Brianna Tucker

Washington, D.C.

Deputy Campaign Editor

Education: University of Texas at Austin, B.S. in Journalism

Brianna Tucker is a deputy campaign editor for The Washington Post, covering the 2024 presidential campaign and congressional races. She previously served as a deputy politics editor for NextGen covering campaigns, Congress and daily breaking political reporting on social platforms. Brianna joined The Washington Post in 2021 as a deputy editor for the 202 newsletters and before that covered higher education, the 2018 midterms, and Congress, with a focus on minority congressional members.
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More Trump Cabinet picks making the rounds with senators

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December 2, 2024

Trump details plans to impose tariffs on imported goods on Day 1

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November 26, 2024

Trump’s administration comes into fuller view following flurry of picks

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November 26, 2024

Trump picks Mehmet Oz to serve as Medicare and Medicaid services administrator

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November 19, 2024

Trump and Biden to meet in Oval Office on Wednesday

The tradition of holding such a meeting is not unusual, but it notably did not happen in 2020 after Trump refused to concede he lost the election.

November 9, 2024
President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are scheduled to meet on Wednesday, the White House announced.

‘I feel betrayed’: For Black women, Harris’s loss creates new wound

Black women vote at some of the highest rates in the nation, but after Harris’s defeat, they wonder whether they will ever see one of themselves leading the nation.

November 9, 2024
NAACP chapter member Barbara Sherman, left, and Georgia NAACP Executive Director Tonza Thomas work last month in Dawson, Georgia, to encourage people to vote.

Why did so many voters swing to the right? Your election questions, answered.

Post reporters from around the country answered your questions about the second election of Donald Trump to the White House.

November 8, 2024

The historic firsts of the 2024 election

Voters in Delaware elected the first openly transgender member of Congress, and two Black women will serve in the U.S. Senate for the first time.

November 6, 2024
Sarah McBride, left, and Lily Eskelsen García read to kindergartners in Arlington, Virginia, on Feb. 28, 2019. McBride is set to become the first openly transgender member of Congress.

Harris declines to address supporters as watch party ends on a somber note

Ending her campaign at Howard University represented a homecoming for Kamala Harris. But on Tuesday, the vice president chose not to address supporters.

November 6, 2024
Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris leave the election night rally at Howard University in Washington on Tuesday.

Black women in Georgia back Harris and fear a Trump presidency

In interviews, Black women expressed support for Harris and what her candidacy represents, as well as concerns about what a Trump presidency could mean for them.

November 1, 2024
Spelman College student Taylor Mills, 21, voted for Vice President Kamala Harris.