Susan Davis
Susan Davis is a congressional 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 with Robert Costa. She is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., and a Philadelphia native.
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Senate Democrats have made a major voting rights bill a top priority, but Tuesday's vote on it is expected to fail. Internal divisions about the bill plus opposition from Republicans have stalled it.
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Texas Democrats last month staged a dramatic walkout that successfully — if temporarily — blocked Republicans from passing a restrictive voting measure for the state. -
The Democratic majority in Congress has been struggling to advance Biden's agenda as moderates have tried to bring Republicans on board with an infrastructure bill.
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., is leading a new round of infrastructure talks with Republicans. She has build a reputation for working across the aisle as a moderate, but the odds of a deal are slim.
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A Democrat senator from West Virginia says he will vote against one of the party's most significant voting rights bills in years, effectively overturning the legislation.
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House Democrats have begun looking at the tax code to see how to change it to pay for President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan. Republicans are vowing to do everything they can to stop it.
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Elise Stefanik, a four-term congresswoman, is replacing Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., in party leadership over Cheney's ongoing criticism of former President Donald Trump. -
Infighting over the future of the Republican Party could reach new heights, with an expected vote on whether Rep. Cheney remains the third-ranking GOP leader in the House.
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New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik is positioning herself to replace Liz Cheney as the number three House Republican leader. She came to Congress as a moderate but shifted to become a top Trump ally.
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The No. 3 House Republican has previously warded off an attempt to remove her from her leadership role in the party, but this time around, her support from GOP leaders seems to be crumbling.
