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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If the Senate puts up a fight against President-elect Trump's demand for recess appointments, could Trump force Congress to adjourn and ram his nominees through anyway? -
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration. -
Republicans have officially won a full trifecta of power in Washington, D.C., following GOP victories in several key U.S. House contests. -
With McCormick's victory, Republicans have expanded their Senate majority in the next Congress to 53 seats, with two races still to be called. -
Republicans are favored to take control of the chamber thanks to a 2024 map of races that tilts disproportionately in the GOP’s favor. Here are the races to watch. -
Two friends launched a political action committee to run anti-Trump ads in perhaps the last untouched advertising market in politics: pornographic websites. -
The ad spending, which includes at least $17 million by the Trump campaign, is part of a broader Republican strategy casting the Democratic Party as taking transgender rights to extremes. -
Vice President Harris addressed her campaign staff for the first time, after a hectic 24 hour period in which Democratic lawmakers and potential rivals rallied around Harris’ candidacy for presidency. -
It's been a rough few weeks for President Biden. On Friday, more Democratic lawmakers said he should step aside. His campaign says he'll be back on the trail next week. -
Democrats on Capitol Hill remain divided over doubts about President Biden's fitness for the campaign even as Biden himself says he is not dropping out.
