Jacqueline Michele Alemany (born February 24, 1989) is an American journalist and political reporter, who is a congressional correspondent for ''

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''. She previously authored Power Up, an early-morning newsletter, and covered policy issues including the

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. In 2021, she was appointed as the

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of ''The Early 202'', a political newsletter of ''The Washington Post''. As of May 3, 2025, she is a co-host of the

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weekend program "The Weekend", alongside Jonathan Capehart and Eugene Daniels.

Early life and education

Alemany was born in

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, and attended Scarsdale High School. Her parents are Ellen (née Luciani) and Joaquin "Jack" Alemany. Her mother is the descendant of

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immigrants and her father is the son of Valencian immigrants from

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. Her mother served as president, chairman, and CEO of CIT Group. Alemany graduated from

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in 2011, with a degree in government. She was the Harvard Crimson women's basketball team captain during her senior year. On October 3, 2024, she wed Jake Levine, a special assistant to President Biden.

Journalism career

Alemany started her career in the page program at ''

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'', before being hired as a multimedia reporter in 2012, specializing in domestic and foreign affairs, politics, and general news. At ''CBS News'', Alemany covered the 2016 presidential campaign as a digital reporter. As a TV network "embed" who lived in the primary state for much of the 2015 primary race, Alemany was included in the ''HuffPost'' documentary series ''

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''. Alemany was awarded an

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fellowship in 2017. Alemany joined ''The Washington Post'' in 2018 after six years at ''CBS News'' to author PowerUp, an early-morning newsletter that focused on national politics, the White House and Congress. In 2021, she was appointed a congressional correspondent. Alemany also worked as a contributor at '' Vogue'', and the ''

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.'' In September 2021, she was appointed as the anchor and contributor to ''The Early 202'', a morning newsletter of ''The Washington Post''. On March 4, 2025, it was announced that Ms. Alemany will be co-host of "The Weekend" on MSNBC.

References

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