Barbara Sprunt
Barbara Sprunt is a producer on NPR's Washington desk, where she reports and produces breaking news and feature political content. She formerly produced the NPR Politics Podcast and got her start in radio at as an intern on NPR's Weekend All Things Considered and Tell Me More with Michel Martin. She is an alumnus of the Paul Miller Reporting Fellowship at the National Press Foundation. She is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., and a Pennsylvania native.
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Divisions within the House Republican conference could threaten both the future of the package and Mike Johnson's speakership. -
Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie said he would vote to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker if it came to the floor. He told Johnson in a closed-door meeting that he should resign. -
Aid for Israel became more urgent after the weekend's attack, House Speaker Mike Johnson said. After months of delays, he is also putting forward a bill that provide additional aid to Ukraine. -
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said the chamber will consider legislation to support Israel after Iran launched dozens of drones toward Israel late Saturday night. -
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson held a press conference with former president Donald Trump tying immigration with election integrity at the end of a chaotic week in the House.
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Speaker Mike Johnson is travelling to Mar-a-Lago to hold a joint press conference with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
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The compromise funding package will keep the federal government running through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. -
Lawmakers are racing against the clock to pass a package of spending bills before midnight Friday — when funding for several key agencies expires.
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The text accounting for about three-quarters of all federal discretionary spending was released early Thursday. Now, lawmakers are racing against the clock to vote before a Friday midnight deadline. -
The deal between negotiators from the House and the White House would fund the government until the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30.
