White House Reporter

Nashville Public Radio; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

POLITICO in Arlington, VA is seeking an ambitious White House Reporter to cover the president’s decisions and the dynamics inside the West Wing.

You will deliver scoops, produce enterprise pieces, and build trusted sources across the administration and Congress, with responsibilities spanning newsletters and digital video. Join a fast-paced newsroom that values clear-eyed analysis and collaborative bylines.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of clean, authoritative reporting.
• Ability to file fast, accurate copy in a 24/7 newsroom.
• Cooperative attitude and experience working on multi-byline stories.

Responsibilities

• Break Exclusive News: deliver scoops on administration policymaking and West Wing dynamics.
• High-Impact Enterprise: produce quick-turn stories, long-form features, and deep-dive analysis.
• Cultivate High-Level Sources: build relationships with officials and Washington insiders.
• Cross-Platform Contributions: contribute to newsletters and content across digital, video, and social.
• Collaboration: coordinate with Congress, national security, and policy teams to connect dots.

Skills

Proven Track Record

Deadline Precision

Team Collaboration

Job description

Job Description

POLITICO is seeking an ambitious, experienced reporter to cover the White House. The reporter will join a team covering one of Washington’s most challenging and exciting beats. The team is dedicated to chronicling the president's decisions and the factional tensions, rivalries, and behind-the-scenes dealmaking that drive them.

Who You Are

You’re an ambitious, scoopy reporter who can authoritatively cover the news, and explain why decisions and actions happen. You have a thorough understanding of personnel and personalities and sourcing across Washington, including inside the White House, Congress, lobbyists and operatives.

What You’ll Do

• Break Exclusive News: Deliver a steady cadence of scoops regarding administration policymaking, key decision-makers, and internal West Wing dynamics.
• High-Impact Enterprise: Produce a mix of "quick-turn" stories, long-form features, and deep-dive analysis that situates daily news within the broader political context.
• Cultivate High-Level Sources: Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior administration officials, aides, and Washington’s broader influence ecosystem.
• Cross-Platform Contributions: Contribute regularly to newsletters like West Wing Playbook and produce content across digital, video, and social platforms.
• Collaboration: Work closely with Congress, national security, and policy-specific teams to connect the dots across power centers.

What You’ll Need

• Proven Track Record: A history of clean, authoritative writing; a strong source network and original reporting on a competitive national beat.
• Deadline Precision: Ability to file fast, accurate, and compelling copy in a high-pressure, 24/7 newsroom environment.
• Cooperative Attitude: A record of working well on multi-byline stories and across teams.

About Us

POLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power. Since 2007, we have delivered intelligence that anticipates tomorrow's headlines, not reports on yesterday's news. As politics has increasingly become the defining force of our era, our work has never been more vital.

Cabinet secretaries and Ministers start their mornings with our analysis. CEOs shape strategy around our reporting. Advocacy leaders rely on our insights to move policy. We deliver the straightforward facts and clear-eyed analysis they need to navigate the most complex political landscape of our lifetimes.

Our 1,100+ publishing professionals across the world's key democratic capitals—Washington, Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin, Sacramento, and New York—form the world's premier politics and policy newsroom. We tell the story of how power really works by explaining who wields it and how they plan to exercise it, connecting dots others miss and delivering scoops from sources others don't even know exist.

Innovation has always been a core tenet of our story. At launch, we bet that depth would trump scale, that talent would trump traffic, and that politics would become central to modern life. In 2011, we made another bet and launched POLITICO Pro to help decision-makers understand the business of government, transforming both how they shape government action and the business of journalism itself.

These bets have made POLITICO the most successful digital news startup of its generation and the indispensable resource for leaders who shape the future. Today, we are a rarity in media: a growing, profitable, and sustainable news organization.

POLITICO is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE, a family-owned transatlantic media company headquartered in Berlin and New York. Axel Springer is dedicated to shaping the future of journalism in the free world, believing that a free and informed society is essential to democracy. The company’s guiding principles - first articulated as The Essentials by founder Axel Springer in the aftermath of World War II - remain a cornerstone of the company’s foundation today. Learn more about Axel Springer.

Posting Date

2026-05-08

Title

White House Reporter