Susan Davis

congressional correspondent for USA Today

Susan Davis appears in the following:

North Dakota governor and GOP presidential candidate on UAW strikes

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

NPR's Susan Davis and Asma Khalid speak with North Dakota governor Doug Burgum about his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

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GOP presidential hopeful Doug Burgum says he'd leave abortion laws up to the states

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

In an NPR Politics Podcast interview, the North Dakota governor shares his views on wide-ranging issues, including the role of the federal government in regulating abortion and transgender issues.

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Zelenskyy is set to visit the U.S. as GOP opposition to Ukraine aid grows

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Congressional leaders are working to pass $24 billion in additional aid to Ukraine, but rising opposition on the right is complicating its passage.

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A tale of 5 impeachments

Friday, September 15, 2023

We examine the differences between the impeachment actions undertaken for presidents Nixon, Clinton, Trump and Biden.

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House Republicans start a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the impeachment inquiry into President Biden. The move comes as McCarthy is facing increasing pressure from a bloc of hardline conservative Republicans.

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Speaker McCarthy says House to start an impeachment inquiry into President Biden

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

"I do not make this decision lightly," McCarthy told reporters Tuesday. It's unclear whether any formal impeachment resolution would have the votes in the House to pass.

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Former N.J. Gov. Christie makes another case to be the GOP presidential nominee

Friday, September 08, 2023

Although he's a Republican, Chris Christie's views on Ukraine, abortion and other issues put him out of lockstep with many in the party.

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Bucking his party, Chris Christie makes his case for 2024

Friday, September 08, 2023

Christie is still a Republican – after all, he's running for that party's presidential nomination. But his views on Ukraine, abortion and other issues put him out of step with many in the party.

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McConnell tries to shift Senate focus from his health to spending

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Reporters repeatedly asked the Senate GOP leader to provide details of what caused two incidents where he froze at events. Mitch McConnell instead referred them to a recent letter from his physician.

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White House hopeful and former Congressman Will Hurd on the race to dethrone Trump

Monday, July 31, 2023

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd talks with NPR Politics Podcast co-hosts about why he thinks Trump is vulnerable.

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House and Senate on a collision course toward a government shutdown (again)

Friday, July 28, 2023

Some House GOP hard-liners say Speaker Kevin McCarthy shouldn't rule out a shutdown to achieve spending cuts and social policy changes sought by the far right of his party.

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Differences on spending bills sets up a possible September government shutdown clash

Friday, July 28, 2023

The House and Senate are on radically different paths to approving the annual spending bills, setting up an anticipated September clash that could lead to another government shutdown.

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How the historically bipartisan defense bill became a proxy for the culture wars

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Cultural debates over race, abortion and transgender rights divided lawmakers on a bill that outlines Pentagon priorities for the coming year — legislation that's historically been bipartisan.

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Some of Trump's 2024 rivals have already pledged to pardon him if he's convicted

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Former President Trump is facing multiple criminal charges, ratcheting up pressure on his 2024 rivals to weigh in on whether he deserves a pardon if convicted.

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Congressional lawmakers will vote this week on a deal to raise the debt ceiling

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Lawmakers are returning to Washington to vote on a two-year budget deal to lift the nation's borrowing limit, and put modest restraints on annual spending.

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Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, the 37-year-old entrepreneur and GOP presidential hopeful?

Friday, May 19, 2023

He spoke to The NPR Politics Podcast about his political identity as a nationalist and expanding Donald Trump's "America First" message to a new audience.

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Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wants to save Social Security. Will Washington let him?

Friday, May 12, 2023

The Louisiana Republican has been quietly working to build consensus around a bipartisan plan to address coming solvency issues with Social Security. So far, party leaders aren't listening.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy wants to save Social Security

Thursday, May 11, 2023

If Washington does nothing, Social Security will start to run out of money in about a decade. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, is trying to lead an effort to save Social Security. Is anyone listening?

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein is set to return to Washington Tuesday following an absence

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Feinstein, 89, will return to work after being away for months to recover from shingles. She last voted in February, and her absence has spurred calls for her to resign.

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Janet Protasiewicz won Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, giving liberal justices majority

Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Wisconsin voters upended Republican control of that state's supreme court for the first time in 15 years. This race was also the most expensive judicial race in American history.

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