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Senior White House Correspondent, NPR, co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast, Politics Monday on PBS NewsHour. Carries a big fuzzy microphone. Drives a minivan. Loves concerts, cooking, running and my boys.
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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.