Robert Costa is an American journalist who has been a national political reporter for The Washington Post since 2014. He is a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC and the former moderator of Washington Week on PBS. Costa holds a bachelor's degree in American studies from the University of Notre Dame (2008) and a master's degree from the University of Cambridge (2009). He co-authored the book Peril with journalist Bob Woodward released in September 2021.
Known For
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Cast Credits
CBS Mornings Plus (2024)
Guest starring as Correspondent
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2025-09-11: Karen Pittman, Matthew Continetti (Sep 11, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-04: Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo (Sep 4, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-02: Justine Siegal, Alex Hugo, Ret. Gen. David Petraeus (Jul 2, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-06: Cara Cusumano, Mindy Walker, Andrew Rannells (Jun 6, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-21: Frankie Grande (Jan 21, 2025)
- Episode 2024-11-01: Shelby Harris (Nov 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-28: Neil deGrasse Tyson (Oct 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-23: Nischelle Turner (Oct 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-17: Dr. Marcus Collins (Oct 17, 2024)
CBS Saturday Morning (2021)
Guest starring as Correspondent
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x85: Montel Williams, Steven Raichlen, Lucius (May 24, 2025)
- Episode 3x37: Ray Kurzweil, Chef Luke Farrell, The Decemberists (Jun 22, 2024)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Correspondent
(27 episodes)
- Episode 2025-09-11: Usher, Zosia Mamet (Sep 11, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-04: James Delgado, Herb Alpert (Jul 4, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-06: Andrew Rannells, Lena Waithe, Phylicia Rashad (Jun 6, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-04: A'ja Wilson, Renee Montgomery (Apr 4, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-30: Amb. Stuart E. Eizenstat, (Dec 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-20: Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington (Dec 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-14: Billy Bob Thornton (Nov 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-13: Jay Leno, John Hopkins, Jennifer Hopkins, Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan (Nov 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-08: Kelly Reilly (Nov 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-07: Luke Grimes, Christina Ricci, Shaboozey (Nov 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-06: Shelby Lynne, Kelsey Asbille (Nov 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-05: Ed Gordon (Nov 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-01: Episode 219 (Nov 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-31: Boris Johnson, Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Ashley Tyrner (Oct 31, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-28: Neil deGrasse Tyson (Oct 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-17: Naomi Scott, Max Thieriot (Oct 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-03: Mellody Hobson, Charlie Puth (Oct 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-01: Kate McKinnon, Malcolm Gladwell, Weezer (Oct 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-25: Antony Blinken, Mickey Guyton, Lance Bass (Sep 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-17: Halle Berry, Keegan-Michael Key, David Becker (Sep 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-16: Kevin Frazier, Nischelle Turner, Kelly Bishop, Wilmer Valderrama (Sep 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-10: Salma Hayek, François-Henri Pinault, Oprah Winfrey, Jayson Tatum, Ken Polk (Sep 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-05: Travis Kelce, Sen. Mark Kelly, Jake Shane, Sarah Gelman (Sep 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-28: Tony Danza, Daniel Romanchuk (Aug 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-27: August 27, 2024 (Aug 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-12: Gen. Patrick Ryder (Jan 12, 2024)
- Episode 2023-10-25: October 25, 2023 (Oct 25, 2023)
CBS News Special Report (2017)
Guest starring as Correspondent
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2025-01-15: President Biden's Farewell Address (Jan 15, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-09: President Jimmy Carter 1924-2024 (Jan 9, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-07: President Jimmy Carter 1924-2024 (Jan 7, 2025)
- Episode 2024-10-01: America Decides: Campaign '24 (Oct 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-10: CBS News: America Decides: Campaign '24 (Sep 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-14: July 14, 2024 (Jul 14, 2024)
Guest starring as Chief Election/Campaign Contributor
- Episode 2024-11-05: America Decides: Campaign '24 Election Night (Nov 5, 2024)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Robert Costa
- Episode 2021-09-21: Bob Woodward, Robert Costa, Leon Bridges (Sep 21, 2021)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Robert Costa
- Episode 2020-08-17: Jason Sudeikis, Robert Costa (Aug 17, 2020)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Guest starring as Robert Costa
- Episode 12x33: Linda Tirado; Kristen Soltis Anderson, Robert Costa And Bernie Sanders; Lisa Kudrow (Nov 7, 2014)
CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
Starring as Chief Election/Campaign Correspondent
(38 episodes)
- Episode 2025-09-07: Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Nate Bargatze, Tim Curry, Dr. Timothy Johnson (Sep 7, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-31: John Fogerty, Jessica Frank, Laura Ullrich, Alex Katz, Dr. Sanjay Gupta (Aug 31, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-06: Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Carl Gottlieb, Sabrina Carpenter, David Sedaris (Jul 6, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-29: Michael Tilson Thomas, Dara Khosrowshahi, James Gunn, David Corenswet, Jim Gaffigan (Jun 29, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-15: David Letterman, Aurel Bacs, Jim Gaffigan (Jun 15, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-08: Jean Smart, Carla Hayden, Michael McDonald, Doobie Brothers, Charles Blow (Jun 8, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-01: Elon Musk, Seth MacFarlane, Bill Clinton, Jacinda Ardern (Jun 1, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-25: Ed Bastian, David Foster, Anne Tyler, Ron Charles (May 25, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-04: Cole Escola, Larry Summers, Ralph Fiennes (May 4, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-20: Amy Sherman-Paladino, Daniel Paladino, David Hyde Pierce, Jim Gaffigan (Apr 20, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-13: The Money Issue (Apr 13, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-06: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Chef José Andrés, Rami Malek (Apr 6, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-16: Sarah Snook, William McRaven (Mar 16, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-23: Jeff Probst, Larry Gagosian, Gillian Laub, Ben Hall (Feb 23, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-16: Edward Norton (Feb 16, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-26: Paul Smith, Susie Essman, Idina Menzel, Pete Davidson (Jan 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-19: Steve Guttenberg (Jan 19, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-29: Nikki Glaser (Dec 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-17: Bill Clinton, Paul Mescal, Cher, Eric Goode, Peggy Noonan (Nov 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-10: Ted Danson, Martha Stewart, T Bone Burnett (Nov 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-03: Taylor Sheridan, Kieran Culkin (Nov 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-06: Sabrina Carpenter, Pharrell Williams, Kathy Bates (Oct 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-18: Carl Hiaasen, Mickalene Thomas, Carol Kane, Ret. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster (Aug 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-11: President Joe Biden, Zoë Kravitz, Post Malone, Carol Burnett, Sutton Foster, Jim Gaffigan (Aug 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-28: Ralph Macchio (Jul 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-21: Bruce Springsteen (Jul 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-02: Katie Ledecky, Cyndi Lauper (Jun 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-12: Bill Maher, Sarah Paulson, Josh Seftel, Stan Herman, Faith Salie (May 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-14: The Money Issue (Apr 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-24: Christian Cooper, Steve Martin, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Percival Everett, Fareed Zakaria (Mar 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-03: Drew Weissman, Katalin Kariko, Dr. Abraham Verghese, Jacob Collier, Kevin James, Ed Zwick (Mar 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-25: Shawn Fain, Billy Dee Williams, Rod Stewart, Bill Bradley (Feb 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-18: Ashley McBryde, Hilary Swank, LaChanze, (Feb 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-14: Kate Cox, Sofia Vergara, Greta Lee (Jan 14, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-10: Episode 50 (Dec 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-26: Episode 48 (Nov 26, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-05: Episode 45 (Nov 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-01: Episode 40 (Oct 1, 2023)
Guest starring as Chief Election/Campaign Correspondent
- Episode 2024-09-29: Eric Goode, Coldplay, Chef Ina Garten, Malcolm Gladwell (Sep 29, 2024)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Guest starring as Haviland
- Episode 6x14: The $100,000 Nickel (Dec 11, 1973)
Guest starring as Technician
- Episode 1x09: The Ways of Love (Nov 21, 1968)
Guest starring as Cal Phelps
- Episode 4x12: Nine, Ten -- You're Dead (Nov 30, 1971)
CBS Evening News (1963)
Guest starring as Anchor
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2024-06-08: Episode 155 (Jun 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-11: Episode 127 (May 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-29: Episode 84 (Mar 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-10: Episode 38 (Feb 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-06: Episode 6 (Jan 6, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-23: Episode 345 (Dec 23, 2023)
Guest starring as Contributor
- Episode 2024-02-06: Episode 34 (Feb 6, 2024)
Guest starring as Correspondent
(11 episodes)
- Episode 2025-09-10: Episode 181 (Sep 10, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-20: Episode 37 (Feb 20, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-13: Episode 32 (Feb 13, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-19: Episode 345 (Dec 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-13: Episode 310 (Nov 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-30: Episode 296 (Oct 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-24: Episode 290 (Oct 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-16: Episode 282 (Oct 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-03: Episode 241 (Sep 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-02: Episode 210 (Aug 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-16: Episode 102 (Apr 16, 2024)
Guest starring as Chief Election & Campaign Correspondent
(25 episodes)
- Episode 2024-11-08: Episode 305 (Nov 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-07: Episode 304 (Nov 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-06: Episode 303 (Nov 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-27: Episode 293 (Oct 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-22: Episode 288 (Oct 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-21: Episode 287 (Oct 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-02: Episode 269 (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-24: Episode 261 (Sep 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-16: Episode 253 (Sep 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-05: Episode 243 (Sep 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-27: Episode 235 (Aug 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-26: Episode 234 (Aug 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-23: Episode 231 (Aug 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-22: Episode 230 (Aug 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-21: Episode 229 (Aug 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-20: Episode 228 (Aug 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-19: Episode 227 (Aug 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-13: Episode 221 (Aug 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-12: Episode 220 (Aug 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-26: Episode 203 (Jul 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-25: Episode 202 (Jul 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-23: Episode 200 (Jul 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-22: Episode 199 (Jul 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-21: Episode 198 (Jul 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-09: Episode 125 (May 9, 2024)
Face the Nation (1954)
Guest starring as Correspondent
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2024-12-29: 12/29: David Rubenstein, Dr. Leana Wen, Aditya Bhave (Dec 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-10: 11/10: Sen. Bill Hagerty, Rep. Ro Khanna (Nov 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-18: 2/18: Sen. Tim Scott, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. James Clyburn (Feb 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-21: 1/21: Nikki Haley, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Jan 21, 2024)
Guest starring as Host & Moderator
- Episode 2024-07-07: 7/7: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sec. Jens Stoltenberg (Jul 7, 2024)
Guest starring as Guset Host & Moderator
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-09-29: 9/29: Gov. Roy Cooper, Sen. Tom Cotton, Ret. Gen. Stanley McChrystal (Sep 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-28: 7/28: Sen. Chuck Schumer, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (Jul 28, 2024)