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 South Bend, Ind., mayor and presidential candidate has been dealing with the aftermath of a fatal shooting in his hometown in which a white officer shot a black man. -
In an NPR interview, a young Sen. Joe Biden was asked about whether he would support a constitutional amendment to limit court-ordered busing "if it can't be done through a piece of legislation." -
The high court agrees to review the Trump administration's elimination of a program designed to help children brought to the country illegally. -
Sen. Kamala Harris of California was the breakout star of the second part of the Democratic debate — and may have reshaped the contest as she took on former Vice President Joe Biden over race. -
The U.S. Supreme Court says partisan redistricting is a political question, not one that federal courts can weigh in on. -
If you're a Democratic voter, did you come away with a clear feeling of who of that first batch of 10 candidates could be president — and is best positioned to take on President Trump? -
The court struck down a Tennessee alcohol licensing residency requirement, opening up the pathway for big-box stores to enter the market. -
The blacked-out material involves the drugs used in an Alabama execution. The release of the material was ordered after a motion filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and NPR. -
The decision paves the way for a clothing line, FUCT, to get its trademark. But the justices were split on how far is too far and which words they would find to be the most vulgar and profane. -
Twenty candidates will take the stage over two nights in Miami this week. With front-runner Joe Biden under pressure, can another candidate, like Elizabeth Warren, make the most of the opportunity?
