
Andrew Desiderio
Senior Congressional ReporterAndrew has nearly a decade of experience covering Congress and national politics, chronicling every major legislative battle of the Trump and Biden administrations as well as two impeachments, classified congressional investigations, campaigns and foreign policy. Andrew covers the Senate, national security and foreign policy for Punchbowl News. He has traveled the country reporting on Senate and House races over five election cycles, in addition to several overseas trips covering congressional delegations to Germany, Lithuania, Spain, Canada and more. He previously reported on House investigations and oversight of the Trump administration for Politico.
Latest from Andrew Desiderio

Dimon warned Senate GOP on tariff woes
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon gave a mixed outlook on the U.S. economy during a meeting with Senate Republicans on Wednesday.
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Senate

House moves toward Friday CR vote
This is an opportunity and a risk for the House Republican leadership. It gives them time to solidify their vote total since they need to pass this bill on their own.
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Finance + Economy

Dems dig in with CR counteroffer
Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill are set to unveil their counteroffer to Republicans’ seven-week government funding bill later today.
House

The CR is out. What happens next?
Speaker Mike Johnson and House GOP appropriators have released a stopgap funding bill that keeps federal agencies open until Nov. 21.
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House

Senate may skip the NDAA again
Senate Republicans, who hammered Dems for failing to pass their version of the annual defense authorization bill last year, may be on track to repeat history.
Defense