Eric McDaniel
Eric McDaniel edits the NPR Politics Podcast. He joined the program ahead of its 2019 relaunch as a daily podcast.
Since coming to NPR in 2016, McDaniel has worked across NPR's newsmagazine shows as an editor and producer. Most recently, he was planning editor at Up First and helped launch a Saturday version of the program.
A native of Richmond, Virginia, he earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in English Literature from the University of Virginia.
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Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he will retire at the end of 2023, meaning he has just weeks left in his term in Congress. His decision to quit comes as Republicans are facing lots of pressure.
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Republicans blocked a procedural vote on a national security funding bill over demands for additional border security measures. -
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will retire at the end of this year, leaving just weeks left in his time in office.
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The House voted overwhelmingly to expel New York Republican George Santos from Congress, making him the sixth person in history to be expelled in that manner.
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Members of the House of Representatives voted 311 to 114 Friday morning to expel Santos from Congress. The embattled congressman is accused by prosecutors of a number of financial misdeeds.
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The freshman New York Republican is facing nearly two dozen federal charges related to alleged financial misdeeds, many of which have been corroborated in a report compiled by House lawmakers.
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Congress may not have a spending deadline this December, but they do still have a long to-do list before the holidays.
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Congress is moving forward with a spending bill approach that could lead to rolling shutdown deadlines next year.
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Congress has until the end of the day on Friday to fund the government, but there is no clear path to resolving differences.
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Congress has a week to avoid a government shutdown. But the new speaker is facing familiar GOP divisions trying to pass his party's own spending bills and still hasn't decided on a short term bill.
