Robert Costa
Robert Costa on The Future of The Republican Party
Robert Costa
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Emmy Award-winning national correspondent for “CBS News Sunday Morning”; Chief Washington Analyst for CBS News covering the Trump administration; #1 New York Times bestselling author
An acclaimed reporter, #1 bestselling author, and Emmy Award-winning "Sunday Morning" correspondent brings his colorful, nonpartisan, and memorable storytelling to your audience, weaving together up-to-the-minute analysis and inside-the-room perspective on President Donald Trump and the new Washington from a reporter Politico has called the "Trump whisperer."
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Robert Costa is a national correspondent for “CBS News Sunday Morning” and chief Washington analyst for CBS News.
Costa’s work at “Sunday Morning” includes coverage of national politics, in-depth interviews with newsmakers, and features on culture, literature and the arts. As chief Washington analyst for CBS News, Costa offers reporting and analysis to the “CBS Evening News,” “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” “CBS Mornings” and CBS News 24/7 programs.
Costa was named a national correspondent for “Sunday Morning” in February 2025 following three years of contributions to the broadcast, including an exclusive sit-down in the White House residence with President Joe Biden in August 2024. It was Biden’s first interview after he announced his decision not to seek reelection. Costa and colleagues at “Sunday Morning” won an Emmy Award in 2023 for Outstanding Recorded News Program.
Costa served as chief election and campaign correspondent for CBS News from 2022 through 2024. He has also been a guest anchor on the CBS Television Network programs “CBS Evening News,” “CBS Weekend News” and “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”
Prior to joining CBS News, Costa was a longtime national political reporter at The Washington Post. During his time at the newspaper, Costa served as the moderator and managing editor of “Washington Week” on PBS and was a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. In 2021, he and Bob Woodward published Peril, a No. 1 New York Times bestseller.
Costa holds a bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame, where he is a former trustee, and a master’s degree in politics from the University of Cambridge. Since 2022, Costa has served as a scholar at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics.
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Inside the Room: A Nonpartisan View of Washington
As an Emmy Award-winning correspondent for “Sunday Morning” on CBS and veteran print reporter, Robert Costa has built a reputation as one of the most thoughtful nonpartisan journalists in the country. He is deeply plugged into the latest developments inside the Trump White House and the administration, and among Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. In an eye-opening speech, he offers spirited, unbiased assessments of the upcoming elections and the big political debates, with vivid stories from his reporting career and in-depth perspectives, beyond the cliches and talking points.
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America at 250: A View from Washington
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, the nation’s capital is a crossroads of both our past and present. In a compelling, history-driven speech, award-winning CBS News correspondent Robert Costa offers a roadmap for leaders and institutions as they grapple with the future and with understanding this moment in America, sharing stories and lessons from inside the White House, the campaign trail, Capitol Hill, and beyond. Costa also draws from his work on American history for the acclaimed “Sunday Morning” program to paint a vivid picture of our country at 250.
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Brace for Turbulence: Inside the New Washington
As an award-winning correspondent for CBS News, Robert Costa is plugged in to all of the latest developments inside the Trump White House and on Capitol Hill. In an eye-opening speech, he shares stories about his reporting and offers valuable perspective on the issues and players, beyond the cliches and talking points. And he offers cool assessments of the major decision-makers and leaders in both parties and of the turbulence ahead.
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Beyond the Headlines: The Politics of the Economy
After more than a decade covering fiscal showdowns on Capitol Hill and interviewing national leaders about their economic agendas, Robert Costa uses his deep reporting experience to assess the impact of politics on the economy in the coming year. Bridging together his wide-ranging coverage of movement politics with his reporting on top officials in Congress and the administration, Costa provides penetrating insight on the interconnectedness of politics and the economy in today’s world, especially on policy.
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To Change a Country: Insights on President Trump
For more than a decade, Robert Costa has been interviewing President Donald Trump about his life, political journey, legal challenges, and his use of power. Drawing on those interviews, including recent conversations with Trump since he won the presidency in 2024, and from interviews with top Trump allies, Costa provides audiences with a guidebook for understanding how Washington is functioning following Trump’s return to the presidency.
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Leadership: Insights on How Power Really Works
Award-winning CBS correspondent Robert Costa provides a vivid and understandable roadmap for audiences on leadership by using President Donald Trump and the new power centers in the United States as a prism. Told as only he can through stories and anecdotes from over a decade of covering political movements and voters in the United States, Costa opens his notebook and provides color and context about the undercurrents driving change, with a focus on what leaders are confronting as they make decisions in the nation and world.
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