Stephen Stromberg

Washington, D.C.

Deputy opinion editor

Education: Harvard College, BA in Russian Studies; University of Oxford, Marvin Bower Scholar in International Relations

Stephen Stromberg is deputy opinion editor, with responsibilities that include overseeing the Editorial Board. He is a member of the Post team that won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Stromberg first joined The Post's editorial page in 2006, before he spent 2007 and 2008 covering the presidential election and the Great Recession for the Economist. Stromberg rejoined The Post's Opinions section in 2009 as deputy digital opinions editor, then returned to editorial writing in 2012. For the Editorial Board, he covered U.S. polit
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Did Kamala Harris nail her closing argument?

At the site of Trump’s Jan. 6 speech, Harris had an opportunity to draw a symbolic contrast.

October 30, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at her rally on the Ellipse in Washington D.C. on Oct. 29.

What did Harris accomplish in her ‘60 Minutes’ interview?

It might be the largest audience she has in the month before the election.

October 8, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Monday.

Did Coach Walz just claim ‘freedom’ for Democrats?

Night three of the Democratic National Convention was all about American ideals.

August 22, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

At what point should Democrats give up on Biden dropping out?

The president is not budging, and the drama over his candidacy could hurt Democrats in November.

July 11, 2024
President Biden delivers remarks on the 75th anniversary of NATO in Washington on Tuesday (Evan Vucci/AP)

La figura más grande del deporte acaba de jubilarse. Probablemente no lo conozcas.

Hakuho Sho, el mejor luchador de sumo de todos los tiempos, y posiblemente la figura más grande en cualquier deporte, emitió un grito de victoria al terminar el torneo de julio.

September 30, 2021
El gran campeón de sumo nacido en Mongolia, Hakuho, después de derrotar al entonces campeón Terunofuji en el Gran Torneo de Sumo de Nagoya para ganar su victoria 45 en los torneos, en Nagoya, Japón, el 18 de julio de 2021. (Kyodo News vía AP)

The four-year nightmare that awaits Joe Biden

Trump is gone. Now Biden just has to deal with implacable opposition and massive problems — plus, failure is not an option.

November 7, 2020
Supporters cheer a speech by Joe Biden at a campaign stop in Philadelphia on Election Day.

Pence provided a friendly face for the same-old Trump climate reality denial

Pence’s pleasant facade ultimately could not disguise Trump’s failings.

October 8, 2020
Vice President Pence at the vice-presidential debate in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.

LGBTQ discrimination is still legal. Here’s the quickest way to end it.

The Supreme Court just banned some discrimination. But far from every form.

June 16, 2020
Demonstrators in favor of LGBTQ rights rally outside the Supreme Court on Oct. 8, 2019.

Georgia’s election might be the biggest failure yet this year

The state prepared for Tuesday's primary election. It still failed.

June 10, 2020
Kelsey Luker reads as she waits in line to vote in Atlanta on Tuesday.