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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President Biden gives a campaign speech near Valley Forge, Penn. — a place that looms large in the history of American democracy — as he marks the anniversary of Jan. 6.
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President Biden commuted the sentences for 11 individuals serving time for nonviolent drug offenses. He also expanded pardons for the offense of simple marijuana possession and use under federal law. -
Ten Americans are returning home after being detained in Venezuela. It's part of a deal that also involves the return of a fugitive known as Fat Leonard.
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Venezuela released 10 Americans, 21 Venezuelans — and extradited the man behind a brazen bribery scheme. In exchange, President Biden granted clemency to an an ally of leader Nicolas Maduro. -
Supreme Court justices, members of Congress and other dignitaries gathered at Washington National Cathedral to pay their final respects to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. -
Vice President Harris gave her most extensive comments to date on the fighting in Gaza, emphatically calling on Israel to do more to protect civilians. -
Vice President Harris speaks at the UN climate summit in Dubai, delivering a message the White House hopes young voters back in the U.S. will hear.
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Vice President Harris will travel to United Arab Emirates this week for the annual international climate meeting, the White House has announced. -
President Biden says the 2017 Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Va., was a critical moment for the country, and pushed him to run for president against Trump. -
President Biden announced new agreements on fentanyl, AI and resuming military talks with China following his first meeting in a year with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the APEC summit.
