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Amanda Becker

National Reporter (She/Her)

I’m Amanda Becker, The 19th’s national reporter. I’ve covered national politics and issues for nearly two decades, including stints at the White House and in Congress, oral arguments at the Supreme Court, four presidential elections and scores of House and Senate campaigns. In 2024, I left Washington after 17 years to better position myself to examine how decisions made in the nation’s capital impact American communities. I’m now based in Ohio and also spend time in the West Virginia mountains.

I like to use my perch to examine the gendered aspects of power and how gender shapes policy. Since policy isn’t made in a vacuum, my favorite type of political stories draw across institutions and movements to examine what I call the “connective tissues” of our democracy.

Before joining The 19th, I spent more than seven years at Reuters, where I was embedded with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, and several before that at CQ Roll Call, where I covered lobbying, congressional ethics and influence.

I was a 2023 fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. My first book, “You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America,” was published by Bloomsbury in September 2024. My byline has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times and USA Today, among other publications.

My work is free to consume and free to republish because of contributions from readers like you. A donation of $19 goes a long way toward sustaining our nonprofit newsroom.

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