
Ron Elving
Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.
He is also a professorial lecturer and Executive in Residence in the School of Public Affairs at American University, where he has also taught in the School of Communication. In 2016, he was honored with the University Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching in an Adjunct Appointment. He has also taught at George Mason and Georgetown.
He was previously the political editor for USA Today and for Congressional Quarterly. He has been published by the Brookings Institution and the American Political Science Association. He has contributed chapters on Obama and the media and on the media role in Congress to the academic studies Obama in Office 2011, and Rivals for Power, 2013. Ron's earlier book, Conflict and Compromise: How Congress Makes the Law, was published by Simon & Schuster and is also a Touchstone paperback.
During his tenure as manager of NPR's Washington desk from 1999 to 2014, the desk's reporters were awarded every major recognition available in radio journalism, including the Dirksen Award for Congressional Reporting and the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In 2008, the American Political Science Association awarded NPR the Carey McWilliams Award "in recognition of a major contribution to the understanding of political science."
Ron came to Washington in 1984 as a Congressional Fellow with the American Political Science Association and worked for two years as a staff member in the House and Senate. Previously, he had been state capital bureau chief for The Milwaukee Journal.
He received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University and master's degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of California – Berkeley.
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President Nixon was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the Watergate scandal, and President Clinton was impeached following the fallout from his affair with a White House intern.
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President Biden this week called for the reinstatement of an assault weapons ban, a law that had roots in a 1989 shooting in a California schoolyard. Here's a look at what got that ban on the books.
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The potential for a criminal indictment hangs over Donald Trump's presidential campaign while Joe Biden's campaign unofficially proceeds apace.
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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland's trip to Ukraine sends a political message to U.S. voters as well as a legal one to Russia. And how crime and antisemitism are affecting the political landscape.
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President Biden's commitment to Ukraine in its fight against Russia comes from his background in foreign affairs and the Cold War. Also, Sen. Tim Scott goes to Iowa, and a train derailment goes awry.
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A report from President Biden's doctor shows the 80-year-old to be in good physical health, but a Republican presidential contender, Nikki Haley, suggests he's past his prime.
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It is worth remembering that the U.S., while surely spied upon, has been the world leader in developing aerial reconnaissance through at least the last few generations of technology
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Vice President Harris' ascent to her current position represents a long step toward making women's full political equality a reality in both parties.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence is served a subpoena. And the President Biden's State of the Union Address is making an impact around the country.
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Unusually robust job numbers for January, negotiations over raising the debt ceiling, and a preview of Tuesday's State of the Union.