Laura Benshoff is a Politics Producer for The Washington Post's Audio Team. With a rich background in reporting for WHYY and NPR, she specializes in covering political themes and breaking news across various platforms, including podcasts and radio. Benshoff's work has been featured in prominent outlets such as WHYY, The Philadelphia Tribune, and NPR.
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Laura Benshoff primarily covers national political news, focusing on government announcements and legal policy regulations. She frequently explores evolving stories related to politics, especially those with a local angle.
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By: Sabby Robinson, Sean Carter, Colby Itkowitz, Laura Benshoff
The billionaire Peter Thiel recently hosted a series of exclusive lectures in San Francisco. The topic? The Antichrist. Today, his arguments and what they say about an emerging mindset in Silicon Valley.
By: Laura Benshoff, Reena Flores, Colby Itkowitz
President Donald Trump’s grand plans for a White House ballroom involve more demolition than expected. And, an upstart Democratic Senate candidate in Maine grapples with old online posts and says he’s “not a secret Nazi.”
By: Reena Flores, Laura Benshoff, Elahe Izadi
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping deescalate their trade war – for now. And the politics of losing food assistance because of the government shutdown.
By: Ariel Plotnick, Colby Itkowitz, Laura Benshoff
Research shows many people benefit from a protein-rich diet. But experts caution that many Americans are going overboard. So how much should you eat?
By: Reena Flores, Sabby Robinson, Colby Itkowitz, Laura Benshoff, Joshua Carroll, Sean Carter
In 2024, Kate Barr ran an intentionally unsuccessful campaign for state Senate in North Carolina to draw attention to gerrymandering. The North Carolina Democrat announced today that she is switching parties and running for Congress as a Republican.
By: Emma Talkoff, Rennie Svirnovskiy, Reena Flores, Colby Itkowitz, Laura Benshoff
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is finally expected to come to an end. But the compromise some Democrats have struck is dividing their party.
By: Colby Itkowitz, Sabby Robinson, Ariel Plotnick, Rennie Svirnovskiy, Laura Benshoff, Zoe Cummings
A conservative group tied to Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA showed up for homecoming this year at Howard University, a historically Black institution in Washington, D.C. How that visit went and what it says about national politics.
By: Reena Flores, Laura Benshoff
Congress voted overwhelmingly to release the Epstein files this week. But does that mean the public will see them any time soon?
By: Elana Gordon, Laura Benshoff, Reena Flores, Arelis R. Hernández, Christine Armario, Sean Carter
The Trump administration is sending Border Patrol agents right into the heart of some of America’s biggest cities. We investigate how their tactics are shaping immigration operations from Los Angeles to Chicago to, as of this week, New Orleans.
By: Joshua Carroll, Laura Benshoff, Reena Flores, Colby Itkowitz, Thomas Lu, Sean Carter
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is, once again, under scrutiny, this time for questions about a lethal boat strike in the Caribbean. Plus, why a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine fell short.
