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Jacqueline Alemany
Born
Jacqueline Michele Alemany

(1989-02-24) February 24, 1989 (age 37)
Scarsdale, New York, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
OccupationsJournalist, news reporter, anchor
Spouse
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(m. 2024)​
Children1
MotherEllen Luciani Alemany

Jacqueline Michele Alemany (born February 24, 1989)[1] is an American journalist and political reporter, who is an anchor for MS NOW. She was previously a congressional correspondent for The Washington Post, where she authored the early-morning newsletter Power Up[2] and covered policy issues including the opioid crisis.[3] In 2021, she was appointed anchor of The Early 202, a political newsletter of The Washington Post.[4]

Early life and education

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Alemany was born on February 24, 1989, in Scarsdale, New York, a suburb of New York City. She attended Scarsdale High School.[5] Her parents are Ellen (née Luciani) and Joaquin "Jack" Alemany.[1] Her mother is the descendant of Italian immigrants[1] and her father is the son of Valencian immigrants from Spain.[6] Her mother served as president, chairman, and CEO of CIT Group.[6]

Alemany graduated from Harvard University in 2011, with a degree in government.[7] She was the Harvard Crimson women's basketball team captain during her senior year.[5][8]

Journalism career

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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.[9][10] At CBS News, Alemany covered the 2016 presidential campaign as a digital reporter.[11][12] 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.[13]

In August 2017, Alemany participated as an IWMF Fellow in the African Great Lakes Reporting Initiative to Zanzibar, Tanzania.[14]

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.[15] In September 2021, she was appointed anchor and contributor to The Early 202, a morning newsletter of The Washington Post.[4][16] On March 4, 2025, it was announced that Alemany would join the new panel of MS NOW's The Weekend.[17]

Personal life

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On October 3, 2024, Alemany married Jake Levine, a special assistant to President Joe Biden.[18]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Broughton, Kristin (September 26, 2017). "How Ellen Alemany is reinventing CIT". American Banker. Alemany has two other children: Jackie, 25, who works as a reporter for CBS in Washington, D.C.
  2. ↑ "The Washington Post hires White House reporter Jacqueline Alemany to anchor new early-morning newsletter "Power Up"". The Washington Post. September 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ Jacqueline Alemany (October 23, 2017). "How complicated is it to declare opioids a national emergency?". CBS News.
  4. 1 2 "Jacqueline Alemany, Washington, D.C., Anchor of The Early 202". The Washington Post. 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Jackie Alemany". Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Lerner, Jane (October 29, 2015). "Village justice appointed in Scarsdale". The Journal News.
  7. ↑ "Jacqueline Alemany | HuffPost". HuffPost. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ Daley, Nicholas (May 27, 2021). "Jackie Alemany". Harvard Crimson.
  9. ↑ "Jacqueline Alemany". International Women's Media Foundation. 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  10. ↑ "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Jacqueline Alemany, WaPo reporter and 'Power Up' anchor". Politico. February 24, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  11. ↑ "CBS News 2016 presidential campaign digital journalists". CBS News. September 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ "On a street in Ohio, defiant Democrats flock to Trump". CBS News. September 21, 2016.
  13. ↑ Conroy, Scott (January 10, 2016). "New Hampshire: What It Takes In The Granite State". HuffPost.
  14. ↑ "2017 Zanzibar Fellows". International Women's Media Foundation. September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Jacqueline Alemany – Vogue". Vogue. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  16. ↑ Sara Fischer (September 13, 2021). "Washington Post expands 202 newsletter franchise". Axios. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  17. ↑ Steinberg, Brian (March 4, 2025). "MSNBC Taps Washington Post's Jackie Alemany as 'Weekend' Co-Host". Variety.
  18. ↑ O'Connor, Florence (October 3, 2024). "Why One Bride Made Her Entire Wedding Dress the "Something Blue"". Vogue. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
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