Nia-Malika Henderson: The FishbowlDC Interview

Say hello to Politico’s Nia-Malika Henderson, a White House reporter, focusing on First Lady Michelle Obama and other issues.

What does your morning reading list include? Mikey’s Playbook and Politico, HuffPost, The Page, The Note, First Read, NY TIMES, WashPost, WSJ, RCP, and Drudge. Try to read a few pages of whatever book I’m reading, but rarely have time and catch Morning Joe when I can.

What single person has played the biggest role or has had the biggest influence on your career? Norm Gomlak, my buro chief at the Baltimore Sun and Craig Gordon, my editor at Newsday and now Politico.