Ron Elving
Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.
He is also a professorial lecturer and Executive in Residence in the School of Public Affairs at American University, where he has also taught in the School of Communication. In 2016, he was honored with the University Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching in an Adjunct Appointment. He has also taught at George Mason and Georgetown.
He was previously the political editor for USA Today and for Congressional Quarterly. He has been published by the Brookings Institution and the American Political Science Association. He has contributed chapters on Obama and the media and on the media role in Congress to the academic studies Obama in Office 2011, and Rivals for Power, 2013. Ron's earlier book, Conflict and Compromise: How Congress Makes the Law, was published by Simon & Schuster and is also a Touchstone paperback.
During his tenure as manager of NPR's Washington desk from 1999 to 2014, the desk's reporters were awarded every major recognition available in radio journalism, including the Dirksen Award for Congressional Reporting and the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In 2008, the American Political Science Association awarded NPR the Carey McWilliams Award "in recognition of a major contribution to the understanding of political science."
Ron came to Washington in 1984 as a Congressional Fellow with the American Political Science Association and worked for two years as a staff member in the House and Senate. Previously, he had been state capital bureau chief for The Milwaukee Journal.
He received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University and master's degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of California – Berkeley.
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A month from Election Day, the presidential race looks to be a draw despite good economic news and major news events that would have upended past campaigns.
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Vice presidential debates have produced many memorable moments, but it’s hard to say any has made a decisive difference in the election outcome. It’s worth recalling how much media heat and drama they have generated. -
Turmoil in the North Carolina gubernatorial race could have serious implications for the presidential race. Plus, Georgia poll workers may have to hand-count ballots in November.
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President Trump shuts down possibility of a second refusal to debate with Vice President Harris. Plus, why Republicans want Trump to distance himself from social media personality Laura Loomer.
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Far from being disqualifying, this feature of the Trump persona presents itself as part and parcel of his appeal. -
Former President Donald Trump's sentencing postponed again in New York, Vice President Kamala Harris' massive fundraising haul, and ahead of Tuesday's debates both candidates agree to rules.
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A look back at other sitting vice presidents who were running for the top job and debating on TV against the nominee of the opposition party: Gore in 2000, George H.W. Bush in 1988 and Nixon in 1960. -
We look at Vice President Harris's first interview since she started her presidential campaign, and what's at stake in her first debate with former president Donald Trump.
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We review the eventful week in politics — the Democratic National Convention, the Trump campaign's counterprogramming, and RFK Jr. suspending his campaign.
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We look at what to expect from the Democratic National Convention — given that the ticket was determined two weeks prior to the event — and what the Republicans have planned as counterprogramming.
