Danielle Kurtzleben
Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.
Before joining NPR in 2015, Kurtzleben spent a year as a correspondent for Vox.com. As part of the site's original reporting team, she covered economics and business news.
Prior to Vox.com, Kurtzleben was with U.S. News & World Report for nearly four years, where she covered the economy, campaign finance and demographic issues. As associate editor, she launched Data Mine, a data visualization blog on usnews.com.
A native of Titonka, Iowa, Kurtzleben has a bachelor's degree in English from Carleton College. She also holds a master's degree in global communication from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.
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Congress is unlikely to pass ambitious policies like "Medicare for All" or the Green New Deal, even if a Democratic proponent of them were elected. But there are plenty of reasons to run on them. -
At the Democratic debate, candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders pushed the idea that even a strong economy isn't working for everyone. But will voters latch onto that? -
At the first night of the debate, one issue where there were clear differences was where the Democratic presidential contenders stood on health care.
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It's not just "Medicare-for-all" or the Green New Deal that will spark differences among candidates. Trade marks a big divide wedged by the Trump agenda. And what would each tackle first as president? -
The former vice president and Vermont senator will be together on the second night of the Democratic debate. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Amy Klobuchar will share a stage the night before. -
A total of 20 candidates will debate over two nights in late June. Among those who didn't qualify: Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, who is arguing that the party should let him in.
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What a testy 2005 fight between Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren and Delaware Sen. Joe Biden can tell us about the two 2020 presidential candidates -
Bernie Sanders made a proposal on behalf of Walmart workers to the company's shareholders, another example of a tactic gaining steam this cycle: calling out big businesses on the campaign trail. -
The president reported a 10% drop in income from his Florida resort. Documents show the president's income remained in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but few specific figures were disclosed. -
Rivlin overcame sexism in the world of economics and was a heavweight, serving as former President Bill Clinton's budget director and the first head of the Congressional Budget Office.
