ISO real live swing voters, for instance Biden ‘20>Trump ‘24. If this is you please fill out this form or send it to a family member. I’m looking for people willing to tell us about your lives and have thoughtful convos about politics. www.npr.org/2025/12/05/g...

Happy first snow day of the year!

Happy first snow day of the year!

White House tours are back just in time for the holidays, after a three month hiatus for to President Trump’s planned ballroom project. The tour is shorter because the East Wing is gone. www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...

There’s more new gold stuff on the colonnade at the White House. New since this morning. So many pieces of flair.

Very excited to get my friend John Davis’s new book in the mail. As someone who was also introduced to punk rock through mix tapes in the 90s, this is a fun read.

President Trump is hosting his first event in the newly decked-out Rose Garden tonight. Here’s my story about the renovation and the history of the iconic garden (turned patio). Trump makes over the Rose Garden, Mar-a-Lago style www.npr.org/2025/08/23/n...

Mark Knoller truly was a legend, a White House correspondent I was very lucky to work alongside. Even long after he retired, Mark would pull up his word doc of presidential statistics when I needed help for a story. He is going to be so sorely missed. www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-kn...

President Trump plans to build a ballroom at the White House. It’s an idea he’s been pitching for at least 15 years. www.npr.org/2025/07/30/n...

Rose Garden paving project update. It is coming along. The stone is bright white.

A lot of people have been asking how to help public radio/TV weather this current storm. One of my concerns has been making sure the most vulnerable stations that serve small populations in rural areas get the support they need to keep going. This new site offers a roadmap. adoptastation.org

Our very special "Independence Day" tradition lives on in today's episode of the NPR Politics Podcast...also a roundup of a very busy week in political news, including President Trump's big legislative win. www.npr.org/2025/07/03/1...

Just getting a little rain here at the White House. (Sarcasm font, it’s a lot) @capitalweather

Just getting a little rain here at the White House. (Sarcasm font, it’s a lot) @capitalweather

The annual @cwsoftballgame is coming up on July 16. This year I am playing for my friend Dr. Patricia Gaffney, who has metastatic breast cancer. The game raises money for the @youngsurvivalcoalition, which helps young women facing breast cancer. Buy tix: www.gofevo.com/event/2025CWSG

The Rose Garden demolition is underway. “We’re going to put a beautiful stone surface down so that people -- for instance, we had something the other day and it actually didn't rain for three or four days and the women were still getting stuck in the grass,” Trump said May 4.

This is really just a test. But, Happy Friday to all.

In honor of Senator Durbin's @durbin.senate.gov retirement announcement, I share the greatest House floor speech of all time via @c-span.bsky.social. www.c-span.org/clip/house-p...

OK. This is pretty cool, from today's @washingtonpost.com o. Sorry for the spoiler!

Very cool to win an Ambie! A giant thank you to the Podcast Academy and our dedicated, engaged listeners who come to us for political news.

"Today the U.S. government wants to control the AP’s speech. Tomorrow it could be someone else’s." Julie Pace lays out the stakes in AP's suit to restore access to cover the president. They are fighting for all of us. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.

Hi! I’m a longtime foreign correspondent for @npr.org covering China, Taiwan, and the broader Asia Pacific. I’m now based in DC after a decade abroad to cover foreign policy and also the international impacts of the U.S. federal restructuring. DM/Signal me (emilyzfeng.96) with tips + feedback!

News: "Bloody Saturday" for Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international networks Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more My NPR story www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...

The latest update led by @shannonbond.bsky.social features contributions from across @npr.org's newsroom (!) : @andreahsu.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social, Tom Bowman, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social, @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social, Megan Lim, @hansilowang.bsky.social @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social and more.

I’m also reachable via Signal if you have story tips or documents to share.

Standing by in the briefing room for President Trump’s first press briefing in this room since he left office.

The first press briefing of the second Trump term and the aisles were so packed it took considerable effort just to get to NPR’s seat.

The funeral for Jimmy Carter is wrapping up in the Washington National Cathedral.

Hello from the Washington National Cathedral, where a memorial for President Carter is set to begin at 10 AM. The seats in the cathedral are already filling in. 1/

Every year the @npr.org Politics Podcast does a Can’t Let It Go extravaganza. It’s a lot of fun. Consider it a palate cleanser as we head into the new year. open.spotify.com/episode/1pNT...

I contributed to this one along with the rest of our White House team. President Biden has held fewer formal press conferences than any president since Ronald Reagan, and hasn't taken questions at length since before the election. But there's still time...and we have a lot of questions.

If you are in the DC area, find your way over to Politics and Prose on Friday night! I will be interviewing Colleen Long and Rebecca Little about their engaging, personal and timely book: "I'm Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America." politics-prose.com/little-long

Happy convergence of winter holidays!!

Not entirely sure why I was thinking about this story, but in 2007 I did a piece about learning how to make latkes from my mother in law. I sound a whole lot younger! www.npr.org/2007/12/10/1...

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against approximately two dogs.

The French government has announced that President-elect Trump will meet with President Macron in Paris tomorrow (Zelenskyy will meet with Macron too). A whole bunch of international delegations will be there for the re-opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral.

Update: dry brined on Monday. Made an herb rub for game day. Spatchcocked, smoked for 8 hours. One moist and delicious bird. #teamdrybrine

When it comes to Thanksgiving turkey, to brine or not to brine? @scottdetrow.bsky.social and I tested our methods with an actual professional and it turns out that, although confident, we are both a right and a little wrong.

The Trump transition team has signed an MOU with the White House that will give them access to agencies. This is a key document that was supposed to have been signed by October 1. www.npr.org/2024/11/26/n... 1/

When it comes to naming cabinet picks, Trump's second transition is moving at a rapid clip. But the flashy announcements mask real concerns, that the transition has so far skipped FBI background checks, ethics agreements and security briefings. www.npr.org/2024/11/22/n...

Oh hey! @capitalweather.bsky.social is here. My social media life is complete.