Francesca is a political reporter at the Daily Mail, where she primarily covers the White House and campaigns and elections.

She is the former Editor and Publisher of Red Alert Politics - an online publication written by and for young conservatives that she founded on behalf of MediaDC, the parent company of The Washington Examiner and The Weekly Standard. She contributed to The Washington Examiner and The Weekly Standard during her three years at MediaDC, as well.

Francesca is a panelist on PBS' Sunday morning show "To the Contrary" and on Roland Martin's urban news show "News One Now." She has also appeared on ABC's "Nightline", PBS' "NewsHour,"Fox and Friends, "The Real Story" with Gretchen Carlson, "Varney and Co." on Fox Business and has had segments on MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, TheBlazeTV, Huffpost Live and NPR.

Francesca graduated from the University of Kansas with BAs in Political Science and Journalism. At KU she was an editor at the University Daily Kansan. She now lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband Michael.