Krishnadev Calamur is NPR's Chief Washington Editor, a role in which he oversees all aspects of the Washington Desk. The desk's correspondents, editors and producers cover the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, the Justice Department, presidential campaigns and other electoral politics, and tell stories across all of NPR's broadcast and digital platforms. The desk also is home to the NPR Politics Podcast. Previously, as a deputy Washington editor, he helped oversee planning of the Washington desk's news coverage and edited NPR's Supreme Court and congressional coverage. Prior to that, Calamur was an editor and staff writer at The Atlantic. This is his second stint at NPR, having previously worked on NPR's website from 2008-15. Calamur received an M.A. in journalism from the University of Missouri.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the Trump administration's request to temporarily put on hold the... -
In a note to newsroom staff, Anna Yukhananov, Deputy Washington Editor, Dana Farrington, Deputy Editor, and Krishnadev Calamur, Chief Washington Editor,...
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Updates on NPR staffing for election coverage.
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The ATF says bump stocks convert a semi-automatic weapon into a machine gun by firing multiple rounds with a single... -
"If the Democrats can do it, the Republicans can do it," Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told NPR's Nina Totenberg.
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Under state laws, Electoral College delegates are pledged to cast their ballots for the candidate who carries the popular vote...
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But William Bratton tells NPR the issue was being corrected. The death of Eric Garner in police custody and the... -
The deadly mudslide in Washington state occurred in an area that was seen as vulnerable. The U.S. Geological Survey maintains...
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In 1954, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred Crimea from Russia to Ukraine. At the time it seemed unexceptional, but six... -
The unrest in Ukraine has now shifted eastward to Crimea. The region is an autonomous part of Ukraine, but with...