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Alex Seitz-Wald

Senior political reporter

I'm a national politics reporter for NBC News, covering breaking news and writing feature stories on everything from the big trends to the little quirks that help explain our unprecedented political moment.

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I'm a national politics reporter for NBC News, covering breaking news and writing feature stories on everything from the big trends to the little quirks that help explain our unprecedented political moment.

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.


Latest from Alex Seitz-Wald

Trump's second inauguration to see smaller protests and fewer Democratic boycotts

Democratic lawmakers who boycotted Trump's first inauguration say they feel compelled to go this time, while protests are expected to be a fraction of their 2017 size.
87d ago

Trump Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth pitches himself as a 'change agent' as he faces grilling in Senate hearing

Pete Hegseth pitched himself as a "change agent" to lead the Defense Department while Democrats excoriated him as unfit during his confirmation hearing.

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Wildfires complicate California Democrats' plans to lead Trump defiance

California was getting ready to fight President-elect Donald Trump.
92d ago

President Jimmy Carter honored with a state funeral at a Washington cathedral

In a rare show of unity in these tumultuous times, every living American president filed into pews together Thursday to honor one of their own at the funeral for President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday.

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President Jimmy Carter honored with a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral

In a rare show of unity in these tumultuous times, every living American president filed into pews together Thursday to honor one of their own at the funeral for President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday.

DNC chair candidates say the party needs to do a postmortem of the 2024 election

How Kamala Harris’ campaign burned through more than $1.4 billion in 15 weeks dominated the storyline of the vice president’s devastating loss to Donald Trump on Nov. 5.
133d ago

New England Congress members targeted with bomb threats on Thanksgiving

Most of Connecticut's congressional delegation said they were the subject of bomb threats at their homes as they were preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving, although no bombs ultimately were found.

D.C. protested Trump's first term. Now, Washingtonians worry he'll crush them in his second.

Forget statehood. District of Columbia officials are just hoping to protect what little self-government they already have in Trump's second term.

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Democrats to elect a new party chair Feb. 1

The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair on Feb. 1.

Maine lawmaker accused of choking wife wins re-election by one vote

CAMDEN, Maine — A Republican lawmaker in Maine accused of choking his wife last month won re-election by a single vote after a Thursday recount.

After Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'

President Joe Biden proudly called himself the most pro-labor president in American history, but working-class voters moved further than ever from their traditional home in the Democratic Party in this year’s election, leading some to rethink their approach to winning working-class voters.