Betsy Woodruff Swan (née Woodruff; born October 31, 1989) is an American journalist who is currently a national political reporter for Politico and contributor to MSNBC.[1][2]
Swan started her career as a reporter and William F. Buckley Fellow at the National Review, where she remained for two years.[4] During a period of staff exodus from the National Review, she moved in 2014 to the Washington Examiner, where she became a political writer covering Capitol Hill and electoral politics.[5] In late 2014, she joined the news magazine Slate as a national political reporter.[6][unreliable source?][7] But in March 2015, she moved on to The Daily Beast, where, as a national political reporter, she covered federal law enforcement.[8][9] Swan has appeared on Fox News and CNN and is a contributor to MSNBC.[10][11] On March 4, 2020, she announced plans to leave The Daily Beast and join Politico.[1]