2003 Northwestern graduate Meghan Markle has been making news on her recent marriage to a certain Prince (who, we guess, you can call a political figure of sorts) — which made us think about the several alumni from Northwestern (undergraduate and post-graduate) covering various political figures in DC on a daily basis.

Here are 13 journalists contributing to the political coverage in our nation’s capital by way of Evanston, Illinois.

Sylvan Lane

Financial reporter – The Hill

Elana Schor

Congressional reporter – POLITICO

Kelsey Snell

Congressional reporter – NPR

Steve Scully

Host of Washington Journal – C-SPAN

Lynn Sweet

DC Bureau Chief – Chicago Sun-Times

Class of  1975

Dave Weigel

Political reporter –  Washington Post

Class of  2004