Arnie Seipel
Arnie Seipel is the Deputy Washington Editor for NPR. He oversees daily news coverage of politics and the inner workings of the federal government. Prior to this role, he edited politics coverage for seven years, leading NPR's reporting on the 2016, 2018 and 2020 elections. In between campaigns, Seipel edited coverage of Congress and the White House, and he coordinated coverage of major events including State of the Union addresses, Supreme Court confirmations and congressional hearings.
Seipel was on the presidential campaign trail for NPR in 2012 as a producer. He spent several years as an editor on Morning Edition. His NPR career began in 2008 as an administrative assistant, working stints on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, Talk of the Nation, Weekend All Things Considered and delivering daily weather forecasts for NPR's former Berlin station before moving to the newsroom full time.
Seipel started out in journalism as an intern at the CBS News Washington Bureau and earned a bachelor's degree in government and politics from the University of Maryland.
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FBI Director James Comey says the emails "appear to be pertinent" to the inquiry of Hillary Clinton's server. Agents found the emails in early October but haven't been able to examine the contents. -
In an interview with NPR, the former secretary of state reflected on the state of the GOP and the legacy of former first lady Nancy Reagan. -
A fundraiser for the pro-Bush superPAC Right to Rise USA blasted the campaign strategy in an NPR interview. Now, he's accused of having an ax to grind against Bush's campaign manager. -
Jeb Bush hoped to be the third Bush elected to the White House, and carry on a dynasty that began with George H.W. Bush's first presidential run in 1980. -
After a debate GOP campaigns saw as disastrous, the Republican National Committee named a new head of the debate process. But the campaigns agreed Sunday night to negotiate directly with broadcasters. -
In an interview with NPR, the GOP presidential candidate offers critiques of President Obama, the GOP establishment and Donald Trump. -
Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the ancient Romans had bloodier, drunker and more naked notions to mark the occasion.
