Tom Hamburger
Washington, D.C.
Investigative reporter focused on the intersection of money and politics in Washington
Education: Oberlin College, BA in Government and History, 1974; Stanford University, John S. Knight Fellowship, one year non-degree program
Tom Hamburger is an investigative reporter on the national desk of The Washington Post. He has covered the White House, Congress and regulatory agencies, with a focus on the intersection of money and politics. He joined The Post in early 2012, having worked previously for the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, McClatchy Newspapers, The Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Arkansas Gazette. His writing has received numerous national awards and citations, including the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for work with a team of Washington Post reporters. He has contributed to several