Andrew Desiderio

Andrew Desiderio is a Washington-based journalist with a decade of experience covering Congress, domestic policy, foreign affairs, and campaigns and elections. Andrew is a senior congressional reporter for Punchbowl News, with a focus on the U.S. Senate. Among the best-sourced reporters on Capitol Hill, Andrew has direct access to the nation's most powerful leaders and consistently breaks news and delivers scoops on happenings both inside and outside of the Capitol. He has a unique ability to cut through the noise and use his knowledge of Washington's power dynamics to explain what's really happening in the halls of the Capitol, the White House, on the campaign trail, and beyond.

Throughout a decade covering Congress, Andrew has forged relationships and built trust with lawmakers in both parties and across the ideological spectrum as he has covered every major legislative battle, two presidential impeachments, classified congressional investigations, and countless campaigns. Andrew has traveled the country reporting on Senate and House races over five election cycles, in addition to several overseas trips covering congressional delegations to Germany, Lithuania, Spain, Canada, and elsewhere.

Andrew joined Punchbowl News from Politico, where he covered House investigations, oversight of the Trump administration, the Senate, and more. Holding the nation's leaders accountable, Andrew's reporting on the mysterious illness known as "Havana Syndrome" prompted Congress to draft and pass the HAVANA Act, which President Biden signed into law in 2021. He was also the first to report that U.S. intelligence agencies attributed the incidents to the Russian government.

At a time of extraordinary political volatility, Andrew tells audiences what's really happening inside the halls of power, illuminated by firsthand vignettes that bring them closer to the story. Andrew regularly appears on cable news networks, podcasts, and other media to discuss his reporting and the day's top headlines. He also interviews members of Congress and other newsmakers on stage at Punchbowl News' exclusive events and has moderated dozens of interviews and panels for outside organizations, including at the annual NATO Summit and World Economic Forum events. Andrew is a first-generation American and speaks fluent Italian.