Juana Summers
Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR.
She appears regularly on television and radio outlets to discuss national politics. In 2016, Summers was a fellow at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service.
She is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism and is originally from Kansas City, Mo.
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831 Stories is all-in on the romance genre, and the founders are cultivating a whole world around the books they publish, complete with fanfiction and merchandise.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Justin Wilson about his Pokemon card collection, and he shares his tips for ascertaining a card or collection's value.
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Wikipedia has often faced criticism for accuracy, but now the attacks are becoming political. One reporter says that's putting Wikipedia at risk.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sabreena Merchant, who covers women's basketball for the Athletic, about WNBA star Caitlin Clark's announcement that she will be out for the rest of the season.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks to barrier-breaking sports broadcaster Jayne Kennedy about her new memoir.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver about possible redistricting in Missouri. His district, which includes part of Kansas City, may be targeted by state Republicans.
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President Trump initiated a redistricting arms race when he urged Texas to redraw its congressional map to boost Republicans. It's part of a broader trend of Trump pushing the limits of democracy when it comes to consolidating power.
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What happens when your first love and best friend dies suddenly when you're not speaking? That's the subject of Aisha Muharrar's debut novel Loved One. The author speaks with NPR's Juana Summers.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Dr. Robert Cantu, medical director and director of clinical research at the Cantu Concussion Center at Emerson Hospital, about the NFL banning teams from providing smelling salts on game days.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with J.B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, about hosting a group of Texas state lawmakers as they protest a partisan redistricting effort in their state.