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Geoff Bennett serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour. He also serves as an NBC News and MSNBC political contributor.

An award-winning political correspondent, he has reported from the White House under three presidents, covered six presidential elections, and his exclusive interviews with many of Washington, D.C.’s most influential figures have grabbed national headlines.

He was part of the News Hour team honored with a Peabody Award in 2024 for its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.

Bennett joined PBS News Hour from NBC News, where he was a White House correspondent and substitute anchor for MSNBC.

At NBC, he covered the Trump and Biden administrations and earned recognition for his in-depth and exclusive reporting on the delivery delays at the U.S. Postal Service. Bennett also provided extensive and defining coverage of the first Trump impeachment inquiry and the migrant family separation policy. He is part of the NBC team that in 2022 won the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence.

In his prior experience, he worked for NPR, beginning as an editor for Weekend Edition and later as a reporter covering Congress and the White House.

Bennett has appeared as a political analyst on ABC News and CBS News and has also hosted C-SPAN’s Washington Journal public affairs program. He began his journalism career at ABC News’ World News Tonight after graduating from Morehouse College.

He and his wife live in the Washington, D.C. area with their son.

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Fox News uses selective U.S. Capitol security footage to spread misinformation on Jan. 6

Fox personality Tucker Carlson this week is releasing security video from the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, using footage provided exclusively to him by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, to falsely portray the riot as a peaceful gathering. James…

Health Mar 06

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky discusses how the agency is addressing COVID shortfalls

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Nation Mar 03

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One of the first Black military officers to lead an elite unit in combat received the nation's highest award for bravery on the battlefield. The awarding of the Medal of Honor rights what advocates say was a decades-long injustice. Geoff…

Health Mar 01

Pharmaceutical giant slashes insulin prices after pressure from government and consumers

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The Biden administration announced new steps to crack down on child labor violations, including tougher investigations of the companies who may benefit from the work. It comes days after a New York Times investigation into the explosive growth of migrant…

Nation Feb 24

New lawsuit may help provide answers about Malcolm X’s assassination

Malcolm X was assassinated 58 years ago this week. Since that day, there have been many difficult and painful questions about who may have been involved in his murder and what led to it. His family took new action, announcing…

Nation Feb 23

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Federal investigators say the crew of the train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, tried to slow and stop the train after getting a critical sensor warning. But the preliminary NTSB investigation also found that the warning, which came from…

Politics Feb 23

Republican Rep. Tom Cole discusses debt ceiling and issues facing a divided Congress

Every second, the U.S. falls about $43,000 deeper into debt. Lawmakers will need to raise the country’s borrowing limit in the coming months to avoid a catastrophic financial fallout at home and around the world. Republican Rep. Tom Cole is…

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