Ron Elving

Huge crowds are gathered across North America to watch the coast-to-coast solar eclipse as it passes. Audio

Engineers have started removing mangled wreckage after the partial collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore that killed six people. Audio

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News. Audio

Ron Elving has the takeaways from President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech, and the highly controversial Republican response. Audio

Congress is taking a 12-day winter break but there's a long list of unfinished business on Capitol Hill. Audio

Republican candidate Nikki Haley is getting one last shot at Donald Trump after Ron DeSantis suspended his presidential campaign.  Audio

Donald Trump has changed his mind about returning to the witness stand to testify in his own defense at his civil fraud trial in New York. And in Texas, the Supreme Court has temporarily halted a… Audio

Ron joins Kathryn to talk about how the Hamas-Israel conflict continues to have an impact in the US, including the weekend shooting in Vermont of three college students from Palestine. Democrats are… Audio

The United States is vowing to defend itself against a barrage of attacks on its military bases across the Middle East. Over the last three weeks, Iran-backed militia groups have attacked US bases and… Audio

Ron Elving discusses the new Speaker of the House and Congress; a relatively junior member of the leadership, Mike Johnson. And the atrocity in Lewiston, Maine, with 18 people dead in a shooting, and… Audio

Ron Elving is in Washington, focusing on the United States' reaction to events in Gaza and Israel. He'll also talk about the inability of the House majority to pick a leader and resume normal… Audio

A federal government shutdown has been narrowly avoided in the US, at President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open. Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal which… Audio

US correspondent Ron Elving joins Kathryn to break down some of the issues in Washington right now, as the House Speaker Kevin McCarthy fights to keep his job and quell a rebellion in his party ranks… Audio

US correspondent Ron Elving gives the latest on tropical storm Hilary as it moves towards Nevada, after slamming California with flash floods. Also, a look at this week's Fox News political debate… Audio

US correspondent Ron Elving joins Susie to talk about the wait for Donald Trump's next indictment, expected from Fulton County Georgia over claims he tried to overturn the 2020 election result by… Audio

Ron brings the latest on investigations into Donald Trump's role in January 6 Capitol riot, as well as the much-hyped 'Barbenheimer'. Audio

Ron says Ukraine and NATO are top of mind this week. Congress has returned but is very much at loggerheads. And former President Donald Trump continues to get bad news on the legal front but dominates… Audio

Ron talks to Kathryn about what the Biden administration is saying about the Wagner Group revolt in Russia and the implications for Vladimir Putin and his ability to hold onto power. Also the… Audio

Ron joins Kathryn to talk about tomorrow's scheduled court appearance for former President Donald Trump on 37 charges relating to how he handled classified documents after he left the White House… Audio