Lexie Schapitl
Lexie Schapitl is a production assistant with NPR's Washington Desk, where she produces radio pieces and digital content. She also reports from the field and assists with production of the NPR Politics Podcast.
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. A New Jersey native and University of Maryland graduate, Schapitl is a fan of Maryland basketball, trivia, musicals and the New York Mets.
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Trump has picked Matt Gaetz as his attorney general and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as his director of national intelligence, surprising many lawmakers who will have to confirm them. -
Securing the state’s 19 electoral votes is a major victory for Trump and a major blow to Vice President Harris. -
Vice President Harris is in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Sunday — a key part of a key state. The Lehigh Valley with its purple politics, economic history and demographic shifts could swing it all. -
A political update from Erie, Pa., which has been pivotal to, and a bellwether of, presidential election outcomes. -
Ahead of Tuesday night's vice presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz, CBS News said the network would reserve the right to turn off microphones if necessary.
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The Uncommitted National Movement announces it will not endorse Vice President Harris but does not want supporters to vote for former President Donald Trump, and it discourages third-party votes. -
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union of 1.3 million workers, will not endorse Vice President Harris or former President Donald Trump for president, after decades of backing Democrats. -
Cheney's remarks, which were shared by an attendee on social media, come as the Harris campaign is taking steps to court disenchanted Republican voters. -
Former President Donald Trump told crowds in Wisconsin and Michigan that he would make IVF treatment free if he wins a second term. "I was always for IVF," Trump told them. -
Kate Cox, a Texas woman who sued her state when she was denied an abortion there, announced that she is pregnant during the DNC’s delegate roll call.