Mary Bruce | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1985 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Washington University in St. Louis (BA) |
| Occupation | Chief White House correspondent |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Employer | ABC News |
| Spouse | Duane Moore |
| Children | 2 |
Mary Bruce is an American TV journalist working at ABC News as the network's Chief White House correspondent based in Washington, D.C.. She covers politics, presidential administrations, and elections. Her reports can be seen on Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, Nightline, and 20/20. She serves as a fill-in anchor on GMA, World News Tonight, and regularly appears on ABC News Live programs and ABC News Radio. [1]
Born in Washington, D.C., Bruce enrolled in the National Cathedral School and graduated with a High School Diploma. She then attended Washington University in St. Louis and graduated with a bachelor's degree in history and Spanish.[ citation needed ]
Bruce began her career by joining ABC News in 2006 as a desk assistant and worked her way through producing roles behind the scenes until she got her big break in 2015 when she was promoted to multi-platform reporter and extensively covered Congress and major political events. Among them were Pope Francis' historic visit to Washington D.C. in 2015 and the 2016 California wildfires. [2] She also traveled abroad and covered the 2015 European migrant crisis and numerous presidential trips overseas. [3] In the 2016 United States presidential election, she traveled around the U.S. reporting for ABC News' coverage of the presidential campaigns.
In 2017, she was promoted to senior congressional correspondent. In this role, she reported from Capitol Hill and covered the confirmations of the Supreme Court justices, led ABC News' coverage of the First impeachment of Donald Trump, the Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, the Mueller report, the health care and tax reform fights and the Second impeachment of Donald Trump. Bruce then led the network's election coverage of the 2020 United States presidential election as ABC News' lead campaign correspondent, extensively covering the Biden campaign and the primaries through major events. In addition, she reported on the presidential and vice presidential debates and conventions of the election. [4]
In 2021, Bruce was promoted to senior White House correspondent on ABC News, covering the Biden Administration and the 2022 United States midterm elections. [5] She was then promoted to Chief White House correspondent covering President Joe Biden's reelection campaign and his decision to withdraw from the race, including Vice President Kamala Harris' subsequent campaign in the 2024 United States presidential election. [6] In early 2025, she was announced as the lead correspondent for ABC News' coverage of the transition to President-elect Donald Trump's second administration. [7]
Bruce earned several awards for her work, often highlighting important issues. She also received awards for her investigative reporting and even featured her work in leading publications. She was awarded the Joan S. Barone Award for her outstanding reporting on Justice Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court and was recognized by her colleagues on Capitol Hill for doing so. [8]