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Amelia Monroe

Politics Reporter

Amelia Monroe is a reporter with three years of experience covering campaigns, environmental issues, national policy and politics. She also has expertise in economic policy and data analysis. Her work spans from radio news at KJZZ in Phoenix, Arizona to the halls of the U.S. Congress while writing for the National Journal and Cronkite News. She is currently a Network Associate at C-SPAN in Washington, D.C. 

KJZZ •

SAVE Act could make it even harder for Native Americans to vote in Arizona

At his State of the Union address on Feb. 24, President Donald Trump alluded to his plan to alter voting laws as he urged Congress to push through the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. “I’m asking you to pass the SAVE America Act, to stop illegal aliens and others, or unpermitted persons from voting in our sacred American elections,” Trump said.The bill’s “show your papers” requirements could have damaging impacts on voter registration and eligibility, potentially hindering Native Americ...
The Arizona Republic •

How President Trump's tariffs impact America's generation of nuclear energy

One of the nation’s largest nuclear power plants generates energy for Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and California. It’s almost completely run on other countries' uranium. Foreign producers, including Canada, Kazakhstan, Russia, Uzbekistan and Australia, account for 99% of the uranium used by US nuclear generators in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Association. “We as a country have to rely on the rest of the world. We don’t have the capacity as a country to do everything ourselves,”...
Cronkite News •

Kamala Harris got little bounce from abortion rights ballot measures Donald Trump opposed

WASHINGTON – Ten states considered measures to protect or expand abortion rights on Tuesday. Voters approved seven of those proposals, including one in Arizona that overturned a 15-week ban and enshrines abortion access in the state constitution.

Democrats were counting on these ballot measures to propel their presidential nominee and other candidates.

Vice President Kamala Harris made reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign, promising that her “first priority” would be to reinstate...