Brandon Carter
Brandon Carter is an assistant producer on NPR's Washington Desk. He manages the NPR Politics social media accounts, writes and produces stories for the web and writes for the NPR Politics weekly newsletter.
Prior to joining NPR, he was a social media curator at The Hill and was previously an intern on NPR's social media desk during the 2016 presidential election. He graduated from Western Kentucky University and was editor-in-chief of its student newspaper, The College Heights Herald.
Carter is from the small town of Fulton, Ky., which was once known as the "Banana Capital of the World."
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Two runoff races in Georgia will determine control of the U.S. Senate. Listen to WABE's special coverage of the election results. -
The president said he didn't know much about the online conspiracy theory community, other than he believes its followers "like me very much." -
The 2020 Democratic presidential race is entering a new phase with the Nevada caucuses. Listen to NPR's live special coverage. -
The president's third State of the Union address is expected to take an optimistic tone, focus on the economy and lay down a marker for the 2020 campaign. -
The House of Representatives voted on Oct. 31 to formalize its impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Here is what Democrats said on the record ahead of that vote.
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In a press conference ahead of the vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back on Republican claims that the process is unfair to the president, saying the procedures are "very transparent and open." -
The State Department employee who previously worked for the National Security Council is the latest witness to testify behind closed doors with House investigators. -
A whistleblower filed a complaint about President Trump's conversation with a foreign leader. Here is a redacted version of that complaint, cleared by the House intelligence committee. -
"It's important to know when it's not your time," Gillibrand said. She had failed to qualify for September's Democratic primary debate. -
The president said the issue "isn't a question of NRA, Republican or Democrat" and indicated he could split from the National Rifle Association.
