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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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Laura’s Recent Stories

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Elon Musk’s influence in the White House grows as Trump hands him more power

President Trump handed more power over to Elon Musk on Tuesday, giving his team oversight over hiring decisions across every government agency. Musk has also continued to post misleading or false accusations against government agencies on his social media platform…

Politics Feb 11

Justice Department drops corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams

The Justice Department directed federal prosecutors to drop its corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams. Adams was charged in September with accepting bribes and foreign campaign contributions. The mayor has curried favor with President Trump for months, including…

Politics Feb 10

Federal judge says Trump administration ignoring his order to pause funding freeze

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Nation Feb 07

PHOTOS: USAID signs covered with black tape or removed at Washington headquarters

Just blocks from the White House, signs identifying the headquarters of USAID have been removed or covered.

Politics Feb 06

Deadline for federal workers to resign delayed as Democrats step up fight against Musk

Multiple judges have temporarily blocked efforts by President Trump to dramatically gut the federal government, and more lawsuits are yet to come. Laura Barrón-López reports on the latest.

Politics Feb 05

Protests erupt as Elon Musk moves to gut government agencies

The Trump administration is targeting agencies and slashing the federal workforce and one man is orchestrating it all, Elon Musk. The richest man in the world has been given access to critical systems across the federal government. Democrats on the…

Nation Feb 04

ACLU sues Trump administration over trans youth health care restrictions

The ACLU announced legal action against the Trump administration’s executive order which targets gender-affirming care for minors. The lawsuit says Trump’s actions are withholding lawfully appropriated funds and violating the rights of trans youth by depriving them of medical care…

Politics Feb 03

Trump takes steps to shutter USAID and gives Musk unprecedented access to federal systems

President Trump is pushing new boundaries by taking steps to shutter an entire government agency without warning and giving his close adviser, Elon Musk, unprecedented access to federal systems. Laura Barrón-López reports.

Politics Jan 31

What we know about Trump’s plan to slap tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

President Trump moved forward with his plans to slap tariffs on three major U.S. trading partners. He confirmed 25 percent tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10 percent on those coming from China. The president also said that…

Politics Jan 30

Senators ask FBI director nominee Kash Patel about ‘enemies list’ and politicization

Kash Patel, President Trump's choice to lead the FBI, faced sharp and at times bipartisan questioning during a hearing on Thursday. Laura Barrón-López reports.

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