Juana Summers
Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR.
She appears regularly on television and radio outlets to discuss national politics. In 2016, Summers was a fellow at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service.
She is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism and is originally from Kansas City, Mo.
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Eighty-year-old Bob Becker became the oldest person ever to complete the grueling Badwater 135 ultramarathon, starting in Death Valley's sweltering heat and covering three mountain ranges.
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Pee-wee As Himself tells the story of how a kid who grew up adoring The Little Rascals and I Love Lucy went on to revolutionize sketch comedy and children's television.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer and critic Lawrence Burney about his new essay collection out titled No Sense in Wishing.
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In the aftermath of catastrophic flooding in Kerr County, Texas, a fleet of volunteers is working to make sure people in the area have access to a hot meal. -
NPR's A Martinez talks with "All Things Considered" colleague Juana Summers about her reporting on the catastrophic floods in Texas that has left more than 100 people dead and more than 160 missing.
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In Kerr County, Texas, people say they're eager to help their neighbors who have lost everything due to flooding. The community has found a gathering place in a local church.
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The search for missing people in central Texas continues. Volunteers from the United Cajun Navy have traveled from the state of Louisiana to help. -
Kerr County, Texas, experienced the worst of the flooding and has seen the highest death toll. NPR's Juana Summers describes the scene where she arrived Monday morning.
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More than 70 writers wrote an open letter outlining their issues with the use of A.I. in the literary world. Their main demand is for publishing houses to never release books created by machines.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, about how Trump's massive tax and policy bill will figure into democratic messaging in the midterms. -
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers about her new book Misbehaving at the Crossroads: Essays & Writings.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with New York Rep. Mike Lawler, a republican, about the Senate's tax and spending bill – and whether he thinks the House has enough votes to send it to the president's desk.
