Philip Rucker is The Washington Post's White House Bureau Chief, covering the Trump administration. He previously served as National Political Correspondent and was one of the lead reporters chronicling the 2016 presidential race. He has also covered Congress and traveled the country covering Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign. He joined The Post in 2005 and has covered an array of beats for the paper, including suburban news, Maryland state politics, as well as philanthropy and non-profits. Rucker and a team of Post reporters were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in breaking news for coverage of the 2009 massacre at Fort Hood, Texas. Rucker graduated from Yale University in 2006 with a degree in History and worked as a reporter and editor at the Yale Daily News.
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The 11th Hour with Brian Williams (2016)
Guest starring as Philip Rucker
- Episode 2020-11-11: Episode 188 (Nov 11, 2020)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Philip Rucker
- Episode 2020-02-04: John Leguizamo, Philip Rucker, Carol Leonnig (Live Show) (Feb 4, 2020)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Philip Rucker
- Episode 2020-01-22: Gwyneth Paltrow, Terry Crews, Philip Rucker & Carol Leonnig, Adam Marcello (Jan 22, 2020)
The Rachel Maddow Show (2008)
Guest starring as Phil Rucker
- Episode 2020-11-12: Episode 202 (Nov 12, 2020)
Andrea Mitchell Reports (2008)
Guest starring as Philip Rucker
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-04-26: Episode 77 (Apr 26, 2024)
- Episode 2023-09-06: Episode 177 (Sep 6, 2023)