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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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 with Tracy Chapman about standing the test of time and the re-release on vinyl of her self-titled 1988 debut album.
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Musician Aloe Blacc says his mission is to sing about positivity and beauty. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with him about his new album, "Stand Together."
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Promising violinists can get their hands on a Stradivarius and other 18th century instruments through a lending program out of Chicago.
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The 67th annual Grammy Awards take place Sunday evening, featuring performances by a new generation of pop stars, and a somber tone in light of the recent Los Angeles wildfires.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with NPR Music's Sidney Madden about rapper Drake's new lawsuit against his record label, Universal Music Group.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to musician Lubalin about his latest album, "Haha, No Worries."
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The Chattanooga sister trio talks about mixing music and motherhood, and shares the story behind their song "Feet Are Dirty." (Story originally aired on Weekend Edition on April 21, 2024.)
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks "American Idol" alum Clay Aiken about his latest holiday album, "Christmas Bells Are Ringing."
