Domenico Montanaro
Domenico Montanaro is NPR's senior political editor/correspondent. Based in Washington, D.C., his work appears on air and online delivering analysis of the political climate in Washington and campaigns. He also helps edit political coverage.
Montanaro joined NPR in 2015 and oversaw coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign, including for broadcast and digital.
Before joining NPR, Montanaro served as political director and senior producer for politics and law at PBS NewsHour. There, he led domestic political and legal coverage, which included the 2014 midterm elections, the Supreme Court, and the unrest in Ferguson, Mo.
Prior to PBS NewsHour, Montanaro was deputy political editor at NBC News, where he covered two presidential elections and reported and edited for the network's political blog, "First Read." He has also worked at CBS News, ABC News, The Asbury Park Press in New Jersey, and taught high school English.
Montanaro earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Delaware and a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.
A native of Queens, N.Y., Montanaro is a life-long Mets fan and college basketball junkie.
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Trump not only won in the Electoral College, but he won so big that he expanded his coalition with historic demographic shifts.
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Control of the House is still too close to call, according to the Associated Press. Here's a running list of races that are still outstanding.
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Donald Trump will again take the White House, according to calls by the Associated Press in key states, and he appears to be on track to do so with full control of the political levers in Washington.
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Here seven counties to watch — one in each swing state — that might give some idea how the race is going and why one candidate or the other won:
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From candidate swaps to assassination attempts, the final months of the campaign has been a whirlwind. Here's why the outcome is so consequential.
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What the latest numbers say and what to look for as the election comes to a close.
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From voters young and older to the potentially very wide gender gap, here's what to watch for as the election results come in.
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Spending on campaign ads is up $1 billion from four years ago, according to data from AdImpact, analyzed by NPR. The state that's been the target of the most money is Pennsylvania.
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These counties will help tell the story of how either former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris will become the next president.
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With seven states up for grabs, here are the likely scenarios that would put either candidate in the White House.