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About Laura

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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Laura’s Recent Stories

Politics Aug 18

A look ahead to this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago

This week in Chicago, Democrats will formally nominate a very different presidential candidate than they expected to just a couple of months ago. News Hour anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett plus White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López discuss what the…

Politics Aug 16

How Chicago residents feel about the city’s response to a migrant surge

Chicago, the city hosting the Democratic National Convention next week, has been at the center of the national conversation around U.S. immigration policy. Laura Barrón-López reports.

Politics Aug 14

Trump gives economic speech in North Carolina as more polls show Harris gaining ground

The top issue for many voters, the economy, took center stage as former President Trump returned to campaign in a battleground state for the first time this month. His North Carolina rally followed a scattershot news conference at his Mar-a-Lago…

Politics Aug 13

Walz rallies union workers as he hits campaign trail on his own for first time

The 2024 campaign is in full swing with Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, hitting the trail on his own for the first time. It comes a day after former President Donald Trump’s two-hour livestream with Elon…

Politics Aug 12

Misinformation and foreign interference concerns loom over presidential race

With their running mates solidified, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump spent their weekends on the campaign trail. But between their appeals to voters, a flurry of concerns flooded the internet, from cyber-security threats to false allegations…

Science Aug 11

Human-made debris left behind in outer space is a growing problem down on Earth

From defunct satellites to rocket parts, debris from everything humans have launched into space since the 1950s is orbiting the Earth. That space junk is threatening our technology, both up there and down here. Marcus Holzinger, a professor of aerospace…

Politics Aug 05

Black women in Georgia discuss their key election issues and Harris’ historic campaign

Monday marked the final round of online balloting by Democratic delegates, officially making Vice President Kamala Harris the first Black and South Asian woman to secure the presidential nomination from one of the two major parties. Laura Barrón-López traveled to…

Arts Aug 04

A look at some of the world’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Sites

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee added 24 new sites to their list for 2024. From a Scottish bog to a crucial stop for migratory birds in China, we take a look at some of the world’s newest protected sites.

Health Aug 04

Study finds night owls have ‘superior cognitive function’ compared to early risers

According to the CDC, more than 1 in 3 adults say they are not getting sufficient sleep. Now, new research suggests it’s not just how much sleep you get, but what time you go to bed and wake up that…

Politics Aug 03

As Trump questions Harris’ identity, a look at the history of race in American politics

Earlier this week, while speaking at a gathering of Black journalists, former President Donald Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity. Laura Barrón-López speaks with Peniel Joseph, founding director of UT Austin’s Center for the Study of Race and…

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