Andrew Desiderio

Senior Congressional Reporter

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

The Senate Dems holding their fire on Trump’s noms

Rather than a blanket rejection of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, a group of politically vulnerable Senate Democrats is pledging to keep an open mind during the confirmation process.

Former national security officials raise alarm about Gabbard for DNI

The letter cites Gabbard’s secret 2017 trip to Syria, during which she met with the country’s dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Gasp! The Senate is working 5 days a week!

The Senate is scheduled to be in session for a whopping 179 days in 2025 compared to just 136 for the House.

Will Congress surrender to the DOGE?

Mega-billionaire Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy are coming to Capitol Hill today to talk about their much-hyped effort to cut government spending and streamline the federal bureaucracy.

Hegseth nomination hanging by a thread

Hegseth is digging in on his nomination to lead the Pentagon, as Republican senators begin to cast doubt on the Fox News host’s confirmation prospects.