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About Elizabeth

Beth Summers is the senior politics producer for the PBS NewsHour where she oversees coverage of Congress, the White House and the Supreme Court. She joined the NewsHour in 2001 as an editorial assistant in the newsroom, and has worked as a reporter for the national desk and as well as the politics desk before becoming the NewsHour’s political director.

As a reporter for the national desk, Summers produced anniversary coverage for the March on Washington, the Voting Rights Act and the Senate Watergate hearings. Summers also conceptualized the NewsHour’s ongoing “Broken Justice” series, a multi-part, multi-media look at bipartisan efforts to reform the U.S. criminal justice system, including a short 2016 documentary following three inmates’ reintegration back into society.

Summers has covered four presidential elections for the NewsHour. She served as the lead producer for the two most recent cycles, including the 2016 Democratic primary debate and both national political conventions in 2012 and 2016. She was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award for her role in producing Gwen Ifill’s 2016 town hall with President Obama in Elkhart, Indiana.

Summers earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mary Washington. She is a New York Times Fellow for its Changing Face of America project.

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White House touts aggressive immigration crackdown in Trump’s first 100 days

On the eve of President Trump’s first 100 days in office, the White House put the spotlight on his tough stance on immigration. But new poll numbers out this week also give the administration a tough pill to swallow, showing…

Politics Mar 05

Trump takes a victory lap in fiery address to Congress

The nation is taking stock after President Donald Trump's marathon address to Congress. It was a speech reminiscent of one of his liveliest campaign rallies, full of applause lines for Republicans. But the night also escalated into one of the…

Politics Dec 20

GOP Rep. Schweikert says Musk’s political influence in Washington is ‘wonderful’

The back-and-forth on the stopgap spending bill has created fault lines among House Republicans. Many were unsatisfied with the original text, but some also rejected the revised bill, which included President-elect Trump’s demands to suspend the debt limit. One of…

Politics Nov 04

Harris and Trump make last push to reach voters in final hours of voting

With only hours left for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump to reach voters, the candidates are crossing crucial states that could decide the election. More than 80 million Americans have already cast ballots and there are new signs of momentum…

Politics Oct 23

Harris slams Trump after John Kelly sounds alarm on his fitness for office

With less than two weeks until Election Day, former President Donald Trump is courting voters in Georgia. He's also facing blistering new criticism from his longest-serving chief of staff, John Kelly, who's sounding the alarm on Trump's fitness for office.

Politics Oct 16

Trump digs in on controversial comments as Harris courts disenchanted Republicans

With 20 days until Election Day, the battle is on to reach the few remaining voters who can still be persuaded. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump held events Wednesday to try and broaden their appeal. For Harris, that meant an…

Politics Oct 08

During flurry of media appearances, Harris proposes Medicare coverage for in-home care

With Election Day only 28 days away, former President Trump will campaign in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Nevada by week's end. Vice President Harris is also barnstorming, not in battleground states, but in a media blitz on radio, podcasts and television.

Politics Sep 30

Trump under fire again for comments on police violence and Harris’ mental competence

Hurricane Helene recovery is now a focus on the campaign trail after former President Trump criticized President Biden and Vice President Harris’ response to the storm. Lisa Desjardins reports on that and other controversies the Trump campaign is facing.

Politics Aug 19

Sen. Coons reflects on Biden’s presidency and ‘selfless’ decision to step aside

Long before Chris Coons became a senator from Delaware, he was a Capitol Hill intern for then-Sen. Joe Biden. Amna Nawaz sits down with Coons to talk about his decades-long friendship with Biden and the president’s speech at the Democratic…

Politics Mar 06

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Biden’s State of the Union address

After President Biden's strong showing in Tuesday's contests, one of his long shot challengers, Dean Phillips, suspended his campaign. Now with Super Tuesday in the rear view, the president's focus turns to tomorrow's State of the Union address. Geoff Bennett…

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