Samantha Aschieris is the Senior Contributor for IW Features as well as the Communications Manager, Productions for Independent Women’s Forum. Samantha was previously a Senior News Producer at The Daily Signal, The Heritage Foundation’s news organization. She co-hosted The Daily Signal Podcast and wrote about national security, foreign policy, and domestic issues.

Samantha also worked as a reporter at The Daily Caller and The Daily Caller News Foundation. There, she interviewed hundreds of guests, including Sens. Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, Marsha Blackburn, and John Kennedy; Reps. Chip Roy, Steve Scalise, Jim Banks, and Byron Donalds; and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Samantha lives in Virginia with her husband, their son, and their golden retriever.