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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U.S. support for Israel has been a central issue in Democratic primary contests. That's put a spotlight on the pro-Israel...
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The Senate narrowly confirmed former Trump personal attorney Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General, a major win for the president's...
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A key Republican senator, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, said he would back Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, smoothing the... -
Edwards made the announcement after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured over "persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards... -
Lawmakers, foreign leaders and President Trump gathered Tuesday for the first of two days of funeral services for the late... -
The former West Virginia senator was a lifelong Democrat before deciding to register as an independent two years ago. He... -
Over the course of his three decades in Congress, Lindsey Graham was a major influence on Capitol Hill and throughout... -
His office said Graham died Saturday night after a "brief and sudden illness." The Republican senator was instrumental in enacting... -
Scandals have always been a part of politics but the way politicians handle them has changed.
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Platner's campaign to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine was marked by repeated scandals. It came to a crashing... -
The state Democratic Party accused Platner's campaign of trying to "put their thumb on the scale" of the process to... -
The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine said he was assessing next steps after allegations of sexual assault were reported...