacancy.
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Senate primaries took place in Kansas, Michigan and Missouri on Tuesday. NPR discusses the major election news and what the results might signal about what's to come in November.
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A GOP primary in Kansas could be a make-or-break contest for Republican efforts to maintain control of the U.S. Senate in 2020, especially as national trends continue to move in favor of Democrats.
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Unemployment claims have spiked for the first time since March, but the federal unemployment aid expires soon. Senate Republicans and the White House are still negotiating their relief bill.
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NPR's White House and health correspondents discuss the reappearance of daily coronavirus task force briefings after a long hiatus.
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Congressional Democrats on Monday unveiled the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, which aims to install wide-ranging reforms for police departments across the country. It faces Republican opposition.
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NPR's science and national correspondents discuss Rick Bright's testimony on Thursday. Bright says his warnings about critical shortages of masks and other medical supplies went unheeded.
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A key hearing on the coronavirus is taking place on Capitol Hill. Dr. Anthony Fauci says his main message to lawmakers will be "the danger of trying to open the country prematurely."
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NPR's science and political correspondents discuss challenges that states are facing as they attempt to reopen their economies amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Top GOP and Democratic strategists say the global pandemic is shifting the calculations in this November's House and Senate races and could make for an unpredictable year.