Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe's White House coverage has included a number of high profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's final NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in 2016. As a part of the White House team, she's also a regular on the NPR Politics Podcast.
Prior to joining NPR, Rascoe covered the White House for Reuters, chronicling Obama's final year in office and the beginning days of the Trump administration. Rascoe began her reporting career at Reuters, covering energy and environmental policy news, such as the 2010 BP oil spill and the U.S. response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis in 2011. She also spent a year covering energy legal issues and court cases.
She graduated from Howard University in 2007 with a B.A. in journalism.
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What is the deal with post-credit movie scenes? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Linda Holmes, host of the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, about why they exist and whether they really work.
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A student protest at Gallaudet University forced out its newly appointed president 37 years ago. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Nyle DiMarco, co-director of the new documentary "Deaf President Now!"
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Barbie once could only stand on her tip toes, in tiny high heels. Her job? To look pretty. A new study finds there's a correlation between flatter-footed Barbies and more job choices.
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People often say dogs and their owners look and act alike. Now there's science to back that up.
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The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY has named its 2025 inductees to the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
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A British music education organization reports that use of recorders are declining in the classroom. We wonder: Why were they there to start with? And why is "Hot Cross Buns" such a banger?
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with music artist Kevin Olusola about his new album, "Dawn Of A Misfit," and his love for mixing it up with classical music.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Michael Dean, editor of a new collection of long-forgotten Marvel horror comics called "Lost Marvels No.1: Tower of Shadows."
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with writer and New York magazine journalist Bridget Read about her new book, 'Little Bosses Everywhere.' It's an exploration of the world of multi-level marketing.
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The trial of hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs begins this week. Combs is charged with sex trafficking, among other things. He also has dozens of civil suits against him.