Elena Moore
Elena Moore is a production assistant for the NPR Politics Podcast. She also fills in as a reporter for the NewsDesk. Moore previously worked as a production assistant for Morning Edition. During the 2020 presidential campaign, she worked for the Washington Desk as an editorial assistant, doing both research and reporting. Before coming to NPR, Moore worked at NBC News. She is a graduate of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and is originally and proudly from Brooklyn, N.Y.
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A growing number of young Democrats have stepped up to run for Congress calling for generational change. Young Republicans seem to be following a different playbook, holding off on bids of their own.
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For many Gen Z and millennial Americans, concerns about finances and the economy can feel ever present. NPR wants to know how economic barriers are affecting you and your political views. -
The Justice Department says cities and states risk legal action if they fail to comply with federal immigration law. Democratic leaders are pushing back, saying their policies break no laws.
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Democrats have struggled to counter GOP efforts to frame itself as the party of "law and order." Some see it as a problem of messaging, while others think past and current policies may be to blame. -
In taking over the Washington, D.C., police force, President Trump returned to a familiar playbook: blaming progressive policies for crime. It's a strategy that Democrats have struggled to overcome.
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James prosecuted the president and his companies, winning millions of dollars in fines linked to fraud allegations. Her attorney called the probe "an attack on the rule of law." -
The committee asked the DOJ for files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. It is also looking to question Bill and Hillary Clinton, among several other former government officials. -
Some of the same podcasters who backed President Trump last November have grown frustrated over the handling of the Epstein case, saying officials haven't keep their word to make more details public.
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President Trump had called for the release of grand jury testimony related to Epstein. Two judges in New York also are weighing requests from the Justice Department to unseal grand jury transcripts. -
The release came in response to an executive order issued by President Trump. King's family warned they would object to any use of the records "to spread falsehoods" about King's life and legacy.
