Jacqueline Alemany
Jacqueline Michele Alemany is an American journalist and political reporter, who is an anchor for MS NOW. She was previously a congressional correspondent for The Washington Post and authored the early-morning newsletter Power Up, and covered policy issues including the opioid crisis. In 2021, she was appointed as the anchor of The Early 202, a political newsletter of The Washington Post.
Early life and education
Alemany was born on February 24, 1989, in Scarsdale, New York, a suburb of New York City. She attended Scarsdale High School. Her parents are Ellen (née Luciani) and Joaquin "Jack" Alemany. Her mother is the descendant of Italian immigrants and her father is the son of Valencian immigrants from Spain. Her mother served as president, chairman, and CEO of CIT Group.Alemany graduated from Harvard University 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 Joe Biden.
Journalism career
Alemany started her career in the page program at CBS News, 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 New Hampshire.Alemany was awarded an International Women's Media Foundation 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 Huffington Post. 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 Alemany would join the new panel of MSNBC's panel show The Weekend.