Sign up to receive our free weekday morning edition, and you'll never miss a scoop.

Andrew Desiderio

Senior Congressional Reporter
Email X/Twitter

Andrew 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

Schumer rejects ‘clean’ CR as shutdown odds increase
Schumer won’t lay out specific demands from Democrats, such as extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies.
premium Senate
Mills interviewing staff for a Maine Senate bid
Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is in the process of interviewing campaign managers for a potential Senate run.
Campaigns
Lawmakers push to repeal Syria sanctions
Congress is on the cusp of repealing crippling economic sanctions on Syria, a rare alignment between Democrats and the Trump administration.
Foreign Policy
On gov’t funding, Dems say they won’t be fooled again
The federal government runs out of money in three weeks. And Senate Republican leaders are laying the groundwork for a re-run of the March funding fight.
House
Senate GOP to confirm 48 Trump nominees next week
Senate Republicans are teeing up four dozen sub-Cabinet nominees for confirmation next week as they move toward invoking the so-called “nuclear option."
Senate
Load More

Presented by Comcast

With $80B invested in our network and infrastructure over the last ten years, more than 125,000 employees nationwide, and 64 million homes and businesses reached, we’re building a stronger, more connected future. Learn more.