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 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.
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House Republicans are still negotiating the details of a wide-ranging legislative package of President Trump's domestic priorities that they hope to advance by the end of next week.
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Republicans hope to make progress this week on the president's domestic agenda. But there are signs of trouble between members in the House and Senate — right before they leave for a two-week recess.
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Congress ground to a halt due to uprisings in both chambers. Sen. Cory Booker gave a record-breaking speech, and a fight in the House over remote voting for new parents brought work to a standstill.
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GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome it. -
Democrats need to flip three seats to take back the House next year — and the path to a majority likely runs through districts President Trump carried. Democrats who won alongside Trump offer their prescription for a party they say needs to make big changes. -
In Wyoming and Colorado, people expressed anger and exasperation at members of Congress who held town halls.
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Attendees at a town hall hosted by Congressional Democrats expressed frustration with the party -- saying they want lawmakers to give them outlines of a plan to fight against the Trump administration.
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House Democrats trumpeted unity at their annual retreat only to be blindsided by their Senate counterparts who gave critical votes to pass a Republican spending bill.
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President Trump's signature came after the Senate voted 54 to 46 to approve a spending bill to fund the government through the end of September.
