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
Hand pushes credit card into chip slot during payment transaction.

Are credit card rewards at risk? Congress eyes swipe transactions

Professional golfers Louis Oosthuizen and Patrick Reed on a golf course with an LIV Golf sign in the background.

Congress takes on professional golf, 'sportswashing'

Construction workers install roofing on a high rise in Manhattan's financial district.

Amid economic uncertainty, where is the predicted recession?

Man watches a TV with an American flag

Rapid growth of artificial intelligence could transform 2024 election

The Supreme Court building

Taking stock of the Supreme Court's term so far

Metro Expo Line rail car.

Cities seek funding to avoid public transit 'death spiral'

Lilo Blank, left, who supports abortion rights, and Lisa Verdonik, who is anti-abortion, discuss the issue at a protest.

Abortion issue far from settled 1 year after Roe v. Wade overturned

Demonstrators protest over abortion outside the U.S. Supreme Court.

The state of abortion 1 year after Dobbs decision

Soldiers during the renaming ceremony

How much does renaming controversial military locations cost?

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center, poses for a selfie.

More familiar faces to join crowded GOP presidential field

Tents setup on a city sidewalk.

What's being done to curb homelessness in US suburbs

The National Mall in Washington

Inside the complicated process of building a new national memorial

President Joe Biden, right, speaks as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, listens during a 2021 briefing.

Where the race for the White House in 2024 stands

Congressional leaders sit and discuss the debt limit with President Biden

Why permitting reform is such a big deal in Washington right now

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Supreme Court to issue opinions on race, student loans and more soon

Sunlight filters through storm clouds onto a wind turbine

Biden administration announces nearly $11 billion for renewable energy

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy standing next to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

What do Republicans want in the debt ceiling fight?

A Texas state police officer stands in front of migrants who swam across the Rio Grande river.

Title 42 is ending. So what laws take effect now?

Migrants who crossed the border from Mexico into the U.S. wait next to the U.S. border wall where Border Patrol agents stand.

What is being done to manage migrant spike after Title 42 ends?

Ten Commandments memorial, Judicial Building, Montgomery, Alabama, photo on black

Supreme Court might allow Ten Commandments in schools

Javinar family from San Diego.

Military quality of life to come before new Congressional subcommittee

People pass the front of the New York Stock Exchange.

Should you be worrying about the US debt limit right now?

President Joe Biden, Washington Hilton in Washington, Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

Why did President Biden announce his reelection on social media?

Rep. Lois Frankel and Joe St. George

Congress looks for ways to fight the high cost of preventable falls

President Joe Biden speaks at the White House.

Biden administration pushing private sector to pay more for child care

An empty prison cell

Florida pushes toward lowering threshold for death sentences

The drug Mifepristone.

3 facts about mifepristone ahead of ruling by 5th Circuit

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Justice Thomas' actions prompt calls for Supreme Court ethics reform

Former President Donald Trump appears in court for his arraignment

Details of Trump's indictment: What's next?

Donald Trump appears in court

What happens now that Donald Trump has been arraigned?