Maeve Reston is a national political reporter for CNN, covering politics on television and digital platforms from every angle. Reston joined CNN after covering national, state and local politics for the Los Angeles Times for seven years, including the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. Before joining The Times in 2006, Reston covered education and the Texas Legislature at the Austin American Statesman, as well as Congress and the 2004 presidential campaign for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

She received her bachelor's degree in English from Cornell University and her master's degree from Dartmouth College, where she focused on post-World War II history and politics, particularly the Vietnam War.