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Susan Davis is a political correspondent for NPR and a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. She has covered Congress, elections, and national politics since 2002 for publications including USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, National Journal and Roll Call. She appears regularly on television and radio outlets to discuss congressional and national politics, and she is a contributor on PBS's Washington Week. She is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., and a Philadelphia native.

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Wednesday

North Dakota governor and GOP presidential candidate on UAW strikes

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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks to reporters in the spin room after a Republican presidential primary debate on Aug. 23. Morry Gash/AP hide caption

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GOP presidential hopeful Doug Burgum says he'd leave abortion laws up to the states

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Tuesday

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is seen in the Spin Room following the first Republican Presidential primary debate at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 23, 2023. KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Can Gov. Doug Burgum Introduce Himself In Time To Win The GOP Primary?

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travels to Washington this week to press for additional funding for the war with Russia. President Biden has Congress to approve $24 billion in new funding. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via Getty Images hide caption

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Zelenskyy's U.S. visit comes as Republican opposition to Ukraine aid grows

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Monday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the media during a joint press conference with Denmarks Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (not pictured) outside the presidential palace following their meeting in Kyiv, on September 6, 2023. IDA MARIE ODGAARD/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima hide caption

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Friday

The rising sun illuminates the US Capitol building on November 9, 2022 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, exits Holy Spirit Catholic Church after attending mass with his father (out of frame) in Johns Island, S.C., on Aug. 13, 2022. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 4: United Auto Workers members and others gather for a rally after marching in the Detroit Labor Day Parade on September 4, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption

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House Republicans start a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden

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Tuesday

US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters outside of his office at the US Capitol Building on September 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday that he endorsed launching a formal impeachment inquiry into US President Joe Biden. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Left to right: Alabama Republican Party Chair John Wahl, 37, and North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton, 25. Quentin Renard Gunn and Eamon Queeney for NPR hide caption

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Friday

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town hall-style event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College on June 6, Manchester, N.H. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Former N.J. Gov. Christie makes another case to be the GOP presidential nominee

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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town hall-style event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College on June 6, Manchester, N.H. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Bucking his party, Chris Christie makes his case for 2024

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Wednesday

Senate Republicans are facing continued questions about the health of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after the Kentucky Republican suffered two public health incidents. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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McConnell tries to shift Senate focus from his health to spending

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Tuesday

FORT MEADE, MARYLAND - JULY 05: Military recruits raise their right hands as U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reads the oath of enlistment at Fort George G. Meade. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

US President Joe Biden (C) welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R), and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to Camp David, Maryland, for a Trilateral Summit on August 18, 2023. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Summer Camp... David: Biden Welcomes South Korea, Japan Leaders

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Thursday

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to NPR about the Democrats' upcoming plans with the Inflation Reduction Act, at the Capitol, on Aug. 16. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer On Climate Law

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Tuesday

Donald Trump speaks as White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (R) listens prior to Trump's Marine One departure from the South Lawn of the White House July 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (L) hosts Florida Governor Ron DeSantis during one of her "Fair-Side Chats" at the Iowa State Fair on August 12, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers a statement at the U.S. Department of Justice August 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. Garland announced that U.S. Attorney David Weiss will be appointed special counsel in the ongoing probe of Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

Voting stickers sit on a table for people to take after they cast their ballots at the Butler Township Garage during Ohio's General Election on November 8, 2016 in Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. Ty Wright/Getty Images hide caption

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