Lexie Schapitl
Lexie Schapitl is a producer with NPR's Washington Desk, where she does a little bit of everything. She can be found reporting from Capitol Hill, producing the NPR Politics Podcast or writing the weekly NPR Politics newsletter. She also has extensive field production experience. She played a key role in coverage of the January 6th Committee hearings, Trump's first impeachment and the last three campaign cycles.
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. Originally from New Jersey and a University of Maryland graduate, Schapitl is a fan of Terps basketball, Jeopardy!, musicals and the New York Mets.
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The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans again struggle to agree on any member to serve as speaker.
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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.