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.
-
NewsThe president, during an interview with ABC News, called to change the way the controversial Senate filibuster functions. -
NewsThe announcement comes as part of a wave of pardons and commutations in the final weeks of Trump's presidency. -
NewsOn the day electors around the country voted to reaffirm his victory, President-elect Joe Biden also called for unity and healing. -
NewsUnder a sky lit up by blue Jumbotrons outside the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del., Vice President-elect Kamala Harris thanked Democratic supporters for organizing to delivering a victory. -
NewsThe total is a record-breaking one-month sum, topping its August record of $364.5 million. The Trump campaign and Republican National Committee have not released September numbers yet. -
News"If you want to heal this nation right now," Sen. Amy Klobuchar says, "this is sure a hell of way to do it." -
The president is facing political pressure to take action following the national outcry over the killing of George Floyd and others at the hands of police. -
NewsJudge Emmet Sullivan has also asked retired Judge John Gleeson to address whether Flynn should face a contempt hearing for perjury. -
NewsThe third legislative package to deal with the outbreak, the proposal would provide direct cash payments, help for small businesses and more resources for testing.
-
NewsReps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Ben McAdams each said they experienced symptoms starting Saturday evening. At least five other lawmakers who were in contact with them are self-quarantining.
