Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe's White House coverage has included a number of high profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's final NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in 2016. As a part of the White House team, she's also a regular on the NPR Politics Podcast.
Prior to joining NPR, Rascoe covered the White House for Reuters, chronicling Obama's final year in office and the beginning days of the Trump administration. Rascoe began her reporting career at Reuters, covering energy and environmental policy news, such as the 2010 BP oil spill and the U.S. response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis in 2011. She also spent a year covering energy legal issues and court cases.
She graduated from Howard University in 2007 with a B.A. in journalism.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Jonathan Dekel-Chen about his son, Sagui. He's an American, taken on Oct. 7, and still being held hostage in Gaza.
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The bodies of six hostages were returned to Israel. Security cabinet members and members of the public in Israel are responding.
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We follow up on one of the big stories of recent days: the listeria outbreak. Inspection reports show myriad problems at the Boar's Head deli meat factory where the outbreak originated.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with UCLA political scientist Lynn Vavreck about the small but significant swath of the electorate both campaigns are trying to reach: voters who are truly undecided.
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College football looks a lot different than it did last season. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Holly Anderson co-host of the Shutdown Fullcast about all the changes.
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As college students return to class, there are renewed calls, over the war in Gaza, for divestment. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Todd Ely, of the University of Colorado Denver, about divestment.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Walden Green about his piece in the pop culture newsletter "Dirt." It's titled "Worst Song Ever."
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It's been 15 years since Disney bought Marvel Entertainment, ushering in a Hollywood era dominated by superheroes. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and author Joanna Robinson discuss the deal and its impact.
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Scrolling videos when you're bored begets more boredom. That's what a study from the University of Toronto found. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe explains.
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From student loan forgiveness and universal preschool to closing the U.S. Department of Education, we unpack the presidential candidates' views on education.