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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!["[W]e've got to get more confrontational, we've got to make sure that they know we mean business," Rep. Maxine Waters said during a protest at the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Saturday.](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxNTZweCIgd2lkdGg9IjI4MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=)
"[W]e've got to get more confrontational, we've got to make sure that they know we mean business," the California Democrat said at a protest on Saturday. -
Press secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden would raise the refugee cap by May 15. Earlier, the White House said it would keep the number of refugees capped at 15,000 for the fiscal year.
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The legislation would address the spike in hate crimes and violence targeted at the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Democrats need GOP votes to advance the bill in the Senate this week.
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The investigation follows a series of allegations against the Florida congressman, including illegal drug use and sexual misconduct.
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William Evans is the second Capitol Police officer to receive the rare distinction to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda this year. He was killed last Friday when a man rammed his car into a barrier.
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Roughly 400,000 votes in all were cast in the race for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. Hart maintained that nearly two dozen valid ballots were not counted properly.
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The appointment of the first Black American sergeant-at-arms for the House comes as Congress works to overhaul its security procedures in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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President Biden said he also expects Vice President Harris to join him on his reelection bid in 2024. Still, he noted he was a "great respecter of fate" and could not say anything for certain.
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Under their deal announced late Tuesday, the White House will add a senior liaison to the Asian American community.
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The measure is expected to pass the House but faces long odds in the Senate, leading some advocates to call for the end of the legislative filibuster.
!["[W]e've got to get more confrontational, we've got to make sure that they know we mean business," Rep. Maxine Waters said during a protest at the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Saturday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/11bc1cf/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3872x2157+0+220/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2021%2F04%2F19%2Fgettyimages-1232376763_custom-a45c1c4ba9c2f3f65ec63b076188f9690615ff63.jpg)
