Mariana Alfaro

Washington, D.C.

Reporter on the breaking political news team

Education: Northwestern University, BS in Journalism; Northwestern University, MS in Journalism

Mariana Alfaro is a reporter for The Washington Post's breaking political news team. Previously, she co-anchored Post Politics Now. Mariana joined The Post in 2019 as a researcher for the Daily 202. Before that, she interned at the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Insider and The Texas Tribune. A native of San Salvador, Mariana graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School.
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Harris, Trump converge on battleground state of Pennsylvania

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October 14, 2024

Trump campaigns in Aurora, Colo., site of false claims about gangs

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October 11, 2024

Obama makes direct appeal to Black men to support Harris

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October 10, 2024

How hurricane falsehoods are dividing the Republican Party

The Republican Party has split into two camps: those who try to dispel the falsehoods, and those who are doubling down on them.

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Trump returns to Pennsylvania, with a stop in Biden’s hometown

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October 9, 2024

Harris appears on ‘The View,’ with Howard Stern, Stephen Colbert

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October 8, 2024

Trump held rally in Wisconsin; Harris, Walz plan media rounds this week

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October 6, 2024
Former president Donald Trump speaks Sunday in Juneau, Wis.

Vance says Trump administration would end funding to Planned Parenthood

While some states have halted government funds to Planned Parenthood, recent GOP-led efforts to defund the nonprofit nationwide have been largely unsuccessful.

October 6, 2024
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) arrives at a campaign event at the Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich., on Wednesday.

Johnson won’t say Biden won in 2020, raising worries on 2024’s process

During a testy exchange on ABC News, the House speaker wouldn’t say Donald Trump lost in 2020, saying that the question was a “gotcha game” by the media.

October 6, 2024
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Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris in Wisconsin; Trump returns to Michigan

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October 3, 2024