Alison Main - Producer and Reporter, Capitol Hill
Alison Main
Producer and Reporter, Capitol Hill
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Democratic congresswoman confronts Johnson over Trump AI video: ‘It’s racist. You should call it out’Oct 1, 2025Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean confronted Speaker Mike Johnson right off the House floor on Tuesday over their parties’ funding standoff hours before the government shut down. -
White House requests $58 million in security funding from Congress following Kirk assassinationSep 15, 2025The White House has requested an additional $58 million in security funding for the executive and judicial branches following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a Republican congressional aide said. -
Fetterman says Democrats have ‘forgotten why we lost’ and Trump is ‘not an autocrat’Sep 14, 2025Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has a warning for his party: learn from the politically charged whirlwind that put Donald Trump back in the White House and secured Republicans control of both chambers of Congress or risk staying in the minority. -
GOP senators ratchet up demands for Trump to push new sanctions on RussiaSep 10, 2025Republican senators are ratcheting up their demands for President Donald Trump to put new sanctions on Russia, as the White House has signaled an openness toward a second phase of sanctions against Moscow. -
Trump administration launches immigration enforcement surge in MassachusettsSep 8, 2025The Trump administration launched a new federal immigration enforcement effort in Massachusetts focused on deporting criminals who entered the country illegally, according to the Department of Homeland Security. -
RFK Jr. says he sees no successes in the agency he leadsSep 8, 2025Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he did not think there have been any “successes” among US health agencies Sunday, claiming the infiltration of pharmaceutical companies have led to a “series of bad decisions.” -
House panel releases tranche of Epstein files as controversy looms large over Congress’ return to WashingtonSep 2, 2025The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released tens of thousands of Jeffrey Epstein-related files it had received from the Justice Department, as the controversy surrounding the case intensified with lawmakers’ return to Washington. -
Congress returns to a messy fall with Democrats ready to fightSep 2, 2025Congress is bracing for a politically bruising fall as lawmakers return to Washington on Tuesday, with massive fights upcoming on government funding, the Jeffrey Epstein files and President Donald Trump’s policing push. -
Charles Bierbauer, former CNN correspondent, dies at 83Aug 31, 2025Bierbauer retired from CNN in 2001 after two decades covering news in Washington, DC, and around the world. -
Judge to require that Kilmar Abrego Garcia remain in the US while he challenges deportation to UgandaAug 25, 2025A federal judge said Monday that she will order officials to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in the United States while she weighs a new legal challenge from him over the Trump administration’s plans to quickly deport him to Uganda. -
US suspends visitor visas for people from GazaAug 17, 2025Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the State Department suspended visitor visas for people from Gaza because it received “evidence” that some organizations facilitating the visas to the US “have strong links to terrorist groups like Hamas,” without providing further details. -
‘How much does it cost for fascism?’: Tensions erupt at Nebraska GOP congressman’s town hallAug 5, 2025Rep. Mike Flood faced a barrage of criticism at a packed town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, Monday evening as constituents repeatedly confronted him over his support for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” immigration policy and what they described as threats to democracy. -
Johnson shuts door on House vote before September on releasing Epstein filesJul 22, 2025Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday said he does not plan to allow votes on any measures related to the Jeffrey Epstein case in the House’s final week in Washington before a weekslong recess, despite intense pressure from some of his own GOP members to go on the record on the issue. -
Witkoff says Gaza ceasefire deal could come by week’s end, as Trump meets again with NetanyahuJul 9, 2025President Donald Trump’s foreign envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday that he’s hopeful to have a Gaza ceasefire deal by the end of the week, as negotiators make substantial progress working through remaining issues. -
House GOP holdouts fall in line, paving way for final passage of Trump agenda billJul 3, 2025A group of House Republican holdouts fell in line behind President Donald Trump and agreed to allow his agenda to come to the floor — reversing course after days of threatening to block the bill from a final vote. -
Senate GOP passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ after scramble to win over holdouts, setting up high-stakes House fightJul 2, 2025Senate Republicans narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package Tuesday after a dayslong grind to secure the support of key holdouts.
About
Alison Main is a producer and reporter for CNN’s Capitol Hill team.
Since joining CNN in 2018, Main has covered three presidential administrations and breaking news stories in Washington, the US and around the world, including the 2024 presidential election, the January 6 riot and its aftermath, the coronavirus pandemic, the Surfside condo collapse, the Uvalde school shooting and the war in Ukraine.
During the 2024 presidential election, Main worked as campaign embed based in New Hampshire and the Midwest.
Main’s reporting spanned countless presidential campaign events in Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’s sprint to win over support in battleground states after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.
She also covered the presidential campaigns of Chris Christie and Dean Phillips, the New Hampshire primary election, both the Republican and Democratic national conventions and highly competitive Senate races in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Main started at CNN’s Washington, DC bureau as a political unit intern. She worked on the assignment desk, anchor and field produced for Boris Sanchez and wrote and produced for “Inside Politics” and “New Day Weekend,” as well as for special events coverage.
Main graduated from the University of Southern California in 2018 with a degree in journalism and minors in political science and cinematic arts. She is from St. Louis, Missouri.
