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 government is just days away from shutting down if Congress can't reach a deal. President Trump upped the stakes, threatening large-scale layoffs if Democrats don't provide the necessary votes.
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If the government shuts down next week, the White House said it will look for ways to permanently eliminate some federal workers, rather than just temporarily send them home on unpaid leave.
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Two weeks before a potential government shutdown, House Republicans unveiled legislation to fund the government through Nov. 21. Included in that proposal -- $30 million for additional security.
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Townhalls in two very different districts — a safe red seat in Missouri and a competitive blue seat in Ohio — offer a window into the issues that could help decide next year's midterm elections.
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A new law could mean bettors lose more money during tax season. Major poker players are calling on Congress to royally flush the measure down the drain.
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The highly anticipated text from the Senate is out — and it's already causing concern from GOP stakeholders in both chambers. -
A small number of Senate Republicans are pushing back on their own party's plans to cut green energy credits that were approved under former President Biden.
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Republicans are attacking the Congressional Budget Office, accusing the agency of mixing partisanship with economic projections. But criticism is nothing new for the nonpartisan agency.
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President Trump spoke to House Republicans on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to persuade holdouts in his party to back a massive tax bill that includes cuts to Medicaid. -
The House Budget Committee on Sunday night voted to advance a sweeping package with many of President Trump's domestic priorities. But the GOP-led chamber still has hurdles to overcome this week.
