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Week in politics: primaries results, Iran pressure, Korean relations flip (opens the original)
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Primary season is winding up with just a few more states to go after some big developments this past week. So we'll begin this hour with NPR senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Good morning, Mara. RASCOE: OK. So let's get your takeaways so far. LIASSON: Well, we've been watching very carefully to see if there's a trend that Democrats are nominating more center-left progressive activists than they are moderate candidates, but we're not really seeing a trend. We're seeing a real
Democratic socialism's next test is the Midwest (opens the original)
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The Democratic Party continues to see an intraparty divide. Farther-left progressive candidates who identify as democratic socialists have had a rising influence, winning some notable primaries. But some election results this week might have shown limits to that influence. To talk about all of this and some unique findings on how swing voters are feeling about socialism, we're joined now by NPR's senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Hi, Mara. CHANG: Hi. OK, so this week, a self-
Survey finds most Americans believe corruption is a problem in politics (opens the original)
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Huge majorities of Americans say corruption is a problem in politics. This, according to new research from the Brennan Center. Many people talk about politicians enriching themselves, building systems that advantage the wealthy and powerful, all while ignoring the problems of regular people. FADEL: NPR's Mara Liasson has been covering corruption in politics, what voters think about it and if anything can be done about it. And she's with me now. Good morning, Mara. FADEL: So voters say they are i
Mara Liasson (opens the original)
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Mara Liasson is the senior national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazine programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Liasson provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC — focusing on the White House and Congress — and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway. Each election year, Liasson provides key coverage of the candidates and issues in both presidential and congressional races. Du
With less than 100 days left until Election Day, how the midterms are shaping up (opens the original)
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There are now fewer than a hundred days until Election Day in November. Yeah, and some states still have primaries to set those fall matchups. All leading to the big question, will Democrats win control of at least one chamber of Congress, breaking up full Republican control in D.C.? MARTÍNEZ: For insights into that, let's go to senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Mara, both Democrats and Republicans are making the case for why they'll win congressional majorities in the midter
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