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 has signed a sweeping executive order to create some federal oversight of rapidly expanding AI systems.
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The White House will require AI companies to test new systems and submit the results to the federal government. The goal is to mitigate some risks as the technology rapidly develops. -
President Biden warned Israeli settlers against attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank — and said he is skeptical about the large death toll figures provided for Gaza.
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The state visit for Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was planned months ago. But the Middle East crisis prompted the White House to change the tenor of the event. -
Congress declined to give the White House $24 billion in aid for Ukraine in late September. Now there's a much bigger request, which also includes money for Israel and other priorities. -
President Biden has said he wants "unprecedented" aid for Israel and enough funding for Ukraine to continue its fight against Russia. But he faces hurdles in the Republican-controlled House. -
President Biden is in Tel Aviv on Wednesday as Israel gets ready for a ground invasion against Hamas in Gaza. But after a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital, Biden canceled plans to go to Jordan. -
President Biden spoke with Jewish community leaders at the White House Wednesday, and said he had asked his administration to boost security for any potential threats to Jews in the United States. -
"Like every nation in the world, Israel has the right to respond — indeed has a duty to respond — to these vicious attacks," Biden said at the White House. -
President Biden's latest speech on democracy comes the day after the Republican debate, as a government shutdown looms and as House Republicans hold an impeachment inquiry hearing.
