Brandon Carter
Brandon Carter is an assistant producer on NPR's Washington Desk. He manages the NPR Politics social media accounts, writes and produces stories for the web and writes for the NPR Politics weekly newsletter.
Prior to joining NPR, he was a social media curator at The Hill and was previously an intern on NPR's social media desk during the 2016 presidential election. He graduated from Western Kentucky University and was editor-in-chief of its student newspaper, The College Heights Herald.
Carter is from the small town of Fulton, Ky., which was once known as the "Banana Capital of the World."
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The president's third State of the Union address is expected to take an optimistic tone, focus on the economy and lay down a marker for the 2020 campaign. -
The House of Representatives voted on Oct. 31 to formalize its impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Here is what Democrats said on the record ahead of that vote.
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In a press conference ahead of the vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back on Republican claims that the process is unfair to the president, saying the procedures are "very transparent and open." -
The State Department employee who previously worked for the National Security Council is the latest witness to testify behind closed doors with House investigators. -
A whistleblower filed a complaint about President Trump's conversation with a foreign leader. Here is a redacted version of that complaint, cleared by the House intelligence committee. -
The former Texas congressman promised a mandatory buyback program for assault-style weapons. Public support for such a program is divided. -
"It's important to know when it's not your time," Gillibrand said. She had failed to qualify for September's Democratic primary debate. -
The former special counsel is set to testify before two House committees. Read his full opening remarks. -
The government partially shut down, President Trump and the first lady made a secret visit to Iraq, and the stock market plunged and rebounded — all in just over a week. -
Former Vice President Joe Biden, actor Warren Beatty, two legendary Arizona athletes and a Russian dissident are among several pallbearers at ceremonies honoring the late senator this week.
