In early 2015, she returned to the newspaper where she had a long career as a political correspondent and profile writer. Since then, she has raised the profile of The Post's conference business by linking it to the outlet's award-winning enterprise journalism and utilizing its deep bench of seasoned journalists as moderators. She also created the successful “Pre-Game” series before presidential debates, a news-driven morning event called Coffee@WaPo, and the Security Tomorrow conversations with David Ignatius. Working with newsroom leadership, Romano also ensured that The Post had its first-ever political convention venues outside the official workspaces in both Cleveland and Philadelphia.