Matt Viser

Washington, D.C.

White House reporter

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Matt Viser is a White House reporter for The Washington Post. He joined The Post in October 2018, covering the midterms and the 2020 presidential election. While covering the Biden administration, he has won the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Award for Distinguished reporting on the Presidency and the White House Correspondents' Association's Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage. He was previously the deputy chief of the Washington bureau for the Boston Globe, where he covered Congress, the presidential campaigns in 2012 and 2016, and John Kerry’s tenure as secretary of
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Harris, Trump attend 9/11 events after contentious debate

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail as Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump hold events a day after they debated in Philadelphia.

September 11, 2024

Harris, Trump set politics aside at ceremony to commemorate 9/11 attacks

Harris, Biden, Trump and Vance standing together at the New York memorial was a striking tableau in a political cycle in which Harris has attempted to reclaim the mantle of patriotism.

September 11, 2024
From left, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg, former president Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) join family and friends Wednesday at Ground Zero in New York on the 23rd anniversary of 9/11.

Will Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Harris make a difference? Your 2024 questions, answered.

Post reporters answered your questions after the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

September 11, 2024

Hunter Biden’s tragedy and turmoil shadowed the Biden presidency

The question of whether to pardon his son now looms over Biden, even as the White House says it’s off the table.

September 6, 2024
Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen-Biden leave the Los Angeles federal courthouse on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to tax evasion.

Hunter Biden pleads guilty in tax case, avoiding second criminal trial

Judge Mark Scarsi asked Hunter Biden if he understood a guilty plea meant he could face up to 17 years in prison and fines of up to $1.3 million. Biden said yes.

September 5, 2024
Hunter Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen-Biden, arrive in federal court on Thursday in Los Angeles.

Jury selection set to begin in Hunter Biden’s second trial, on taxes

After being convicted in June on gun charges, Hunter Biden is accused of failing to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes from 2016 through 2019.

September 5, 2024
President Joe Biden's son Hunter steps off Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Aug. 25.

Harris says she will put a Republican in her Cabinet if elected

In first major interview since Biden’s withdrawal, Harris calls Trump’s attack on her identity “same old tired playbook.”

August 29, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz, during their interview with CNN’s Dana Bash at Kim’s Cafe in Savannah, Ga.

Harris’s campaign has raised $540 million since launch, Democrats say

The amount raised since Biden bowed out on July 21 amounts to “a record for any campaign in history,” the Harris campaign manager says.

August 25, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday.

Democrats head into the weekend energized by convention in Chicago

Former president Donald Trump said Thursday it would be a “great honor” to receive the independent candidate’s endorsement.

August 23, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are met onstage Thursday by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife Gwen Walz at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Harris campaign releases new ad to build on convention momentum

The ad, focused on the middle class, will air in seven battleground states.

August 23, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris walks onstage ]Monday during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.