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Emma Roller

Emma Roller is a staff correspondent for National Journal. Before joining, Emma previously worked at Slate, where she wrote for and edited the Weigel and Moneybox blogs. Her work has also appeared in The New Republic, National Public Radio, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Emma graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she served as editor in chief of the Daily Cardinal, one of UW's two independent daily student newspapers. Ask her about cheese curds.

Policy

Rand Paul Is Suddenly Quiet About Ending the NSA's Domestic Surveillance

Sen. Rand Paul hates the Patriot Act and NSA mass surveillance, but remains tight-lipped about majority leader Mitch McConnell's plan to keep both alive.

Dustin Volz and Emma Roller, National Journal
April 24, 2015

Policy

Why an Inflatable Missile Is Set To Hit the National Mall

Proposed upgrades to America's nuclear arsenal provide the backdrop for this weekend's scheduled appearance of a 'life-size, four-story inflated nuclear missile.'

Emma Roller, National Journal
January 29, 2015

Policy

What Rand Paul Gets By Declaring War Against ISIS

By declaring war against the Islamic State, he's also picking a legal battle with the White House. By Emma Roller

Emma Roller, National Journal
November 24, 2014

Policy

Marco Rubio Channels Dick Cheney To Step Up His National Security Game

Sen. Rubio outlines an aggressive foreign policy platform and takes some not-so-subtle jabs at President Obama and some of his less-hawkish fellow Republicans. By Emma Roller

Emma Roller, National Journal
September 17, 2014

Policy

Dick Cheney Calls Obama's National Security View 'Willfully Blind'

While the former vice president is as hawkish as ever, the Republican consensus is not nearly as unified as it once was. By Emma Roller

Emma Roller, National Journal
September 10, 2014

Policy

Senate Finds Plenty to Criticize About the 'Militarization' of US Police

After raising concerns about its transparency and questionable spending, senators said Tuesday the Pentagon's so-called '1033' program has to be reined in. By Emma Roller

Emma Roller, National Journal
September 9, 2014

Policy

How Congress and the Pentagon Helped Create America’s Militarized Police

It all goes back to an obscure section from a 1990 defense bill. By Emma Roller

Emma Roller, National Journal
August 14, 2014

Policy

How Rand Paul Is Trying to Win Over the Right on Foreign Policy

The Kentucky Republican's policies toward Israel may not have changed much. But his rhetoric has. By Emma Roller

Emma Roller, National Journal
July 2, 2014

Threats

U.S. Forces Capture Benghazi Suspect

Alleged ringleader finally picked up, taken to secure location outside Libya. By Matt Berman and Emma Roller

Matt Berman and Emma Roller, National Journal
June 17, 2014

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