Lexie Schapitl
Lexie Schapitl is a production assistant with NPR's Washington Desk, where she produces radio pieces and digital content. She also reports from the field and assists with production of the NPR Politics Podcast.
Schapitl first came to NPR as a Washington Desk intern in 2017. She has previously worked as an associate producer with NPR's newscast unit, a social media manager with Vox and a reporting intern with Newsday. A New Jersey native and University of Maryland graduate, Schapitl is a fan of Maryland basketball, trivia, musicals and the New York Mets.
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The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a GOP-led spending bill that would set two separate funding deadlines next year. -
House Republicans have elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be the next speaker. He will take office with just over three weeks before government funding expires on Nov. 17. -
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who earlier Tuesday was chosen by House Republicans to be the third speaker nominee in as many weeks, has dropped out. -
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, lost 25 Republican votes in his third failed bid to become speaker of the House. Jordan could not quell the opposition to his candidacy. -
Ohio Republican Jim Jordan says he will call for a third ballot vote in his bid to become speaker of the House. -
The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans again struggle to agree on any member to serve as speaker. -
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan failed to secure enough votes for the speakership Tuesday, and his allies are continuing to try to convince Republican opponents to get onboard before a second vote on Wednesday. -
Rep. Steve Scalise became the Republican nominee in a secret-ballot election but failed to secure enough votes to succeed on the House floor. -
Less than a day after a majority of House Republicans selected Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., as the speaker designate, his support appeared to erode. -
House Republicans picked the current majority leader for speaker: He won a majority of the Republicans' 221 votes in a closed-door, secret-ballot election. Timing for a floor vote remains unclear.
