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Deepa Shivaram

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Deepa Shivaram is a multi-platform political reporter on NPR's Washington Desk.

She joined NPR as a digital reporter in 2021, covering domestic and international breaking news, and reported on stories about climate change, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's resignation, the Afghan refugee crisis, the Tokyo Olympic games and Asian American representation on screen.

Since joining the Washington Desk, she's covered the midterm elections, the Biden administration and issues like the immigration debates around Title 42 and the leaked Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade.

Prior to NPR, Shivaram was a political reporter and campaign embed at NBC News where she followed Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren during the 2020 primary elections, and covered Harris again when she was tapped as Joe Biden's vice presidential nominee. She also previously worked as an associate producer at NBC's Sunday show, Meet the Press.

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Monday

Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., delivers the commencement address at Colorado College on Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colo. She urged the 2023 graduates to not compromise on the truth. Jack Dempsey/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, greets committee chairman Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) while arriving for testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law May 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Special counsel John Durham, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, arrives to the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on May 16, 2022. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Trump-era special counsel's final report criticizes FBI's Russia probe

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Special Counsel report finds issue with FBI investigation into Trump's Russia ties

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Tuesday

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Tuesday that the department's investigative operation targeting fentanyl and opioid traffickers on the dark web resulted in a record number of arrests and seizures. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

President Biden responded to questions about his age during a press conference at the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday. The president would be 86 by the end of a second term. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Biden says his own age doesn't register with him as he seeks second term

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Vice President Harris gave impassioned remarks on reproductive rights at Howard University on Tuesday, her first political event after President Biden officially said he's running for a second term. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Security guards stand outside the entrance to the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston on Friday. Jack Teixeira, 21, an employee of the U.S. Air Force National Guard, appeared at the federal court Friday. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Tuesday

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference after the arraignment of former President Donald Trump in New York on April 4. John Minchillo/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Helen Biesenbach leaves a message at a memorial where 26 crosses were placed to honor the victims killed at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on November 9, 2017 in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Biden went to Mississippi to offer support to victims of the devastating tornadoes

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Tuesday

Vice President Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff listen to a guide as they tour Ghana's Cape Coast slave castle, a prison and embarkation point for slaves en route to the Americas. Misper Apawu/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Biden issues an executive order aimed at reducing gun violence

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Tuesday

People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a deadly mass shooting on Jan. 24 in Monterey Park, Calif. President Biden will announce his latest gun safety push there on Tuesday. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Biden, on first visit to Selma as president, attended 'Bloody Sunday' remembrance

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Monday

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk in front of St. Michael's cathedral in Kyiv ahead of the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Biden remarks on the U.S. response to balloon and unidentified aerial objects

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Tuesday

Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds up information about the southern border as he speaks during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby speaks during the daily press briefing in the James S Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2023. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

'High-altitude object' shot down by military over Alaska

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