Tamara Keith

Tamara Keith appears in the following:

Voters aren't sure if they want Biden and Trump to launch 2024 presidential bids

Friday, November 11, 2022

Many Democratic voters are lukewarm on Biden. Many Republican voters are lukewarm on Trump. As the dust settles from the midterms, we look ahead at what this means for the next big political contest.

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Biden assesses midterm results — even as some key races remain undecided

Thursday, November 10, 2022

In his first formal news conference since January, President Biden laid out his legislative agenda for the next two years and teased a 2024 reelection run.

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Biden gives a rare formal press conference following the midterms

Wednesday, November 09, 2022

The midterms went better for President Biden than most polls and pundits predicted. He gave a rare formal press conference Wednesday and took a victory lap.

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Examining the impact of former President Trump on the Midterms

Wednesday, November 09, 2022

What can we say so far about the impact of former President Donald Trump's endorsements in the midterms?

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Ahead of Midterms, the White House insisted Biden's programs were popular

Wednesday, November 09, 2022

Control of congress is undetermined but we do know that the overwhelming victories that the GOP predicted did not happen, despite historic trends that usually give the party out of power huge wins.

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Money is pouring into state judicial campaigns this year

Saturday, November 05, 2022

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Douglas Keith of the Brennan Center for Justice about why money is pouring into state judicial campaigns.

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Biden gives closing argument on the state of U.S. democracy

Wednesday, November 02, 2022

Days ahead of midterm elections, President Biden is giving his closing argument on the state of U.S. democracy with the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol, where the Jan. 6 attack took place.

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Jill Biden is hot on the campaign trail, while the president's approval lacks

Tuesday, November 01, 2022

Jill Biden is a sought-after headliner on the midterm campaign trail in a way her husband, the president, is not.

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This North Carolina congressional district has a rare competitive midterm race

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

A Trump-endorsed Republican and a Democratic state senator are facing off in a congressional race that could help decide control of the House of Representatives

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There's a tight House race in a new North Carolina swing district

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

The new district could play an outsized role in which party controls the House of Representatives. We talk to voters about how they see it.

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Politics chat: The deciding factors for early voters in North Carolina

Sunday, October 23, 2022

The economy is a top concern this midterm election, but voters have other things on their minds, too. We hear from early voters in a competitive North Carolina House district.

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Biden administration plans to release 15 million barrels from U.S. oil reserves

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

President Biden is set to announce Wednesday that the U.S. plans to draw 15 million barrels of oil out of its strategic stockpiles in December.

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Biden is on the midterm campaign trail. But he's not welcome everywhere

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Biden's approval ratings are underwater, so many Democratic candidates in tough races have avoided campaign appearances with him. But there are places where he can help.

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Baking 'Pan Solo' might take more than 100 hours, but the time spent is worth it

Monday, October 17, 2022

A mother-daughter baking duo is responsible for the 6-foot tall "Pan Solo" sculpture that sits outside of the family business, One House Bakery, in Benicia, Calif.

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Ahead of the midterms, Biden takes to the road to tout Democratic successes

Friday, October 14, 2022

President Biden is on his biggest midterm campaign outing yet, a trip that is taking him to Colorado, California and Oregon. But compared to past presidents, he hasn't been on the road that much.\

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Want to know what message midterm candidates think will win? Follow the money

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Ad spending by Democrats on abortion-related messaging took off after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, Republican spending on crime ads tripled in September.

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With midterms weeks away, candidates and their backers are spending more ad dollars

Monday, October 10, 2022

You can learn a lot about how candidates and their backers think they can win an election by looking at how they spend ad money. Two themes are emerging: crime and abortion.

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Week in politics: Justice Department appeals judge's order in Mar-A-Lago case

Saturday, September 17, 2022

The Justice Department is appealing part of a judge's order that could potentially delay the investigation into how White House documents ended up in former President Trump's Florida home.

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Biden unveils the official White House portraits of the Obamas

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

President Biden unveiled the official White House portraits of former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday — reviving a tradition set aside during the Trump era.

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The Obamas return to the White House for the unveiling of their portraits

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

The event marked the first time in 10 years that a sitting president has invited former leadership back for a revealing of portraits — a tradition that stalled during the Trump years.

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