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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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Nation Apr 14

Trump, El Salvador president indicate no intention of returning mistakenly deported man

President Trump met with El Salvador's leader as both governments rejected responsibility for the fate of a man the administration admits was wrongly deported. The Supreme Court said last week the U.S. must facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Politics Apr 11

Immigration judge rules Trump administration can deport Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil

A Louisiana immigration judge ruled that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia grad student detained last month for his role in campus protests against the war in Gaza. Khalil has not been charged with a crime and…

Politics Apr 10

Trump directs DOJ to investigate former administration officials who criticized him

President Trump signed executive orders Wednesday targeting two former aides who criticized him. Escalating his retribution campaign, the president directed the Justice Department to investigate Miles Taylor, a former Homeland Security official, and Christopher Krebs, a top cybersecurity official. Both…

Nation Mar 28

Migrants in U.S. legally and with no criminal history caught up in Trump crackdown

President Trump promised the largest mass deportation effort in the country’s history. As his Homeland Security Department works to deport more people, immigrants with legal status or no criminal history are being detained and deported. We hear from three people…

Politics Mar 27

ACLU attorney on suing Trump administration for using wartime authority for deportations

President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, without due process, could end up at the Supreme Court. An appeals court upheld a ruling blocking the administration from using the rare wartime authority for…

Nation Mar 25

Trump nominee to lead Social Security Administration faces questions about potential cuts

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Nation Mar 24

Balance of power in focus at federal hearing as Trump’s showdown with judiciary continues

The Trump administration challenged a judge’s decision to stop the deportations using a rare wartime authority. The three-judge panel has yet to rule, but two of the judges appeared to agree the judiciary does have the authority to review President…

Politics Mar 21

Federal judge questions Trump’s authority to deport migrants without due process

In a D.C. courtroom, a federal judge questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s authority to deport hundreds of migrants without due process and its refusal to answer his questions. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

Politics Mar 20

Trump administration’s standoff with federal court over deportation order continues

The Trump administration’s standoff with the judiciary continues as some of the president's top allies and advisers are ramping up their criticism of federal judges. The Justice Department again refused to provide a federal judge detailed information about deportation flights…

Politics Mar 19

Trump continues attack on federal judge despite rebuke from chief justice

Federal Judge James Boasberg granted the administration additional time as he determines whether it ignored his order regarding deportation flights over the weekend. President Trump called Boasberg a ‘radical left’ judge and has escalated his criticism of the federal judiciary.

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