Brian Naylor
NPR News' Brian Naylor is a correspondent on the Washington Desk. In this role, he covers politics and federal agencies.
With more than 30 years of experience at NPR, Naylor has served as National Desk correspondent, White House correspondent, congressional correspondent, foreign correspondent, and newscaster during All Things Considered. He has filled in as host on many NPR programs, including Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and Talk of the Nation.
During his NPR career, Naylor has covered many major world events, including political conventions, the Olympics, the White House, Congress, and the mid-Atlantic region. Naylor reported from Tokyo in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, from New Orleans following the BP oil spill, and from West Virginia after the deadly explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine.
While covering the U.S. Congress in the mid-1990s, Naylor's reporting contributed to NPR's 1996 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Journalism Award for political reporting.
Before coming to NPR in 1982, Naylor worked at NPR Member Station WOSU in Columbus, Ohio, and at a commercial radio station in Maine.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maine.
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Democrats boycotted the vote, pointing to what they called the damage she would do to health care, and reproductive and voting rights, and the fact the vote took place amid the presidential election. -
The U.S. Postal Service said it agreed to the settlement with Montana because "it has always been our goal to ensure that anyone who chooses to utilize the mail to vote can do so successfully." -
Republicans are bringing supporters of Judge Barrett to testify, while Democrats call on advocates for issues they believe are threatened by Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court. -
Thursday was the fourth and final day hearings for President Trump's nominee. Next up in the process is the committee vote on Oct. 22. -
Questioned by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Barrett also said scholars "say that doesn't mean that Roe should be overruled, but descriptively it does mean that it's not a case that everyone has accepted."
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The Democratic vice presidential nominee called on Senate Republicans to hold off on Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation until after the presidential election. -
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee says the Senate should put off the nomination until after the presidential election. -
Those attending the hearing in person, including senators and members of the press, are being asked to fill out a voluntary questionnaire about their health. -
The contest between Republican Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, could determine control of the U.S. Senate. -
In Maine, polls show a close contest between Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Sara Gideon. One factor in determining the winner may be the state's ranked-choice voting system.
