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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Robert Mueller warned in his opening statement that he would not go beyond his report on the Russian interference in the 2016 election. But lawmakers tried to get him to underline their points.
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The deal to set spending levels and raise the debt limit would end a decade of roller coaster fiscal standoffs in Washington. -
While former Vice President Joe Biden has a commanding lead in early polling for the Democratic nomination, black women interviewed by NPR all say they are still weighing their options. -
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's opposition to election security legislation faces new pressures in the Senate.
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The annual fish fry is hosted by Congressman James Clyburn. He's the most influential Democrat in South Carolina politics, and as House majority whip, the highest-ranking black leader in Congress. -
Do you often hear your colleagues complain that the office is too cold or that they have to bundle up? A new study shows that women are more productive when their surrounding temperatures are higher. -
The Wyoming Republican is deciding between running for the Senate in 2020, or staying in the House where she has a chance to climb the leadership ladder. -
President Trump's efforts to block congressional oversight into his administration and special counsel Robert Mueller's report is ratcheting up impeachment talk among House Democrats. -
Courts have tended to side with Congress when it comes to questions of congressional oversight of the executive branch. House Democrats hope they will again in a confrontation over the Mueller report. -
Congressional Democrats are warming to the idea of beginning impeachment proceedings if it is a mechanism to get the Trump administration to cooperate with their oversight efforts.
