Brett Neely
Brett Neely is an editor with NPR's Washington Desk, where he works closely with NPR Member station reporters on political coverage and edits stories about election security and voting rights.
Before coming to NPR in 2015, Neely was a reporter for Minnesota Public Radio based in Washington, where he covered Congress and the federal government for one of public radio's largest newsrooms. Between 2007 and 2009, he was based in Berlin, where he worked as a freelance reporter for multiple outlets. He got his start in journalism as a producer for the public radio show Marketplace.
Neely graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles. He also has a master's degree in international relations from the University of Chicago. He is a fluent German speaker.
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"This was my mistake and I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused Melania and the Trumps, as well as to Mrs. Obama. No harm was meant," wrote speechwriter Meredith McIver. -
Speaking to the NAACP annual convention, Clinton spoke of bringing "the full weight of the law" against those who kill officers and confronting racial bias. -
They run the gamut from the JFK assassination to Vince Foster's death to, of course, Barack Obama's birth certificate. -
He can do it through a joint fundraising apparatus for his campaign, the Republican National Committee and 11 state Republican parties. It's something Hillary Clinton has been doing since last year. -
"There is only one logical explanation for Mr. Trump's refusal to release his returns: There is a bombshell in them," Romney said. -
The campaign says it no longer needs so many staff for the remaining contests left on the calendar, but the move could be a sign of trouble. -
Trump Water, a Trump magazine, Trump Steaks — all of that was on stage after the presidential candidate's wins in Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii on Tuesday. But much of it isn't actually his. -
In an unprecedentedly critical speech, Romney blasted almost every aspect of Trump's career and personality. Returning fire on Thursday, Trump again called Romney a "choke artist." -
The leading Republican presidential candidate says he simply misheard an interview question and does not accept the support of white supremacists. -
Hillary Clinton has won the Iowa Democratic caucuses, according to the Iowa Democratic Party. On the Republican side, Ted Cruz upended Donald Trump, while Marco Rubio finished a strong third. -
Seriously, do you understand how the Galactic Senate functioned? -
The billionaire's support remains essentially unchanged at 22 percent, far ahead of other Republican candidates in the state.
