Amita Kelly
Amita Kelly is a Washington editor, where she works across beats and platforms to edit election, politics and policy news and features stories.
Previously, she was a digital editor on NPR's National and Washington Desks, where she coordinated and edited coverage for NPR.org as well as social media and audience engagement. She was also an editor and producer for NPR's newsmagazine program Tell Me More, where she covered health, politics, parenting and, once, how Korea celebrates St. Patrick's Day.
Kelly has also worked at Kaiser Health News and NBC News. She was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where she earned her M.A., and earned a B.A. in English from Wellesley College. She is a native of Southern California, where even Santa surfs.
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Ryan publicly declined to run for speaker at least three times this year, but then said he relented after pressure from Republican leaders. -
In some ways, the hearing was less about Hillary Clinton and more a volley between Republicans and Democrats on the committee. -
Ryan's announcement comes after securing the support of the three disparate House Republican groups. -
From Bernie Sanders' rousing dismissal of Hillary Clinton's email scandal to Jim Webb's awkward moment about an enemy soldier, here's what you may have missed. -
Both candidates have said they are running positive campaigns, but that could change in this week's debate. In the past, they have shown a willingness to turn tough on their opponents.
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At a rally Thursday, a woman jumped onstage screaming with come-on-down-you-just-won-a-car excitement, "We love you, all the way to the White House."
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After McCarthy dropped out of the House speakership race, there was a chaotic outpouring of reaction from Republicans. Listen in like a fly on the wall in that Capitol Hill hallway. -
The Utah congressman who is challenging House GOP Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is praised for sticking to his core principles and derided for going too hard after Planned Parenthood. -
As he has responded to mass shootings, Obama has become more forceful on gun politics, especially after the massacre in Newtown, Conn. But he's also frustrated at the failure to pass stricter laws. -
Speaking forcefully about the need for gun policy reform Thursday, Obama said: "Our thoughts and prayers are not enough."
