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. She spent seven years at CNN, where she covered the 2016 and 2020 presidential races, as well as midterm elections, for both television and digital audiences. Her coverage focused in part on the politics of the western half of the United States, including through an original digital vi
Latest from Maeve Reston

Defying calls to resign, Feinstein returns to looming Judiciary agenda

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) defied activists' calls for her to retire, making her way back to the Senate in time to push through stalled judges and prepare for a debt ceiling vote.

May 12, 2023

Trump’s CNN town hall: Defending rioters, mocking sexual assault, threatening default

The former president used his highly anticipated return to mainstream cable television news to give a broader swath of Americans an unvarnished view of what he has been saying at rallies and in right-wing media.

May 10, 2023

Biden’s mental sharpness and physical health doubted, Post-ABC poll shows

Though Joe Biden, 80, and former president Donald Trump, 76, are close in age, the poll reveals strikingly different views about their capabilities.

May 7, 2023

GOP 2024 hopefuls audition against Biden with attacks on competence, age

Current and prospective Republican presidential candidates are seeking to show they are best equipped to defeat the president and draw the sharpest contrasts with him.

April 30, 2023

Trump is racking up GOP endorsements, even amid criminal jeopardy

The former president is consolidating support among GOP members of Congress and others, even as he faces a thicket of legal woes.

April 27, 2023

Abortion divides 2024 candidates and confounds many within the GOP

Presidential hopefuls have struggled to settle on a position amid warning signs that Republicans are on the wrong side of public opinion on abortion rights.

April 20, 2023

After high-flying start, DeSantis hits stumbling blocks on road to 2024

After starting the year with momentum, DeSantis is now confronting a considerably more difficult path as he prepares to launch a national campaign.

April 20, 2023

Democrats still face Feinstein dilemma as replacement bid fails

But the 89-year-old senator enjoys the support of powerful allies, including President Biden and Nancy Pelosi.

April 19, 2023

Tim Scott says he would sign ‘the most conservative pro-life legislation’ Congress can pass

The South Carolina senator has given a series of conflicting and vague answers on banning abortion since he launched his 2024 presidential bid

April 14, 2023

Tim Scott backs 20-week abortion ban but avoids stance on medication

The South Carolina Republican, who has launched a presidential exploratory committee, was pressed on the issue during a trip to New Hampshire.

April 13, 2023