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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Friday's ceremony kicked off a victory lap during which President Biden, Vice President Harris and their spouses will travel the country next week promoting the package. -
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 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. -
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. -
The government partially shut down, President Trump and the first lady made a secret visit to Iraq, and the stock market plunged and rebounded — all in just over a week. -
Former Vice President Joe Biden, actor Warren Beatty, two legendary Arizona athletes and a Russian dissident are among several pallbearers at ceremonies honoring the late senator this week.
