Danielle Kurtzleben
Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.
Before joining NPR in 2015, Kurtzleben spent a year as a correspondent for Vox.com. As part of the site's original reporting team, she covered economics and business news.
Prior to Vox.com, Kurtzleben was with U.S. News & World Report for nearly four years, where she covered the economy, campaign finance and demographic issues. As associate editor, she launched Data Mine, a data visualization blog on usnews.com.
A native of Titonka, Iowa, Kurtzleben has a bachelor's degree in English from Carleton College. She also holds a master's degree in global communication from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.
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We take a look at President Trump's peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, Marjorie Taylor Greene's decision to step down from Congress, and a surprisingly cordial visit to the White House.
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In the Oval Office, President Trump defended Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when he was asked about CIA findings that the prince approved the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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President Trump says the government will distribute checks to Americans from tariff revenue. Here's what that could mean. -
The Supreme Court's justices appeared skeptical Wednesday of the Trump administration's argument that the president has the right to impose tariffs without congressional approval.
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Crowds of protestors gathered in cities and towns across the nation on Saturday to protest against President Trump. And there is no sign of a breakthrough to end the government shutdown.
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Crowds of protestors gathered in cities and towns across the nation on Saturday to protest against President Trump. And there is no sign of a breakthrough to end the government shutdown.
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President Trump is in the United Kingdom for a rare second state visit that includes pageantry, policy and protests. -
Trump has long expressed fascination with the royal family. The U.K. government will tap into that this week during a state visit that combines pageantry and politics. -
The Supreme Court is expected to decide this week whether it will consider the legality of President Trump's use of emergency powers to impose country-specific tariffs.
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What's next for President Trump's push to broker an end to Russia's war on Ukraine after extraordinary meetings with Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday?
