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.

Religious leaders, lawmakers push for $1 billion to secure houses of worship

Barbara Sprunt

There's an effort on Capitol Hill to increase funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which awards funding to houses of worship to harden their defenses. In 2024, roughly a third of those who applied actually received funding.
Congress delays vote on Republican-backed ICE funding after GOP infighting

Barbara Sprunt, Leila Fadel

Republicans upended plans to pass a partisan bill to fund ICE after party infighting over unrelated issues snarled their progress.
Some lawmakers say correspondents' dinner attack raises questions over Secret Service

Barbara Sprunt, Steve Inskeep

Lawmakers say the thwarted attack on the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises questions about Secret Service protection. Some say it highlights the need for a White House ballroom.
Ethics committee finds Florida Democratic representative guilty of violations

Barbara Sprunt

The House Ethics Committee found Rep. Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of ethics violations after a rare public hearing on allegations of financial crimes.