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
Latest from Matt Viser

    What Biden could do with less than 60 days left in office

    President Joe Biden has less than 60 days left in office. White House reporter Matt Viser shares what’s left on the president’s agenda.

    December 2, 2024

    President Biden faces criticism over controversial pardon of his son Hunter

    Some Democrats fear that Trump will use the pardon to criticize the justice system and bolster his own efforts to remake it.

    December 2, 2024
    Hunter Biden speaks to reporters in December 2023 amid a House investigation of his business affairs.

    Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter

    The president had promised not to pardon Hunter Biden, who was convicted of gun-related charges and had pleaded guilty in a tax case.

    December 1, 2024
    President Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden walk in downtown Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Friday.

    Hunter Biden’s team issues a fiery defense ahead of sentencing, possible pardon

    Judges are scheduled to sentence the president’s son for gun and tax offenses in December.

    November 30, 2024
    Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, arrives at federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on June 10.

    At the end of his term, Biden seizes the day — and avoids reporters

    Two weeks after an election he warned would change America forever, Biden has said little about it

    November 19, 2024
    President Joe Biden talks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the G-20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.

    Biden makes last-ditch appeal for other countries to help Ukraine

    His departure looming, Biden also urges Gaza ceasefire, hoping for progress on the two conflicts that have engulfed his presidency.

    November 18, 2024
    President Joe Biden, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet one another at the Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.

    Biden visits Amazon rainforest, a first for an American president

    Biden’s emphasis on climate change during his trip creates yet another contrast with Trump as the president prepares to leave office.

    November 17, 2024
    President Joe Biden tours a portion of the Amazon rainforest Sunday with his daughter, Ashley Biden, third from right, and granddaughter Natalie Biden, right.

    Biden and Xi meet, and seem to aim cautionary comments at Trump

    The two leaders had what could be their final meeting in a long relationship, but often seemed to be speaking more to the president-elect than each other.

    November 16, 2024
    President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, on Saturday.

    Biden and his team struggle to escape questions about Trump’s return

    As President Joe Biden embarks on his final foreign trip in office, the focus has shifted to his predecessor -- and successor -- Donald Trump.

    November 15, 2024
    President Joe Biden shakes hands with Vietnamese President Luong Cuong at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

    Biden heads to global summits under pressure to reassure anxious allies

    President will meet with an array of foreign leaders as his repeated promise that “America’s back” appears at risk

    November 15, 2024
    President Joe Biden boards Air Force One with granddaughter Natalie Biden.