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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The Supreme Court's opinion granting broad immunity to former President Trump from prosecution will likely place the court at the center of the presidential campaign.
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The Supreme Court wrapped up its term Monday with a monumental ruling that grants former President Donald Trump substantial immunity from criminal prosecution.
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that a former president has absolute immunity for his core constitutional powers — and is entitled to a presumption of immunity for his official acts.
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Days after the first presidential debate, President Biden's campaign is still trying to tamp out suggestions that he should drop out of the race.
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President Biden and former President Trump took questions from CNN moderators for 90 minutes. Biden started out hard to follow. Trump confidently made assertions that were often factually wrong.
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President Biden's stumbles right from the beginning played into his biggest vulnerability, but how much will the first 2024 general election debate make an impact? -
Voters may not have foreign policy at the top of their list of concerns, but it is a major part of a U.S. president's role.
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The politics behind President Biden's executive actions on asylum. Plus, what polls show about the impact of Donald Trump's conviction on support for his candidacy.
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Donald Trump will face sentencing on July 11 -- just days before Republicans convene in Milwaukee to nominate him for president for the third election in a row. So, what happens now?
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Despite the guilty verdict, Trump remains the Republican nominee for president. Here's how the conviction is already playing out for the campaign.
