Joe St. George

Joe St. George

Joe St. George

Deputy Political Director

Joe St. George breaks down politics and public policy for Scripps News and its television stations across the country. Since joining Scripps in 2020, Joe has become a trusted and friendly face on Scripps’ 61 stations with his morning show reports, political analysis and frequent live appearances. Joe is a multiple Emmy award winner and has reported from every swing state and nearly every crucial political county in the country. Over the course of Joe’s career, he has covered everything from a papal visit to landmark opinions from the Supreme Court to conducting a presidential interview for Scripps News at the White House in 2020. Prior to joining Scripps, Joe was a political reporter and anchor at various television stations in Denver, CO; Richmond, VA and Davenport, IA. Before entering television, Joe held political jobs and internships on Capitol Hill, the White House and in British Parliament. When he isn’t working on a story, Joe enjoys golfing and traveling with his wife, daughter and their golden retriever, Tucker.

Recent Work
Migrants at the border

Is border security really on the cusp of passing in Congress?

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., departs after a Republican caucus meeting.

Rep. George Santos faces very rare expulsion vote

A Tesla Supercharger

You may be able to receive your EV tax credit at point of sale in 2024

A United Airlines jet takes off while a Delta Airlines plane taxis at Boston Logan International Airport.

NTSB warns Congress: Air safety showing 'clear signs of strain'

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

From coast to coast, tributes flow for Rosalynn Carter's passing

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks at a rally for Israel.

Congress passes spending bill without aiding Ukraine, Israel

House Speaker Mike Johnson announcing a vote total.

What are the chances of a government shutdown?

File photo of U.S. President Joe Biden meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The long history of US support for Israel

Pumpjacks extract oil.

Running low: US strategic oil reserve reaches lowest level in decades

Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Biden administration pushes split Congress over aid to Israel, Ukraine

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, left, and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

2023 matters, too: Upcoming November elections to shape polices

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event

Which presidential candidate has the most cash?

Temporary House speaker Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., gavels the House into recess after Republicans failed

Important deadlines approaching as House fails to select a speaker

Palestinians look for injured in the rubble of a destroyed residential building

What does 'multipolar' mean in international affairs?

Rep. Steve Scalise, left, and Rep. Jim Jordan.

Lawmakers prepare to vote on new speaker of the House this week

Social Security checks waiting to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury.

Social Security cost-of-living adjustment announcement coming soon

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

DeSantis: I opposed McCarthy before it was cool

President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

Biden expresses frustration after Congress narrowly avoids shutdown

President Joe Biden

Biden signs last-minute bill to avoid government shutdown

Sign at the Internal Revenue Service advising that it will be closed in the event of a government shutdown.

What's the cost of a government shutdown?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen on a translators video screen.

US lawmakers debate on continuing to fund the war in Ukraine

President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit

Potential UAW strike puts Biden in precarious position

Vegetables are displayed for sale at a grocery store.

Federal food-aid cuts loom for millions of low-income Americans

Betting odds for NFL football's Super Bowl are displayed on monitors at the Circa resort and casino sports book

Congress looks at NFL's gambling policy as new season begins

Marijuana plants are seen at a secured growing facility in Washington county, N.Y.

Marijuana laws could change as DEA considers reclassification

Early election ballot boxes.

2024 election primed to have the fewest swing states in recent history

The exterior of Pfizer in Groton, Conn.

Medicare can now negotiate prices on these drugs to help seniors save

A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations.

Questions remain 2 years after US withdrawal from Afghanistan

An American Airlines plane lands at Logan International Airport.

Congress considers raising pilot mandatory retirement age

Sen. Joe Manchin

No Labels to unveil 2024 platform; presidential bid remains uncertain