Benjamin Swasey
Ben Swasey is a senior editor on the Washington desk who leads NPR's coverage of voting and election administration.
Swasey co-edited a 2023 investigation detailing how conservative pressure drove states to abandon a tool that helps catch voter fraud. That investigation was a finalist for the Peabody Award and the Toner Prize for Excellence in National Political Reporting.
In 2025, he co-edited reporting on a controversial Trump administration data system to check U.S. citizenship that was also a Toner prize finalist.
He edited campaign stories for the 2020, 2022 and 2024 election cycles as well.
Originally from Massachusetts, Swasey was previously a political editor and digital manager at WBUR in Boston. At WBUR he was an editor on teams that won two national RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards and an Online Journalism Award.
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Kansas will vote on a constitutional amendment that says only U.S. citizens may vote in any election — something that's already law. -
Despite the violent breach, congressional leaders were looking to continue the process of officially recognizing the results of the presidential election. -
You're probably anxious about the results, but patience may truly be a virtue on election night. Here's how to approach the evening. -
After an 11th-hour scramble, Wisconsin forged ahead with its election despite fears about the coronavirus outbreak and an ongoing stay-at-home order. -
Sunday's planeload comes as the Trump administration faces criticism over its distribution of medical supplies that are in short supply across the country. -
The Kentucky Republican has become the first U.S. senator to test positive for the coronavirus. -
The coronavirus is scrambling so much of our lives at the moment, there's no surprise it's doing the same to the presidential race. -
Former Vice President Joe Biden vowed that, if elected, his administration would "lead by science." Sen. Bernie Sanders urged President Trump to declare a national emergency. -
The 38-year-old rose from being mayor of a midsize Indiana city to mounting a serious Democratic presidential run. He was the first openly gay candidate to win delegates in a presidential race. -
The announcement comes two days after Mike Bloomberg faced tough questions about the issue in a Democratic debate.
