Jeongyoon Han Jeongyoon is a field producer and researcher with a reporting focus on the 2024 presidential election and national security.
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Jeongyoon Han

Jeongyoon Han

Jeongyoon Han is a field producer and researcher with a reporting focus on the 2024 presidential election and national security. She also produces the NPR Politics Podcast and writes the network’s election briefing books.

Her reporting has taken her to one of the world’s largest lab mice facilities, inside an anechoic chamber, the first primary in the nation, and crucial swing states.

Han has worked at New Hampshire Public Radio, Weekend Edition and WAMC Northeast Public Radio. She graduated with a degree in political science and Chinese from Williams College, where she was editor of the school newspaper. She can also recommend great hiking spots in Hong Kong, where she taught English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong for one year.

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Friday

From immigration to government spending, Hochul is picking her battles with Trump

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Friday

The Sphere Las Vegas displays 2024 during a New Year's Eve celebration Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Las Vegas. David Becker/AP hide caption

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The Annual Can't Let It Go Year End Extravaganza

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Thursday

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, pictured at a campaign rally early this month in Michigan, would play a key role in pushing President-leect Donald Trump's agenda to increase oil, gas and coal production on public lands if he is confirmed as secretary of the Interior Department. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally for Donald Trump at Macomb Community College in Warren, Mich., on Nov. 1. Trump has now tapped Kennedy for his administration. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump picks RFK Jr. to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services

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Tuesday

This combination of pictures shows entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy (left) and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. President-elect Donald Trump said Musk and Ramaswamy will lead a so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds and Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference in Washington Hilton on June 21, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris arrive for an event celebrating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court on the South Lawn of the White House in 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

People line up to vote on the first day of in-person early voting in Las Vegas on Oct. 19. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

Tuesday

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New York City is trying a new solution to its rat problem: trash cans

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Tuesday

Officials in New York say they have a solution to the city's rat problem

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Tuesday

Minnesota Gov. and 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 21. Alex Wrobelwski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz has become a new messenger for reproductive rights

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Monday

Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz has become a new messenger for reproductive rights

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Friday

From left: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Reverend Al Sharpton, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. Chip Somodevilla, Saul Loeb/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Actress Kerry Washington helped teach the public how to pronounce "Kamala." Plus, Harris' niece, goddaughter and stepdaughter share life lessons they learned from her. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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From left: Bill Clinton, Stevie Wonder and Oprah Winfrey all brought the DNC crowd to their feet on Wednesday. Chip Somodevilla, Saul Loeb, Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday