Eric McDaniel
Eric McDaniel is a congressional reporter for NPR's Washington Desk.
Before covering Congress, McDaniel reported on climate policy and launched the daily NPR Politics Podcast, where he served as editor for more than a thousand episodes.
From Richmond, Virginia, he holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in English Literature from the University of Virginia.
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The House returns Monday for one week before heading back home. At the top of the agenda is a bill to extend government funding past the midterm elections.
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President Trump is trying to change how people vote. How will that impact midterm voters?
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Congressional Democrats are preparing for a new kind of midterm challenge: The risk that President Trump will attempt to undermine November's elections by claiming fraud or interfering with voting.
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The national debt reached $40 trillion this week. It's an eye-popping figure — one that has grown as the influence of debt and deficit hawks has receded in Congress.