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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After the Supreme Court barred race-conscious college admissions, there's a growing push in Congress to end preference for applicants tied to alumni and donors. -
Lawmakers headed home after a dramatic year on Capitol Hill, even if very little of it had to do with passing legislation.
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The House will vote Wednesday on formalizing the impeachment inquiry into President Biden that Republicans began earlier this year.
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Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he will retire at the end of 2023, meaning he has just weeks left in his term in Congress. His decision to quit comes as Republicans are facing lots of pressure.
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The House voted overwhelmingly to expel New York Republican George Santos from Congress, making him the sixth person in history to be expelled in that manner.
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Members of the House of Representatives voted 311 to 114 Friday morning to expel Santos from Congress. The embattled congressman is accused by prosecutors of a number of financial misdeeds.
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Congress may not have a spending deadline this December, but they do still have a long to-do list before the holidays.
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Congress is moving forward with a spending bill approach that could lead to rolling shutdown deadlines next year.
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Congress has until the end of the day on Friday to fund the government, but there is no clear path to resolving differences.
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Federal funding runs out in 10 days and Congress has made virtually no progress on a plan to avoid a shutdown.
