Deirdre Walsh
Deirdre Walsh is the congress editor for NPR's Washington Desk.
Based in Washington, DC, Walsh manages a team of reporters covering Capitol Hill and political campaigns.
Before joining NPR in 2018, Walsh worked as a senior congressional producer at CNN. In her nearly 18-year career there, she was an off-air reporter and a key contributor to the network's newsgathering efforts, filing stories for CNN.com and producing pieces that aired on domestic and international networks. Prior to covering Capitol Hill, Walsh served as a producer for Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics.
Walsh was elected in August 2018 as the president of the Board of Directors for the Washington Press Club Foundation, a non-profit focused on promoting diversity in print and broadcast media. Walsh has won several awards for enterprise and election reporting, including the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress by the National Press Association, which she won in February 2013 along with CNN's Chief Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash. Walsh was also awarded the Joan Barone Award for excellence in Washington-based Congressional or Political Reporting in June 2013.
Walsh received a B.A. in political science and communications from Boston College.
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The popular social media app launched a fierce lobbying campaign, arguing the bill violates free speech. Bipartisan supporters say Congress needs to step in because TikTok threatens national security.
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President Biden used the high-profile speech to draw a contrast with his 2024 likely opponent, former President Donald Trump. He hit on the economy, abortion, the Mideast and the border. -
Democrats running in swing seats say the president's performance in his State of the Union speech is important. They want him to remind people about the economic progress and discuss the border. -
The Senate Republican leader has consistently clashed with Trump, most forcefully after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. -
Concerned Republicans are pointing to polling that shows an overwhelming majority of voters support access to fertility treatments. Reproductive rights are a leading issue in congressional races. -
The Republican-led House voted along party lines to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It was the second attempt in as many week.
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Democrat Tom Suozzi has won the race to succeed former Republican Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the House last year. Suozzi will serve out the remainder of Santos' term.
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Tom Suozzi will replace ousted Rep. George Santos in a critical swing district. The Democrat's win narrows the already razor-thin majority for Republicans in the House.
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A bipartisan Senate bill to reduce and manage the surge of migrants approaching the U.S. Mexico border Wednesday was derailed by Republicans. Now, Democrats are moving to Plan B.
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After four months of bipartisan talks on border security Senate Republicans backed off backing changes to the Biden administration's policies they demanded. Democrats moved to pass aid for allies.
