Ashley Parker

Washington, D.C.

Senior National Political Correspondent

Education: University of Pennsylvania, BA in English (Creative Writing); Communications

Ashley Parker is Senior National Political Correspondent for The Washington Post. She covered all four years of the Trump presidency, as well as his 2016 campaign, and served as the White House Bureau Chief under President Biden. Parker is also a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. She was part of The Post team that won a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2018, for their coverage of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. She was part of The Post team that won a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2022, for their coverage of the causes, costs and aftermath of the Jan. 6
Latest from Ashley Parker

Trump wages campaign against real-time fact checks

The moves are the latest example of Trump’s long-held resistance to being called to account for his falsehoods.

October 14, 2024
Former president Donald Trump reacts as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during their Sept. 10 debate.

Is the Trump campaign’s male-dominated culture losing women votes?

The campaign views men as Trump’s path to victory, and many staffers talk like it.

October 10, 2024
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak about the tax code and U.S. manufacturing during a Sept. 24 event in Savannah, Ga.

Republicans flee from abortion restrictions in final weeks of campaign

Candidates ranging from Donald Trump to House candidates are seeking to soften, or appear to soften, their hardline stances.

October 4, 2024
Antiabortion protesters use bullhorns to counter a gathering of mostly abortion rights advocates  in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 3, 2022.

Vance peddles Trump agenda in softer tones, misleading ways during debate

The Republican vice-presidential nominee used the prime-time slot to try to repackage MAGA for the political middle, his latest well-timed reinvention.

October 2, 2024
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) speaks during the vice-presidential debate Tuesday in New York.

At one cat cafe, Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ remark prompts derision

The GOP vice-presidential candidate’s comments have set off a wave of criticism and mockery from critics, including some Republicans.

September 29, 2024
Estelle McKinney plays with Gigi at Mount Purrnon Cat Cafe and Wine Bar in Alexandria on Sept. 20.

Donald Trump’s imaginary and frightening world

His extreme caricatures serve as a way to paint an alarming picture of America under the Biden-Harris administration.

September 23, 2024
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was fact-checked by ABC News when he tried to claim at his presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris that Haitian migrants were eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio.

Trump and his campaign enter turbulent phase in final weeks

Whatever control and self-restraint helped launch Trump’s third presidential campaign has largely disappeared.

September 21, 2024
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks Friday at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Washington, D.C.

Trump campaign courts younger men to make up losses with women voters

The competition for undecided men under 50 has drawn both campaigns to podcast interviews and video game apps. It carries risks for the GOP nominee.

September 19, 2024
Fans wave a Trump 2024 flag on June 1 during the mixed martial arts event UFC 302 in Newark.

Harris campaign turns to former Obama advisers to help in White House bid

The hope is that experienced Obama and Clinton hands can help re-create the magic of Obama’s historic 2008 White House win.

September 13, 2024
An attendee holds a sign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris during roll call votes at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 20.

Harris gets under Trump’s skin by aiming to ‘trigger’ him at debate

A Harris campaign official described the effort as part of a multiday strategy that her team hoped would ensure that Trump walked onto the debate stage “triggered.”

September 11, 2024