Amita Kelly
Amita Kelly is a Washington editor, where she works across beats and platforms to edit election, politics and policy news and features stories.
Previously, she was a digital editor on NPR's National and Washington Desks, where she coordinated and edited coverage for NPR.org as well as social media and audience engagement. She was also an editor and producer for NPR's newsmagazine program Tell Me More, where she covered health, politics, parenting and, once, how Korea celebrates St. Patrick's Day.
Kelly has also worked at Kaiser Health News and NBC News. She was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where she earned her M.A., and earned a B.A. in English from Wellesley College. She is a native of Southern California, where even Santa surfs.
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The Utah congressman who is challenging House GOP Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is praised for sticking to his core principles and derided for going too hard after Planned Parenthood. -
As he has responded to mass shootings, Obama has become more forceful on gun politics, especially after the massacre in Newtown, Conn. But he's also frustrated at the failure to pass stricter laws. -
Speaking forcefully about the need for gun policy reform Thursday, Obama said: "Our thoughts and prayers are not enough." -
Outgoing Speaker John Boehner said a "large majority of our members have made clear they want these elections held next week." -
One wealthy Republican businessman is pushing for the GOP to change its messaging — and get on board with addressing climate action.
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Davis was honored at the Values Voter summit Friday in Washington, where she had a lot of fans. The Kentucky clerk went to jail after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. -
House Speaker John Boehner announced he is stepping down at the end of October. Rank-and-file conservatives reacted with glee — again highlighting the sharp GOP divide. -
Many political leaders were visibly moved by the mere first-ever presence of a pope in the chamber, but the speech itself was full of politics. -
Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she now opposes building the Keystone XL pipeline. See where the other candidates stand.
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Around 15,000 people have been invited to Wednesday's welcome ceremony, including some LGBT activists.
