http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111854594 Copyright 2007 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 en "It's All Politics" features Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving and Political Editor Ken Rudin. They dissect the latest news from inside the beltway, along with other political stories from around the country. NPR,NPR,It s All Politics,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air NPR no http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/icon_510068.jpg http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111854594 Thu, 16 May 2013 23:03:59 -0400 Ron Elving and National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson, sitting in for Ken Rudin, look back at the week of scandals rocking the Obama Administration. The President says he's "angry" and fires the IRS chief for the agency's targeting of groups with "Tea Party" and "patriot" in the names. And Attorney General Eric Holder is back on Capitol Hill, this time testifying on the Justice Department's seizing of phone records of journalists.  

]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 23:03:59 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111854594 http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510068/184640865/npr_184640865.mp3 Ron Elving and National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson, sitting in for Ken Rudin, look back at the week of scandals rocking the Obama Administration. The President says he's "angry" and fires the IRS chief for the agency's targeting of groups with "Tea Party" and "patriot" in the names. And Attorney General Eric Holder is back on Capitol Hill, this time testifying on the Justice Department's seizing of phone records of journalists.  

]]> eric,president,obama,immigration,ap,irs,holder,benghazi,NPR,NPR,It s All Politics,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 23:07 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Ron Elving and Ken Rudin review the latest political news best summed up as: "the week of the comeback." In South Carolina, former Governor Mark Sanford wins back his old seat in the U.S. House. Hearings on the aftermath of the Benghazi attacks again take center stage. And New Jersey Governor Chris Christie pushes back critics, saying his lap-band surgery is about his health — not a run for the White House in 2016.

]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 23:03:52 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111854594 http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510068/182732857/npr_182732857.mp3 Ron Elving and Ken Rudin review the latest political news best summed up as: "the week of the comeback." In South Carolina, former Governor Mark Sanford wins back his old seat in the U.S. House. Hearings on the aftermath of the Benghazi attacks again take center stage. And New Jersey Governor Chris Christie pushes back critics, saying his lap-band surgery is about his health — not a run for the White House in 2016.

]]> mark,chris,guns,sanford,ken,christie,ron,hicks,gregory,rudin,benghazi,elving,NPR,NPR,It s All Politics,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 22:08 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Ken Rudin and Ron Elving discuss President Obama's press conference this week where he talked about a range of topics including closing the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the ongoing civil war in Syria. They also weigh in on the race for the open Senate seat in Massachusetts, plus GOP Senators feeling the heat for voting against stricter gun measures.

]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 20:53:31 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111854594 http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510068/180683403/npr_180683403.mp3 Ken Rudin and Ron Elving discuss President Obama's press conference this week where he talked about a range of topics including closing the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the ongoing civil war in Syria. They also weigh in on the race for the open Senate seat in Massachusetts, plus GOP Senators feeling the heat for voting against stricter gun measures.

]]> mark,ed,sanford,president,elizabeth,obama,ken,busch,ron,colbert,markey,rudin,elving,NPR,NPR,It s All Politics,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 22:16 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Ron Elving and Ken Rudin discuss how last week's deadly bombings in Boston changed the political mood in Washington. They also preview upcoming special elections in South Carolina and in Massachusetts. Plus, they weigh in on why former First Lady Barbara Bush doesn't want her son Jeb to run for president in 2016.

]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:03:40 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111854594 http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510068/179126485/npr_179126485.mp3 Ron Elving and Ken Rudin discuss how last week's deadly bombings in Boston changed the political mood in Washington. They also preview upcoming special elections in South Carolina and in Massachusetts. Plus, they weigh in on why former First Lady Barbara Bush doesn't want her son Jeb to run for president in 2016.

]]> mark,boston,max,sanford,ken,ron,baucus,ricin,rudin,elving,imtelligence,NPR,NPR,It s All Politics,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 21:25 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Ken Rudin and Ron Elving review the somber week highlighted by the deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon. They discuss the defeat of the Manchin-Toomey gun amendment in the Senate on Wednesday and why immigration reform will have a better chance of passing in the divided Congress. Plus the latest fallout in the comeback story of former South Carolina Governor and current U.S. House candidate, Mark Sanford.

]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:43:40 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111854594 http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510068/177841506/npr_177841506.mp3 Ken Rudin and Ron Elving review the somber week highlighted by the deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon. They discuss the defeat of the Manchin-Toomey gun amendment in the Senate on Wednesday and why immigration reform will have a better chance of passing in the divided Congress. Plus the latest fallout in the comeback story of former South Carolina Governor and current U.S. House candidate, Mark Sanford.

]]> mark,joe,boston,guns,sanford,bombing,immigration,anthony,pat,weiner,toomey,manchin,NPR,NPR,It s All Politics,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 21:05 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Ken Rudin is joined by NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson this week. They discuss lawmakers in Washington hinting at some level of bipartisanship on the issues of guns and immigration. They also weigh in on Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's outreach to students at the predominantly black Howard University this week. And disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner is mulling a run for mayor of New York.

]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:03:54 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111854594 http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510068/176977746/npr_176977746.mp3 Ken Rudin is joined by NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson this week. They discuss lawmakers in Washington hinting at some level of bipartisanship on the issues of guns and immigration. They also weigh in on Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's outreach to students at the predominantly black Howard University this week. And disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner is mulling a run for mayor of New York.

]]> new,york,joe,ken,anthony,pat,weiner,mara,rubio,marco,rudin,toomey,liasson,manchin,NPR,NPR,It s All Politics,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 24:47 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Ron Elving is joined by NPR Health Correspondent Julie Rovner this week. They discuss President Obama's brain mapping initiative and his 2-for-22 shooting performance during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. They also weigh in on recent GOP gaffes — one made by Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert on same-sex marriage and Alaska Rep. Don Young's use of an ethnic slur when describing Latino migrant workers.

]]> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:53:49 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111854594 http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510068/176285052/npr_176285052.mp3 Ron Elving is joined by NPR Health Correspondent Julie Rovner this week. They discuss President Obama's brain mapping initiative and his 2-for-22 shooting performance during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. They also weigh in on recent GOP gaffes — one made by Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert on same-sex marriage and Alaska Rep. Don Young's use of an ethnic slur when describing Latino migrant workers.

]]> brain,young,roll,president,obama,louie,don,easter,egg,abortion,nra,gop,gohmert,NPR,NPR,It s All Politics,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 22:42 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Ken Rudin and Ron Elving reflect on the historic Supreme Court hearings on same-sex marriage. They also weigh in on South Dakota's Tim Johnson, a Democrat, retiring from the Senate. Plus, with heavy hearts, Ken and Ron say goodbye to actress Ashley Judd who decided against running for the Senate in Kentucky in 2014.

]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:23:32 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111854594 http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510068/175703311/npr_175703311.mp3 Ken Rudin and Ron Elving reflect on the historic Supreme Court hearings on same-sex marriage. They also weigh in on South Dakota's Tim Johnson, a Democrat, retiring from the Senate. Plus, with heavy hearts, Ken and Ron say goodbye to actress Ashley Judd who decided against running for the Senate in Kentucky in 2014.

]]> marriage,ken,ashley,ron,court,judd,samesex,supreme,rudin,elving,NPR,NPR,It s All Politics,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 18:56 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Ron Elving and Ken Rudin dissect some of what's in the GOP's "autopsy" plan released by RNC Chairman Reince Priebus this week. They also preview what could be a tough nomination battle for President Obama's pick to lead the Labor Department and weigh in on the changing politics of same-sex marriage. 

]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:14:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111854594 http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510068/174995738/npr_174995738.mp3 Ron Elving and Ken Rudin dissect some of what's in the GOP's "autopsy" plan released by RNC Chairman Reince Priebus this week. They also preview what could be a tough nomination battle for President Obama's pick to lead the Labor Department and weigh in on the changing politics of same-sex marriage. 

]]> mark,party,marriage,gay,sanford,tom,hillary,clinton,outreach,latinos,republican,perez,NPR,NPR,It s All Politics,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 24:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:34:29 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111854594 http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510068/174366552/npr_174366552.mp3 The white smoke has appeared and that can mean only one thing: the new edition of the “It’s All Politics” podcast with NPR’s Ken Rudin and Ron Elving is ready.  It also means that there’s no budget deal in Congress, that CPAC is underway, and that Carl Levin has decided that 36 years in the Senate is enough. 

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