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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Whether it's lowering interest rates or stimulus spending, many of the tools the federal government uses to fight a downturn are already stretched. -
There are fears that the U.S. economy could face tough times ahead. But many of the typical tools Washington would use to boost the economy have been deployed during the last few years of growth.
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In 2017, Women Marched In Solidarity; 2019 Finds A Fractured MovementFor the third year in a row, women will march in Washington, D.C., and other cities in the name of social change. But some of the messaging is being lost amid controversy surrounding march leaders.
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Some signals on the economic dashboard are warning we could be heading for a downturn within a couple of years. Are we ready to fight off a recession? -
Leaks from Michelle Obama's new memoir, Becoming, are appearing ahead of next week's release date. The former first lady denounces Trump, but spends most of the book telling her own story.
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A new NPR, PBS Newshour Marist poll shows that eight in 10 Americans are scared about political incivility leading to more violence, but that Americans also view these events through a partisan lens.
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On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard from Christine Blasey Ford, who alleges that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her, and Kavanaugh, who denied the allegations.
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On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Christine Blasey Ford, who claims Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school. In his own testimony, Kavanaugh denied those claims.
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Many women veterans are running for Congress, but they are campaigning on more than their combat experience. Their messages suggest the way women are running for office is changing.
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The group has watched its membership grow more than sevenfold in three years, and New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has pushed the group even further into the limelight.
