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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 Republican National Convention wrapped up with a 90-minute nomination acceptance speech from former President Donald Trump, in which he recalled how he was wounded by gunfire on Saturday.
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Former President Donald Trump made his first public appearance at the Republican National Convention since Saturday's attempt on his life. Trump picked Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate.
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In the era of Donald Trump, Republicans have made manhood increasingly central to how they campaign.
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The reverberations from Thursday's presidential debate continue, alongside consequential Supreme Court rulings.
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Hallmark is teaming up with the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs to make a holiday romance movie, capitalizing on Travis Kelce's relationship with Taylor Swift.
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NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NBA draft and Olympic doping.
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One day after facing off on the debate stage, President Biden and former President Donald Trump held campaign rallies that built off of Thursday's debate performance.
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NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to author Ruth Whippman about her new book "BoyMom." Whippman is the mother of three boys and writes about the complexities of growing up male in today's world.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker tells NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben about her screenplay and directorial debut, "Janet Planet."