Patrick Svitek

Washington, D.C.

Education: Northwestern University, B.S. in journalism

Patrick Svitek is a reporter on National’s politics breaking news team. He joined The Washington Post in 2024. He previously worked at The Texas Tribune for nine years, most recently serving as its primary political correspondent. Before that, he was a reporter in the Houston Chronicle’s Austin bureau. He grew up in Connecticut and Indiana and previously lived in Austin and San Antonio.
Latest from Patrick Svitek

In Arizona, Trump pitches ideas to attract more Border Patrol agents

The former president said he wants to add 10,000 agents, an ambitious target for an agency already struggling to grow its ranks.

October 13, 2024
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a campaign rally held at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott, Ariz. on Sunday.

Trump campaigns in Aurora, Colo., site of false claims about gangs

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

October 11, 2024

In new interview, Vance repeatedly declines to admit Trump lost 2020 election

The question has followed Sen. JD Vance in the final weeks of the election after he refused to answer it in the vice-presidential debate.

October 11, 2024
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) shake hands as they arrive for a vice-presidential debate in New York on Oct. 1.

Obama makes direct appeal to Black men to support Harris

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

October 10, 2024

Trump calls for CBS to lose broadcasting rights over Harris interview

After Trump’s criticism of the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview, the FCC chairwoman said the former president’s “threats against free speech are serious and should not be ignored.”

October 10, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewed by Bill Whitaker on a “60 Minutes” episode that aired Monday.

Trump returns to Pennsylvania, with a stop in Biden’s hometown

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

October 9, 2024

Harris appears on ‘The View,’ with Howard Stern, Stephen Colbert

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

October 8, 2024

On differences with Biden, Harris says ‘not a thing that comes to mind’

The comment drew swift criticism from Republicans who have been eager to highlight Harris’s central role in the administration of an unpopular president.

October 8, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris with President Joe Biden.

Elon Musk says it would be ‘pointless’ to try to assassinate Kamala Harris

Musk, in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, again questioned why no one is trying to kill the vice president or President Joe Biden.

October 8, 2024
Elon Musk speaks during a campaign event with former president Donald Trump in Butler, Pa., on Saturday.

Trump, Harris mark anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

October 7, 2024