Alana Wise
Alana Wise joined WAMU in September 2018 as the 2018-2020 Audion Reporting Fellow for Guns & America. Selected as one of 10 recipients nationwide of the Audion Reporting Fellowship, Alana works in the WAMU newsroom as part of a national reporting project and is spending two years focusing on the impact of guns in the Washington region.
Prior to joining WAMU, Wise was a politics and later companies news reporter at Reuters, where she covered the 2016 presidential election and the U.S. airline industry. Ever the fan of cherry blossoms and unpredictable weather, Alana, an Atlanta native and Howard University graduate, can be found roaming the city admiring puppies and the national monuments, in that order.
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NewsThe president-elect on Thursday evening outlined his plan for coronavirus relief — one of the core issues he hopes to tackle in his first days of office. -
NewsSeveral lawmakers were visibly upset Tuesday by the new security system at the Capitol complex that requires them to walk through metal detectors, following last week's deadly insurrection. -
News"I do not believe that such a course of action is in the best interest of our Nation or consistent with our Constitution," the vice president wrote on Tuesday evening. -
NewsWolf's departure from the Trump administration, just days before the president's norm-shattering term is set to come to a close, is the latest Cabinet resignation. -
Supporters of President Trump, echoing his false claims that the election was stolen, breached the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented attack. Amid the assault, a woman was killed.
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NewsHe defeated Republican David Perdue in a closely watched race, according to The Associated Press. -
NewsThe reverend at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta will become the first Black Democratic senator from the South. -
Trump on Monday evening spoke in support of Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue ahead of Tuesday's runoff election. -
NewsThe president-elect on Monday asked Georgians to support the two Democratic candidates in the race that will determine control of the Senate. -
President-elect Joe Biden tells Americans that the coronavirus pandemic will get worse before it gets better.
