Colbert I. King

Washington, D.C.

Columnist covering D.C. issues and politics Colbert I. “Colby” King writes a column — sometimes about D.C., sometimes about politics — that runs in print on Saturdays. In 2003, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary “for his against-the-grain columns that speak to people in power with ferocity and wisdom." He is also a regular panelist on ABC’s "Inside Washington" and a regular commentator on WTOP Radio. King joined The Post’s Editorial Board in 1990 and served as deputy editorial page editor from 2000 to 2007. Earlier in his career, he was an executive vice president of Riggs National Bank, U.S. executive director of the World Bank, a deputy assistant secretary at the Treasury Department, Democratic staff director of the Senate’s District of Columbia Committee, a State Department diplomat stationed at the U.S. embassy in Bonn and a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Adjutant General’s Corps. King grew up in Washington and attended Howard University. He is married to Gwendolyn Stewart King and has two sons and a daughter.

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Mike Lee loves federalism — just not for D.C.

Once again, the Utah lawmaker thinks he knows what’s best for the city.

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McConnell has basically written the Senate’s censure resolution already

He flinched at conviction. But who could argue with his denunciation of the former president?

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In rallying to Trump, Senate Republicans sacrificed Pence

This was the moment they should have taken a stand.

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Opinion

D.C.’s vaccine appointment disparity didn’t have to happen

Racial inequities in delivery of lifesaving shots were predictable — and preventable.

Feb 12, 2021

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The only question facing senators in Trump’s impeachment trial

Do they care as much about the sanctity of their own institution as former vice president Mike Pence did?

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D.C.’s police came to the Capitol’s rescue. Its taxpayers still aren’t allowed a vote in Congress.

Well done, MPD, for securing the Capitol and the rest of the federal enclave downtown.

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The GOP once knew what to do about problems like Marjorie Taylor Greene

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy could learn something from how former President George H.W. Bush handled David Duke's candidacy.

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Democrats have prevailed, but Trumpism is still here. We can’t be complacent.

Time to stop dancing in the end zone over the Biden-Harris victory.

Jan 29, 2021

About Colbert I. King

Colbert I. “Colby” King writes a column — sometimes about D.C., sometimes about politics — that runs in print on Saturdays. In 2003, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary “for his against-the-grain columns that speak to people in power with ferocity and wisdom." He is also a regular panelist on ABC’s "Inside Washington" and a regular commentator on WTOP Radio. King joined The Post’s Editorial Board in 1990 and served as deputy editorial page editor from 2000 to 2007. Earlier in his career, he was an executive vice president of Riggs National Bank, U.S. executive director of the World Bank, a deputy assistant secretary at the Treasury Department, Democratic staff director of the Senate’s District of Columbia Committee, a State Department diplomat stationed at the U.S. embassy in Bonn and a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Adjutant General’s Corps. King grew up in Washington and attended Howard University. He is married to Gwendolyn Stewart King and has two sons and a daughter.