Leigh Ann Caldwell
Washington, D.C.
Early 202 co-author and Washington Post Live anchor
Education: North Carolina State University, BA in Communications
Leigh Ann Caldwell is co-author of The Washington Post’s Early 202 and focuses on Congress, politics and the White House. She is also an anchor for Washington Post Live, conducting high-impact newsmaking interviews. Before joining The Post in 2022, Caldwell was a correspondent at NBC News. As a member of NBC’s congressional unit, she covered both of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trials; the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and its aftermath; several budget battles and government shutdowns; four Supreme Court confirmations, including for Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett; and o
