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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Days into his campaign, Paul is pouncing on the mainstream media and Democrats, though he insists his short temper is "pretty equal opportunity." -
On The Tonight Show,Jimmy Fallon and the first lady dug out their cardigans to dance the "This Ol' Thing? I Got It At Talbots."
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President Obama says he welcomes a "robust debate" on the Iran framework from Congress and the American people. He's already getting one. -
"This is simply allowing people of faith space to be able to express their beliefs," said Jeb Bush. Hillary Clinton tweeted: "Sad this new Indiana law can happen in America today." -
The senator from Nevada was raised in a home built of scavenged railroad ties and with a toughness that has carried him through his life and political career. -
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announced his presidential bid Monday on Twitter. If the early campaign trail is any indication of how 2016 will go, the staunch conservative will be exactly who he's always been. -
President Obama told the Prince that Americans like the royal family "much better than they like their own politicians." He may be right. -
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy takes to Capitol Hill and faces tough questions about the agency's latest scandal. -
How does the former governor square hawking a diabetes supplement program with a potentially serious run for the White House? -
Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference say they want the next president to focus on bipartisanship, faith, security and lower taxes.
