Brian Naylor
NPR News' Brian Naylor is a correspondent on the Washington Desk. In this role, he covers politics and federal agencies.
With more than 30 years of experience at NPR, Naylor has served as National Desk correspondent, White House correspondent, congressional correspondent, foreign correspondent, and newscaster during All Things Considered. He has filled in as host on many NPR programs, including Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and Talk of the Nation.
During his NPR career, Naylor has covered many major world events, including political conventions, the Olympics, the White House, Congress, and the mid-Atlantic region. Naylor reported from Tokyo in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, from New Orleans following the BP oil spill, and from West Virginia after the deadly explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine.
While covering the U.S. Congress in the mid-1990s, Naylor's reporting contributed to NPR's 1996 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Journalism Award for political reporting.
Before coming to NPR in 1982, Naylor worked at NPR Member Station WOSU in Columbus, Ohio, and at a commercial radio station in Maine.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maine.
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Thursday was the fourth and final day hearings for President Trump's nominee. Next up in the process is the committee vote on Oct. 22. -
On the third day of her confirmation hearings, Democrats again questioned the Supreme Court nominee on her views regarding the Affordable Care Act. -
Questioned by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Barrett also said scholars "say that doesn't mean that Roe should be overruled, but descriptively it does mean that it's not a case that everyone has accepted."
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The Supreme Court nominee was asked her views on interpreting the meaning of the Constitution in her second day of confirmation hearings. -
The Democratic vice presidential nominee called on Senate Republicans to hold off on Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation until after the presidential election. -
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee says the Senate should put off the nomination until after the presidential election. -
Those attending the hearing in person, including senators and members of the press, are being asked to fill out a voluntary questionnaire about their health. -
The public education campaign highlights "the country's ability to hold safe and secure elections during the coronavirus pandemic" amid President Trump's efforts to discredit the outcome. -
But a top aide to Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted that she spoke to the treasury secretary Wednesday about a standalone measure to help airlines. A previous attempt to do this failed amid GOP opposition. -
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will pray for the president and first lady after they tested positive for the coronavirus and says she hopes this is a wake-up call for others who ignored safety measures.
