Lexie Schapitl is an associate producer with NPR's Washington Desk, where she does a little bit of everything. She can be found reporting from Capitol Hill, producing the NPR Politics podcast or running the NPR Politics social media channels. She has also produced coverage of the January 6th Committee hearings, Trump's first impeachment and the 2020 and 2022 campaigns.
Schapitl first came to NPR as a Washington Desk intern in 2017. She has previously worked as an associate producer with NPR's newscast unit, a social media manager with Vox and a reporting intern with Newsday. Originally from New Jersey and a University of Maryland graduate, Schapitl is a fan of Terps basketball, Jeopardy!, musicals and the New York Mets.
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The story of Motown Records is a quintessentially American story about the American Dream, civil rights and entrepreneurship — but... -
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In a largely partisan vote, the House voted down a bill that would have constrained President Trump's authorities in the... -
The Senate passed a measure to avert a shutdown on Friday. But with the House on recess, funding for broad... -
From overlooked side effects to misleading claims online, a variety of forces are fueling skepticism around the drugs, which decades... -
On the first day of the government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats traded blame while a small bipartisan group of senators... -
Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on... -
Two separate, partisan spending bills failed in the Senate on Tuesday. The government will shut down at the end of... -
After canceling an earlier meeting, President Trump met with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders on Monday. Lawmakers have until... -
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The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the...