Alana Wise
Alana Wise is a politics reporter on the Washington desk at NPR.
Before joining NPR, Alana covered beats including American gun culture, the aviation business and the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Through her reporting, Alana has covered such events as large protests, mass shootings, boardroom uprisings and international trade fights.
Alana is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., and an Atlanta native.
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Lisa Jeanine Findley of Missouri is is charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s estate of millions of dollars and steal ownership of the iconic Graceland property in Memphis. -
The former president is being tried on one article of impeachment saying he incited the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Videos shown during the proceedings may contain profanity and violence. -
President Biden on Wednesday spoke to bringing the nation together in his first remarks as president of the United States. -
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as president and vice president of the United States on Wednesday. Follow live special coverage throughout the day beginning at 11 a.m. ET. -
Democrats and some Republicans have called for President Trump's removal from office over his role in inciting a violent mob that breached the U.S. Capitol last week. -
In a new video, President Trump for the first time acknowledged that he lost the presidential election and condemned some of his supporters for storming the Capitol. -
Supporters of President Trump, echoing his false claims that the election was stolen, breached the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented attack. Amid the assault, a woman was killed. -
The president took to the briefing room podium for the second time this week, without being joined by members of the White House coronavirus task force. -
The solo briefing came as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in hot spots across the country. -
Vice President Pence acknowledges that key parts of the country are seeing new infections but said the U.S. has made progress overall and that the task force is working closely with affected states. -
The hearing included two panels, one on policing in the black community, and another, the chairman said, with "folks who can tell us about the other side of the story and ways to go forward." -
The president attended a Monday coronavirus briefing, but the vice president did not. They were last seen together at the White House on Thursday.
