Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe's White House coverage has included a number of high profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's final NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in 2016. As a part of the White House team, she's also a regular on the NPR Politics Podcast.
Prior to joining NPR, Rascoe covered the White House for Reuters, chronicling Obama's final year in office and the beginning days of the Trump administration. Rascoe began her reporting career at Reuters, covering energy and environmental policy news, such as the 2010 BP oil spill and the U.S. response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis in 2011. She also spent a year covering energy legal issues and court cases.
She graduated from Howard University in 2007 with a B.A. in journalism.
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As phase one of the ceasefire expires, Israel is halting all aid into Gaza.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Jeremy Konyndyk, who oversaw USAID's response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak, if cuts to the agency leave the U.S. more vulnerable to infectious disease.
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Friday's Oval Office altercation could signal an irreparable break in U.S. relations with Ukraine.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Inside Climate News' Nicholas Kusnetz why big oil and gas companies are now backtracking on commitments to clean energy production.
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The U.S. Agricultural Department has announced a new effort to fight bird flu. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Leah Douglas, agriculture and energy reporter at Reuters, about the $1 billion plan.
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In one week, President Trump may have broken the Western Alliance and kick-started a nuclear arms race.
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We look ahead to Sunday night's Academy Awards and talk about all the buzz over the nominees.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with "Girls Trip" and 2022 Oscars producer Will Packer about his career and new book, "Who Better Than You? The Art of Healthy Arrogance and Dreaming Big."
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Germany goes to the polls in an election dominated by talk of the rise of the far right. Also on voters' minds are the economy, immigration, and relations with Donald Trump.
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The Palisades and Eaton wildfires left a vast amount of toxic debris. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Tony Briscoe, environmental reporter at The Los Angeles Times, about where the cleanup stands.