Maeve Reston

Los Angeles, CA

National political reporter covering the 2024 presidential race and the politics of the West.

Education: Cornell University, BA in English; Dartmouth College, MA in Liberal Studies (History)

Maeve Reston is a national political reporter for The Washington Post covering the 2024 presidential race and the politics of the West. She joined The Post in 2023 after covering politics and five presidential campaigns at CNN, the Los Angeles Times, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Austin American-Statesman.
Latest from Maeve Reston

Harris, Trump set politics aside at ceremony to commemorate 9/11 attacks

Harris, Biden, Trump and Vance standing together at the New York memorial was a striking tableau in a political cycle in which Harris has attempted to reclaim the mantle of patriotism.

September 11, 2024
From left, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg, former president Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) join family and friends Wednesday at Ground Zero in New York on the 23rd anniversary of 9/11.

What we can learn about Harris’s tactics from her past debate performances

Harris’ allies hope the skills she honed during her years as a prosecutor will shape the outcome as they did in her winning races for state attorney general and U.S. Senate

September 8, 2024

Trump rants, resurfaces sexual assault allegations for 49 unfocused minutes

The Republican nominee spoke in an appearance billed as a “press conference” that sometimes verged into a stream of consciousness that was hard to follow. He took no questions.

September 6, 2024
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at Trump Tower in New York on Friday.

How Democrats made Project 2025 one of their top anti-GOP attacks

The far-right proposal has become a rallying cry for Democrats and prompted Trump and Republicans to distance themselves from the plan.

September 4, 2024
Actor and comedian Kenan Thompson speaks about Project 2025 at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 21.

Trump proposes covering IVF costs with few details, drawing skepticism

Republicans including Trump have struggled to navigate the politics of reproductive issues since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The announcement appeared aimed at addressing some of those political challenges.

August 29, 2024

Trump focuses on Midwest, Harris on Georgia in dueling events in swing states

Trump hit the trail in Michigan and Wisconsin, while Harris and Walz campaigned in Georgia and sat for a closely watched evening interview on a consequential day in the presidential race.

August 29, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris greets supporters during a campaign rally in Savannah, Ga., on Thursday.

    Meet the megadonors pumping millions into the 2024 election

    The 50 biggest donors this cycle have collectively pumped $1.5 billion into political committees and other groups competing in the 2024 election.

    August 26, 2024

    Their White House dreams on hold, Democratic hopefuls blanket the DNC

    They were all in Chicago, hustling, mingling, striving — and practically tripping over one another in the process.

    August 23, 2024
    Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks to attendees during the second day of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in Chicago.

    Kamala Harris reports massively outraising Trump in July

    The result could help Harris air more television and digital ads and maintain a larger campaign payroll than Trump in the final weeks before the election.

    August 21, 2024
    Vice President Kamala Harris walks onstage Monday on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (Joe Lamberti for The Washington Post)

    How Harris has largely stayed away from embracing the ‘first woman’ rallying cry

    Her lighter touch reflects the lessons Democrats internalized from Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss to Donald Trump.

    August 19, 2024
    Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrive at a hangar at Pittsburgh International Airport on Sunday.