Ron Elving
Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.
He is also a professorial lecturer and Executive in Residence in the School of Public Affairs at American University, where he has also taught in the School of Communication. In 2016, he was honored with the University Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching in an Adjunct Appointment. He has also taught at George Mason and Georgetown.
He was previously the political editor for USA Today and for Congressional Quarterly. He has been published by the Brookings Institution and the American Political Science Association. He has contributed chapters on Obama and the media and on the media role in Congress to the academic studies Obama in Office 2011, and Rivals for Power, 2013. Ron's earlier book, Conflict and Compromise: How Congress Makes the Law, was published by Simon & Schuster and is also a Touchstone paperback.
During his tenure as manager of NPR's Washington desk from 1999 to 2014, the desk's reporters were awarded every major recognition available in radio journalism, including the Dirksen Award for Congressional Reporting and the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In 2008, the American Political Science Association awarded NPR the Carey McWilliams Award "in recognition of a major contribution to the understanding of political science."
Ron came to Washington in 1984 as a Congressional Fellow with the American Political Science Association and worked for two years as a staff member in the House and Senate. Previously, he had been state capital bureau chief for The Milwaukee Journal.
He received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University and master's degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of California – Berkeley.
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Week In Politics: Congress Can't Agree On Coronavirus Aid, But There's Still HopeAt the end of a deadly week, momentum for additional pandemic aid is growing among lawmakers.
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Week In Politics: Trump Acknowledges Transition Of Power, But Stops Short Of ConcedingWe look at what a concession from the Trump White House might look like, and what the president might be able to get done in his remaining days.
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Obama's ascent thrilled millions but also stirred a countermovement that is still on the march. His new memoir, A Promised Land, covers his rise through the second year of his presidency. -
With just days to go, the 2020 campaign is proving to be a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency more than anything else.
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With the election fast approaching we discuss the implications of this week's debate between President Trump and Joe Biden.
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President Trump has been hospitalized after testing positive for the coronavirus. Doctors gave an update on his condition Saturday.
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Just weeks before the election, President Trump and his wife have joined the more than 7 million Americans who've tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Latest Tell-All, By Former National Security Adviser McMaster, Is Not All About TrumpThis book may be the master in-depth briefing H.R. McMaster always wanted to give the president. For better or worse, it seems listening to lengthy historical explanations has not been Trump's style. -
"I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic," Bob Woodward quotes Trump as saying of COVID-19 in his book "Rage." The author concludes: "Trump is the wrong man for the job." -
Week In Politics: What's Next For The 2 Parties After Conventions Have PassedWith the Republican convention behind us, we consider whether the GOP scored points with voters and look ahead to see how the conventions might shift strategies, moving forward, for both parties.
