Ally Schweitzer
Ally Schweitzer (she/her) is an editor with NPR's Morning Edition. She joined the show in October 2022 after eight years at WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington.
At WAMU, Schweitzer worked as a reporter covering housing, labor, and economic policy. She previously wrote about music and the arts for NPR Music, the Washington Post and Washington City Paper.
Schweitzer is from Maryland and believes most things taste better with Old Bay. [Copyright 2025 NPR]
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Army National Guard veteran Christopher Purdy says President Trump's executive order to create a specialized D.C. National Guard unit is a workaround to use the military as a domestic police force. -
Juan Carlos Cruz, who spent birthdays and Christmas with Pope Francis and advised him on clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, said "there's still a lot to do, but I'm proud of what he started." -
GOP strategist Alex Conant breaks down the political impact of challenges to Trump's top policies — tariffs and immigration — and how the administration is performing on these fronts. -
Pop the Balloon Live debuted on Netflix this week. Its creators says the series can be superficial — but so is dating online. -
The president of the American Bar Association says that the Trump administration is targeting judges and lawyers who make decisions it disagrees with. -
A team of journalists looked into safety on dating apps such as Tinder and Hinge. They found that it's easy for people accused of assault to keep using them. -
Our listeners say when staying means compromising your values, it's time to quit. Philosophy professor Alex Guerrero shares insight on drawing moral red lines in the workplace. -
Nancy Gertner says recent court orders suggest there's "nothing remotely legitimate" about the president's actions in these cases. -
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut worries the U.S. public may not recognize the ongoing "constitutional crisis" if they see Democrats regularly collaborating with Republicans. -
New advertisements from Target depict Santa Claus as fit and ruggedly handsome. We explore the many faces of Santa Claus with Christmas historian Bruce Forbes.
