Domenico Montanaro
Domenico Montanaro is NPR's senior political editor/correspondent. Based in Washington, D.C., his work appears on air and online delivering analysis of the political climate in Washington and campaigns. He also helps edit political coverage.
Montanaro joined NPR in 2015 and oversaw coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign, including for broadcast and digital.
Before joining NPR, Montanaro served as political director and senior producer for politics and law at PBS NewsHour. There, he led domestic political and legal coverage, which included the 2014 midterm elections, the Supreme Court, and the unrest in Ferguson, Mo.
Prior to PBS NewsHour, Montanaro was deputy political editor at NBC News, where he covered two presidential elections and reported and edited for the network's political blog, "First Read." He has also worked at CBS News, ABC News, The Asbury Park Press in New Jersey, and taught high school English.
Montanaro earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Delaware and a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.
A native of Queens, N.Y., Montanaro is a life-long Mets fan and college basketball junkie.
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A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of last Thursday's news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes. -
The Minnesota governor spoke alongside Vice President Harris Tuesday night for the first time as her running mate, and made clear what he brings to the campaign. -
To take a measure of where the election stands, we have a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll out Tuesday that shows Vice President Harris gaining a slight lead nationally on former President Donald Trump.
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Vice President Harris has upended the presidential race and has now built a 51%-48% lead over former President Trump, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. -
Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Walz is the chair of the Democratic Governors Association, an ex-Army National Guard leader and a former teacher.
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Of the top three potential running mates, Mark Kelly has the highest favorability rating overall and is particularly strong with independents. Harris is set to make her announcement Tuesday. -
Vice President Harris is close to picking her running mate, and the stakes are high as the election between her and former President Donald Trump gets even closer. We look at the state of the race.
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Trump's leads in the Blue Wall states have been completely wiped out, and they remain true toss-ups. The former president retains a narrow lead in all four Sun Belt states. -
In his first public remarks after exiting the race for president, Biden focused on his goals for his final months in office and painted a picture of the legacy he hopes to leave behind. -
A survey from NPR/PBS News/Marist finds that most Americans think President Biden did the right thing by passing the torch to Vice President Harris, instead of continuing his bid for a second term.
