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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The wife of 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden spoke to NPR about her new book, Where The Light Enters, reflecting on her life with the former vice president. -
A record number of women were elected to Congress during the 2018 midterm elections. A new organization, called Supermajority, is trying to ensure that women's voices are heard in politics.
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Six months after electing a diverse wave of women to Congress, "electability"-minded Democrats fear the country isn't ready for a woman, person of color or LGBTQ presidential candidate. -
The 2020 Democratic candidate and mayor of a majority-white Indiana city has gone on urban radio and spoke to a major civil rights group and has addressed why he once said "all lives matter." -
Nearly half of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are women. And the men who are running are having to answer questions about gender in a way they've never had to before. -
The Minnesota Democratic senator and 2020 presidential candidate has touted a bipartisan approach and stopped short of embracing some progressive priorities, distinguishing her from many competitors. -
In an interview with NPR, the Vermont independent talked about why he's running again and his place as a white man in a diverse field of candidates. -
In a wide-ranging interview with NPR, the Democratic presidential candidate explains why he thinks consensus around generally progressive ideas and "courageous empathy" are viable goals in 2020. -
The independent senator from Vermont held his first rallies as a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate over the weekend. He's raised more than $10 million and signed up a million volunteers.
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Cory Booker, Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Marianne Williamson and Elizabeth Warren all support the idea of compensation for past discrimination. But the details are creating a more complex debate.
