Alayna Treene

Alayna Treene (born September 8, 1994) is an American journalist. She is currently a Congressional and presidential politics reporter for CNN, after previously covering the Trump White House for Axios.

In December 2021, Treene was named to Forbes' "30 under 30" list for media.

Early life and education
Treene was born in the Skillman section of Montgomery Township, New Jersey. She graduated summa cum laude from George Washington University in 2016 with a BA in journalism and mass communications.

Career
Treene started her career as an editorial intern at CBS News, Variety, and for Bloomberg News in London. She joined Axios as a staff reporter in 2016 before she became an associate news editor in 2018. Treene was appointed a White House and national political reporter covering the Trump administration and the impeachment inquiry in 2018. Treene now covers Congressional investigations and presidential elections. She has appeared as a political analyst on C-SPAN, Fox News, CBS News, and MSNBC.