Danielle Kurtzleben
Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.
Before joining NPR in 2015, Kurtzleben spent a year as a correspondent for Vox.com. As part of the site's original reporting team, she covered economics and business news.
Prior to Vox.com, Kurtzleben was with U.S. News & World Report for nearly four years, where she covered the economy, campaign finance and demographic issues. As associate editor, she launched Data Mine, a data visualization blog on usnews.com.
A native of Titonka, Iowa, Kurtzleben has a bachelor's degree in English from Carleton College. She also holds a master's degree in global communication from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.
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Vice President Harris took questions on inflation, immigration and the way she became the Democratic nominee from undecided voters in her first town hall. -
Former President Donald Trump credited the "grace of God" for his survival of the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13 in his return to the site for a rally on Saturday. -
The rally will mark Trump's first time back in the Pennsylvania city since the failed assassination attempt against him in July. The guest list will include a shooting survivor, as well as Elon Musk. -
Vice presidential candidates -- Ohio Senator JD Vance, a Republican, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, will face off tonight for their only debate.
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In a pair of weekend events in key swing states, Trump claimed Harris is "mentally disabled" and went on to suggest police violence could curb crime. -
Donald Trump has spent the last several months speaking with popular male influencers and podcasters like Logan Paul and Theo Von. The appearances are part of a strategy to turn out young men. -
Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance are employing a new media strategy: They're giving lots of lengthy, sit-down interviews to male podcasters and influencers.
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The Trump campaign was the first to alert people with a statement from spokesman Steven Cheung: “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity.” VP Harris says she's glad he's safe.
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With the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris over, the sprint is on to campaign for votes -- especially in swing states. We examine each campaign’s post-debate strategies.
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While Democrats hold their convention in Chicago, former President Donald Trump is traveling across the country hoping to get his message across to voters as to why they should choose him in November.
