Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal,[1] Newsweek, The Atlantic, and other publications.

Kelly reported from the Afghan-Pakistan border, radical Hamburg mosques, Kosovo refugee camps and the deck of an aircraft carrier.

In 2005, Kelly became the first reporter to interview Gary Schroen, the CIA operative who was dropped into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks with a six-man team and a directive to bring back the head of Bin Laden.

[7] In 2006, Kelly broke the news of the CIA's secret decision to disband the unit aimed at searching for Osama bin Laden.

From January 2009 to 2011, Kelly was National Public Radio's senior Pentagon correspondent, reporting on defense and foreign policy issues.

[10] In 2016, Kelly returned to NPR as national security correspondent and guest host of Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

[citation needed] In January 2018, Kelly took over as anchor of flagship daily news show All Things Considered, following the retirement of Robert Siegel.

[12] Pompeo said the incident was "another example of how unhinged the media has become in its quest to hurt President Trump and this administration," and claimed that Kelly had lied about whether Ukraine would be covered and whether the post-interview conversation would be off the record.

[15] Taking his cue from Fox News personality Mark Levin, President Donald Trump later threatened to eliminate funding for NPR.

"[18] Kelly has served for many years as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, teaching classes in national security and journalism.

The protagonist, Caroline Cashion, a professor at Georgetown University, finds a bullet lodged in her neck and sets out to unravel the mystery.

[21] Kelly was married until 2023 to Nicholas Boyle, a litigator and partner at the international law firm Latham & Watkins.