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 books on national politics and policy and was the author, with Peter Wallsten, of the 2006 book "One Party Country," which described the Republican quest for political dominance on the state and national level during the presidency of George W. Bush.

Honors & Awards:

Pulitzer Prize for work with a team of Washington Post reporters on Trump campaign and administration ties to Russia
Goldsmith Award for Investigative Reporting, finalist, for work with Washington Post team on Trump-Russia connections, 20187
John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism, Columbia University, for work with Alan Miller, 2006
Golden Typewriter Award, New York Press Club, for series on campaign donors called "The Investors," for work with team from Wall Street Journal, 2002
National Press Club Consumer Journalism Prize for series on health-care legislation, 2000
White House Correspondents Association, Raymond Clapper Memorial Award, for series on conflicts of interest in the federal courts with Star Tribune reporter Sharon Schmickle, 1996
Goldsmith Award for Investigative Reporting, finalist, for work with Sharon Schmickle on conflicts of interest on the federal bench, 1996
Pulitzer Prize, finalist, for work with Sharon Schmickle on conflicts of interest on the federal bench, 1996
George Polk award for work with Washington Post reporters on Trump connections to Russia, 2018

Latest from Tom Hamburger

Warner intensifies call for Whitaker to recuse himself from special counsel probe, citing friendship with key witness

The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said in an interview that the acting attorney general’s relationship with Sam Clovis creates a conflict.

Nov 15, 2018

‘He was yelling’: Whitaker pushed back against early fraud complaints about company he advised

Shortly after joining the World Patent Marketing board in late 2014, Whitaker personally intervened when a for-profit consumer complaint website posted comments critical of the company.

Nov 14, 2018

Russia wants DNC’s election-hacking lawsuit thrown out

Moscow warns the State Department that American spy agency hacking exposes the U.S. to similar charges.

Nov 13, 2018

In Matthew Whitaker, Trump has a loyalist at the helm of the Justice Department

As a legal commentator, Whitaker was critical of the special counsel’s reach.

Nov 7, 2018

Newly empowered, House Democrats plan to launch immediate investigations of Trump, but leaders are wary of impeachment

Party officials are worried about alienating voters as they take long-awaited aim at the president.

Nov 7, 2018

Inside the Saudis’ Washington influence machine: How the kingdom gained power through fierce lobbying and charm offensives

The strength of the Saudi operation is now being tested amid a global condemnation of the killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

Oct 21, 2018

Two more Washington lobbying firms drop representation of Saudi Arabia in wake of alleged killing of Jamal Khashoggi

The Glover Park Group and BGR Group severed their ties with the kingdom amid an escalating uproar.

Oct 15, 2018

Khashoggi’s alleged killing puts pressure on Saudi Arabia’s lobbying corps in Washington

At least one firm has dropped its representation of the kingdom, and others are warily monitoring the situation.

Oct 12, 2018

Roberts refers judicial misconduct complaints against Kavanaugh to federal appeals court in Colorado

The 10th Circuit could decide to dismiss the complaints as moot now that Kavanaugh has joined the high court.

Oct 10, 2018

Hedge fund billionaire flew top Mnuchin aide on private jet to Palm Beach

The Treasury Department’s inspector general has launched an inquiry into the trip.

Oct 3, 2017