Eric McDaniel
Eric McDaniel edits the NPR Politics Podcast. He joined the program ahead of its 2019 relaunch as a daily podcast.
Since coming to NPR in 2016, McDaniel has worked across NPR's newsmagazine shows as an editor and producer. Most recently, he was planning editor at Up First and helped launch a Saturday version of the program.
A native of Richmond, Virginia, he earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in English Literature from the University of Virginia.
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Robert Hur is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee on his investigation into President Biden's handling of classified documents.
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Both parties in Congress have reasons to be skeptical of Speaker Mike Johnson. If the White House and Congress can't reach an agreement, parts of the government will shut down by the end of the week.
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After tense talks in the Oval Office, congressional leaders said they were hopeful they could reach a deal to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday. But they appeared divided on Ukraine aid.
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Congress is supposed to pass the yearly government funding laws by September. Why is the House stuck renewing a 2022 spending plan, and what will Speaker Johnson do about it this time?
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A bipartisan majority of 70 U.S. Senators voted to advance $95 billion in military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The package now heads to the House of Representatives.
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A record number of migrants are arriving at the U.S. southern border. Immigration is dominating Capitol Hill as lawmakers in the House and Senate present dueling visions and political goals.
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Members of the House have overwhelmingly approved a three-year deal to expand the Child Tax Credit and cut taxes for businesses. How did the normally divided chamber come together to support the bill?
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The Senate is on the verge of a bipartisan deal on immigration reform — one that Donald Trump opposes. Will Republicans defy the GOP's presidential frontrunner?
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Senate negotiators are continuing to work on a bipartisan border deal even after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested the politics around the agreement have shifted.
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The stopgap funding bill goes through February, and is the latest in a series of short-term extensions.