Deepa Shivaram
Deepa Shivaram is a multi-platform political reporter on NPR's Washington Desk.
She joined NPR as a digital reporter in 2021, covering domestic and international breaking news, and reported on stories about climate change, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's resignation, the Afghan refugee crisis, the Tokyo Olympic games and Asian American representation on screen.
Since joining the Washington Desk, she's covered the midterm elections, the Biden administration and issues like the immigration debates around Title 42 and the leaked Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade.
Prior to NPR, Shivaram was a political reporter and campaign embed at NBC News where she followed Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren during the 2020 primary elections, and covered Harris again when she was tapped as Joe Biden's vice presidential nominee. She also previously worked as an associate producer at NBC's Sunday show, Meet the Press.
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Opponents of the death penalty had urged President Biden to take this step, given the number of executions that took place during President-elect Donald Trump's first term. -
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President Biden broke new ground on AI policy, something his predecessors did not have to deal with.
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President Biden plans more acts of clemency before he leaves office. Here's what people are lobbying for.
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President-elect Donald Trump is breaking with precedent in inviting a foreign head of state to his inauguration. -
Biden said he plans to take more steps using his clemency powers in the remaining weeks of his presidency. Some advocates say he could do a lot more. -
President Biden said Thursday that the American people deserve “a peaceful and orderly” transition and urged Americans “no matter who you voted for to see each other not as adversaries, but as fellow Americans.” -
Vice President Harris started her 107-day race buoyed by Democratic optimism, but came up short against former President Donald Trump. -
Hear the latest on results of the 2024 U.S. election.
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Harris' narrowing path to electoral victory appears to come down to the "Blue Wall" states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
