NAPS Chat

NAPS Chat

Weekly Legislative Insights Podcast

NAPS Chat is a weekly podcast intended to inform NAPS members about the latest legislative and political goings-on within our nation’s capital. Hosted by NAPS Director of Legislative and Political Affairs, Bob Levi, naps.rl@naps.org. You can subscribe to NAPS Chat on iTunes and Spotify.

October 16, 2026 | Episode 250

Election 2026 Countdown: Who Will Control Congress?

Erin Covey, editor of the nationally acclaimed Cook Political Report, joins Bob for an insightful discussion about the upcoming 2026 congressional election. Erin and Bob explore the battle for the control of the House and Senate, political trends shaping the final couple of weeks of the campaign, and what recent polling demonstrates about the political environment.They also talk about what impact, if any, recent attacks on vote-by-mail may have. 

In addition, to providing House of Representatives electoral coverage, Erin assesses Senate races. Erin offers political analysis to numerous televised, print and digital media outlets, including NBC, CBS, CNN, NY Times, the Wall St. Journal,  and the Washington Post.

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Erin Covey, House of Representatives Editor of the Cook Political Report 

Episodes

Epsiode 236 January 9, 2026 --"Priming for 2026 NAPS Legislative Advocacy" with NAPS Executive Vice President Chuck Mulidore

Episode 237 January 23, 2026 -- "Is the Postal Service Still Sustainable?" with Government Accountability Office (GAO) Director of Physical Infrastructure David Marroni

Episode 238 February 13, 2026 -- "Measuring Postal Performance and Effectiveness" with Snailworks President Dave Lewis 

Episode 239 March 12, 2026 -- "The Latest Postal News, NAPS Legislative Conference, House Postal Hearing and Congressional Postal Roundtable" with NAPS President Ivan Butts

Episode 240 March 26 2026 -- "Reflecting on the State of the Postal Service" with NALC President Brian Renfroe

Episode 241 April 20 2026 -- "Maximizing Opportunities for Legislative and Political Engagement" with George Barrett, 2026 NAPS Gold Standard Legislative Leadership Awardee 

Episode 242 May 1 2026 -- "Fulfilling the Postal Promise of Universal Service and Financial Stability" with Elena Patel of the Brookings Institute

Episode 243 May 20 2026 -- "The Congressional Postal Caucus Delivers for America" with Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI), co-chair of the Congressional Postal Service Caucus

Episode 244 June 11 2026 -- "Reflections on Congressional Leadership and the Postal Service" with Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), former House of Representatives Majority Leader

Episode 245 June 29 2026 -- "1776: An American Postal System Delivering Independence" with USPS Historians Steve Kochersperger and Junemarie Brandt

Episode 246 July 16 2026 -- "Preparing for the 2026 NAPS National Convention" with Sheri Davies of ConferenceDirect 

Episode 247 August 4 2026 -- "Options to Address the Postal Service's Financial Woes" with David Garcia of the Postal Service Office of Inspector General

Episode 248 September 2 2026 -- "Newly NAPS Elected Executive Vice President Jimmy Warden Discusses Crucial Postal Issues"