https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Costa_(journalist)
snip...Costa was a Robert L. Bartley Fellow at The Wall Street Journal.[4] He was later hired by the conservative magazine National Review as a reporter in 2010.[5][6] In December 2012, he was promoted to the position of Washington editor for National Review.[6] While at National Review, Costa was a contributor for CNBC, frequently appearing on The Kudlow Report, and for MSNBC.[6]
In 2013, during the United States federal government shutdown, Costa's reporting on the Republican party in Congress was widely praised.[7][4] The New Republic called him "the most important reporter in the country over the past few weeks"[5] and Slate writer David Weigel called him "omnipresent."[8] New York magazine called him "the golden boy of the government shutdown."[7]
Costa has not identified his political views publicly, only saying he's not on the "conservative team."[5] He has cited Robert Caro[9] and Tim Russert[10] as influences.
In November 2013, he left National Review and was hired by The Washington Post, officially joining the paper in January 2014.[11][4] Newsbusters, a media watchdog website for the conservative organization Media Research Center, said that it was "perhaps the first time in decades that a top-tier "mainstream" news outlet has hired away a reporter from a right-leaning publication."[12]
On December 10, 2015, it was announced that Costa was named as a political analyst for both NBC and MSNBC.[13]
Costa is known for his deep sourcing within national political circles and has interviewed President Donald Trump on multiple occasions. Politico has called him the "Trump whisperer."[14]
In March 2016, Costa interviewed Trump with Bob Woodward,[15] who has been a mentor to him.[16]...snip
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