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Laura Barrón-López is the White House Correspondent for the PBS News Hour, where she covers the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration for the nightly news broadcast. She is also a CNN political analyst.

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

Previously, Barrón-López was a White House reporter for POLITICO. In her time covering the Biden administration for POLITICO, she focused on the power dynamics between the White House and Capitol Hill, covering the president's agenda on gun violence, immigration, voting rights, infrastructure and more. Barrón-López previously covered the 2020 presidential election for POLITICO as a national political reporter, focusing on voter demographics, and policy shifts within the Democratic Party.

Barrón-López previously led 2018 coverage of the Democratic Party for the Washington Examiner. Before that, Barrón-López covered Congress for HuffPost, focusing on climate change, criminal justice reform, and coal miner pensions, among other policy debates in the Senate and House.

Early in her career, she covered energy and environment policy for The Hill. Her work has been published in The Oregonian, OC Register, E&E Publishing, and Roll Call. Barrón-López earned a bachelor's degree from California State University, Fullerton.

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Politics Jan 29

Trump administration rescinds grant freeze memo that set off confusion and legal battles

After widespread confusion, the Trump administration walked back some of its message about a funding freeze on federal grants and loans. The White House said an Office of Management and Budget memo that outlined the pause is no longer in…

Nation Jan 29

What options remain for immigrants seeking entry into the U.S. as policies rapidly change

The Trump administration has shut down or indefinitely halted most legal avenues for migrants to come to the U.S. The revoked pathways include an end or pause to the CBP One app, humanitarian parole, refugee admissions and protected status for…

Politics Jan 28

Trump’s attempt to freeze federal grants and loans leads to confusion and clarifications

The start of President Donald Trump's second term has been marked by a flurry of executive orders and challenges to his policies in courts. A federal judge ordered a temporary halt on a White House plan to pause funding for…

Politics Jan 27

Trump’s firing of independent watchdogs raises concerns about government fraud and ethics

In another sweeping move of his second term, President Trump fired more than a dozen inspectors general, the non-partisan watchdogs appointed to protect against abuses of power, waste and mismanagement across federal agencies. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López discussed the…

Politics Jan 24

Trump questions need for FEMA and says states should ‘take care of disasters’

President Donald Trump jetted off for the first trip of his second administration to tour one sprawling disaster zone after the other. The president is in California where he'll survey damage from the wildfires that are ravaging the Los Angeles…

Politics Jan 22

Refugees already cleared to settle in U.S. have flights canceled after Trump order

President Trump’s executive order suspending all refugee admissions into the U.S. has far-reaching consequences. Tens of thousands of Afghans, including family members of active-duty U.S. service members, are now in limbo despite some already receiving approval to relocate to the…

Politics Jan 21

How the Trump administration is setting the groundwork for mass deportations

President Trump signed executive orders to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented parents and declare cartels terrorist organizations. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports on the latest.

Nation Jan 21

A look at the history of U.S. immigration policies that led to today’s complex system

President Trump has signed several executive orders making sweeping changes to the immigration system. Immigration was one of voters’ top issues in the election, with many supporting Trump’s message that the current system is broken. But how did we get…

Politics Jan 20

Trump returns to office and kickstarts ambitious and controversial agenda

Donald Trump has returned to office as the 47th president of the United States. His second term kickstarts an ambitious, and controversial, agenda that will bring mass deportations, aggressive tariffs on imports from competitors and allies alike, and a promise…

Politics Jan 17

Biden White House says enforcement of TikTok ban will fall to Trump

The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a law that threatens to shut down TikTok as soon as Sunday. The justices ruled free speech rights must yield to concerns that Chinese control of the popular social media app creates a national security…

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