Asma Khalid
Asma Khalid is a White House correspondent for NPR. She also co-hosts The NPR Politics Podcast.
Khalid is a bit of a campaign-trail addict, having reported on the 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 elections.
She joined NPR's Washington team in 2016 to focus on the intersection of demographics and politics.
During the 2020 presidential campaign, she covered the crowded Democratic primary field, and then went on to report on Joe Biden's candidacy.
Her reporting often dives into the political, cultural and racial divides in the country.
Before joining NPR's political team, Khalid was a reporter for Boston's NPR station WBUR, where she was nearly immediately flung into one of the most challenging stories of her career — the Boston Marathon bombings. She had joined the network just a few weeks prior, but went on to report on the bombings, the victims, and the reverberations throughout the city. She also covered Boston's failed Olympic bid and the trial of James "Whitey" Bulger.
Later, she led a new business and technology team at the station that reported on the future of work.
In addition to countless counties across America, Khalid's reporting has taken her to Pakistan, the United Kingdom and China.
She got her start in journalism in her home state of Indiana, but she fell in love with radio through an internship at the BBC Newshour in London during graduate school.
She's been a guest on numerous TV programs including ABC's This Week, CNN's Inside Politics and PBS's Washington Week.
Her reporting has been recognized with the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism, as well as awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Gracie Award.
A native of Crown Point, Ind., Khalid is a graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington. She has also studied at the University of Cambridge, the London School of Economics, the American University in Beirut and Middlebury College's Arabic school.
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How Harris' racial identity is resonating with those who identify with her. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Jolikha Ali, Hardeep Reddick and Jaya Krishnan.
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The conflict in the Middle East is something that will be front and center for whoever wins the U.S. election in November. We wanted to do a comparison on how the two candidates might approach it.
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Arab Americans and Muslims have been frustrated with the Biden administration’s response to the ongoing war in Gaza and the expanding conflict into Lebanon. -
Vice President Harris made her comments during a wide-ranging conversation with former NBA stars Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes for their podcast All the Smoke. -
When Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz debate next week, you’ll see two Midwesterners painting different pictures of what it means to be from America’s heartland.
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President Biden talked about the sweeping changes he has seen during his long career, urged an end to wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, and said "some things are more important than staying in power." -
Former President Donald Trump has been stumping in Arizona. Vice President Harris has been in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
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President Biden has been talking about a ceasefire deal for Gaza all summer long. It's an important but elusive goal for his legacy, and for Vice President Harris' campaign, too.
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By necessity, Vice President Harris has worked in lockstep with President Biden on his foreign policy. What she would do in the White House if she wins on Nov. 5 will be in focus in Tuesday's debate. -
It was Harris' first major interview as the Democratic presidential nominee. She said she’d appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if elected, and she responded to questions about policy shifts over the years.
