Juana Summers
Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR.
She appears regularly on television and radio outlets to discuss national politics. In 2016, Summers was a fellow at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service.
She is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism and is originally from Kansas City, Mo.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Deann Borshay Liem, who was born in South Korea and adopted into an American family, about the Korean government admitting adoption agencies engaged in malpractice. -
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Hampton Dellinger, who formerly led an independent watchdog agency, about his decision to drop his lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to fire him without cause. -
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Bennett from the centrist think tank Third Way, about what he heard from leaders in the Democratic party and what he thinks about Trump's joint session of Congress speech.
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Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles shares her up-and-down journey to the 2024 Paris Games and what happened afterward, in her new memoir, "I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams." -
Climate change has impacted virtually every part of life in Greenland. The tradition of dogsledding illustrates just one aspect of what's at risk for the island as the Earth warms. -
As Greenland resists U.S. acquisition threats, it's also welcoming an increase in tourism. Industry leaders and residents are preparing to make the island more accessible to visitors. -
Two Greenlanders share contrasting views on U.S. overtures to acquire their homeland, following a January visit to the territory by President Trump's eldest son. -
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Greenlandic parliamentary candidate Naaja Nathanielsen about the continued Trump administration push to acquire the territory. -
President Trump says he wants to buy Greenland and reclaim the Panama Canal. NPR's Juana Summers and Ari Shapiro compare their recent reporting from both locations.
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John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, says making Greenland an American territory or commonwealth could help with security interests of "critical importance" to the United States.
