Leigh Ann Caldwell

Washington, D.C.

Early 202 co-author and Washington Post Live anchor

Education: North Carolina State University, BA in Communications

Leigh Ann Caldwell is co-author of The Washington Post’s Early 202 and focuses on Congress, politics and the White House. She is also an anchor for Washington Post Live, conducting high-impact newsmaking interviews. Before joining The Post in 2022, Caldwell was a correspondent at NBC News. As a member of NBC’s congressional unit, she covered both of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trials; the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and its aftermath; several budget battles and government shutdowns; four Supreme Court confirmations, including for Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett; and o
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Elise Stefanik generates VP speculation as she campaigns with Trump

Rep. Elise Stefanik’s shift from moderate to MAGA has drawn speculation on her prospects as Donald Trump’s pick for vice president if he wins the nomination.

January 21, 2024

Why Denver’s Democratic mayor is pushing for a border bill

In today’s edition … Inside the breakup of Haley and Trump’s partnership over her U.N. role ... Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar on the Biden administration’s immigration problems.

January 19, 2024

How the right aims to scuttle border talks

In today’s edition … The Senate is expected to pass a stopgap bill that funds the government through March 1 and March 8 … Haley steps up attacks on Trump, but some in N.H. see her holding back.

January 18, 2024

What Congress still needs to ink a bipartisan tax deal

In today’s edition … SCOTUS reconsiders a major legal precedent giving federal agencies wide leeway in executing laws … Biden meets with the four congressional leaders to talk Ukraine funding and border security.

January 17, 2024

What Trump’s blowout win in Iowa means for the race

In today’s edition … Sen. Sanders will force a vote in the Senate over Israel’s human rights record in the war in Gaza … Lawmakers to announce a bipartisan package to expand the child tax credit and extend Trump-era tax breaks.

January 16, 2024

Speaker Johnson reaches a crossroads in leading an unruly House GOP conference

“[Whether] your name is Kevin McCarthy or Mike Johnson, this job is incredibly hard,” one Republican lawmaker said.

January 14, 2024

How Trump changed Iowa

In today’s edition … Joe Manchin attends a must-visit breakfast in N.H. for prospective presidential candidates ... Biden makes pitch to Black voters in South Carolina.

January 12, 2024

The Republicans who aren’t endorsing Trump

In today’s edition … Immigration fear heats up Trump-Haley clash, dominates late GOP ad spending … Twelve House hard-liners sink a procedural rule in protest of Johnson’s bipartisan government funding deal.

January 11, 2024

Parole issue complicates Ukraine-for-border deal in the Senate

Republicans’ push to curb the president’s ability to grant parole has always been the deal’s trickiest piece, and the two sides are still far apart.

January 10, 2024

Impeachment frenzy hits Capitol Hill

In today’s edition … The obstacles Nikki Haley faces in New Hampshire … Trump co-defendant in Georgia accuses prosecutors of misconduct.

January 10, 2024