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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Born into poverty in Searchlight, Nev., the onetime amateur boxer served in Congress for 34 years — first in the House and, later, for three decades in the Senate. -
Republicans need to gain just five seats in next year's midterm elections to take control of the U.S. House. It's New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney's job to make sure that doesn't happen.
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Donald Trump drew more working-class voters to the GOP than any president since Ronald Reagan. Now Republicans are trying to maintain that Trump appeal without Trump on the ballot in 2022.
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The White House coronavirus outbreak is affecting Congress as infections spread to Republican senators.
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Senate Republicans are still working on their latest coronavirus relief bill but key programs are ending. An eviction ban ends today, and the last batch of $600 checks goes out this weekend
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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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The House approved the massive package with aid to states, local governments, individuals. Senate Republicans already dismissed the proposal and it's unclear when parties will reach bipartisan deal.
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President Trump spoke Friday about a new initiative to fast-track a coronavirus vaccine: Operation Warp Speed. NPR's correspondents update on the latest coronavirus news.
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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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The CARES Act offers relief to state and local governments, individuals, small and large businesses, and hospitals affected by the coronavirus crisis.
