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 two major party presidential candidates are very well known, but millions of dollars are still being spent on ads to try to persuade voters.
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Former President Trump declined to back nationwide abortion ban, and said it should be left to the states. The GOP struggles to define itself on the issue of abortion.
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A new poll from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist examines how Americans view the presidential election — where they agree, and where they disagree.
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During a campaign event in Ohio over the weekend, Trump warns of a "bloodbath" if he loses in November, and said some migrants are "not people."
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Now that the presidential race has narrowed to President Biden and the presumptive nominee, former President Donald Trump, we look at how they're kicking off their general election campaigns.
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The outcome may have gone as expected overall, but here's what the details mean for the presidential election.
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Preserving democracy is top of mind for Democrats and independents, while Republicans are most concerned about immigration. And there are big splits on how to handle immigration in particular.
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Super PACs play an outsized role in this election's ad-buying spree so far. Nikki Haley and groups supporting her have spent the most, while she's become Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis' biggest target.
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With the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol approaching, Morning Edition examines how the insurrection has changed politics in the U.S.
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The presidential election will have different views on how to handle everything from the economy to immigration and abortion rights. Criminal trials are looming for one of the potential candidates.