Toluse Olorunnipa

Washington, D.C.

White House Bureau Chief

Education: Stanford University, BA in Sociology; Stanford University, MA in Sociology

Toluse "Tolu" Olorunnipa is the White House Bureau Chief of The Washington Post, and the co-author of "His Name is George Floyd," winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction. He joined The Post in 2019 and has covered the last three presidents. Previously, he spent five years at Bloomberg News, where he reported on politics and policy from Washington and Florida. Olorunnipa has reported from five continents and more than 25 countries as part of the presidential press corps. He started his career at the Miami Herald, where he covered real estate, natural disasters and crime -- sometimes
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This electrician and union leader could be Biden’s secret weapon in Michigan

UAW President Shawn Fain is a rising star among union members and increasingly Democrats, who see his support as crucial in Michigan, Pennsylvania and other industrial states that could hinge on a few thousand votes.

April 27, 2024
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks to the media after employees at a Volkswagen facility in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted to join the union on April 19.

Republican Jewish Coalition takes on GOP lawmakers who voted against Israel aid

In today’s edition … Foreign leaders prepare for a possible Trump second term … Biden tries to undercut Trump with biting new jokes ahead of WHCD.

April 26, 2024

Secret Service agent on Harris detail involved in altercation before flight

The vice president was not affected by the incident, which happened at Joint Base Andrews, according to the Secret Service

April 24, 2024
Vice President Harris was at her Naval Observatory residence at the time of the incident involving a Secret Service agent on her detail, according to the Secret Service. (Saul Martinez for The Washington Post)

Biden rebukes Trump over ‘cruelty’ of Florida’s six-week abortion ban

It was Biden’s first major speech on abortion since Trump suggested that the politically volatile issue be left to the states.

April 23, 2024
President Biden speaks about reproductive rights during a meeting at the White House in January.

In Pa., Biden’s challenge is highlighted by protests from both sides

Democrats are hopeful in the state, given recent Democratic wins. But on Biden’s recent Pennsylvania trip, he faced chants of “Genocide Joe” and “You’re fired.”

April 20, 2024
Children react as the motorcade of President Biden passes by in Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday.

Biden says the 2024 race is binary. Millions don’t see it that way.

Biden and Trump want voters to see an either-or choice between them, but many are looking elsewhere

April 13, 2024
Many voters are dissatisfied with the choice of President Biden and former president Donald Trump.

Biden wraps up lucrative New York campaign swing

Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.

March 29, 2024

At glitzy Biden fundraiser, three presidents unite to blast Trump

Protesters interrupted an event that the Biden campaign says brought in more than $26 million.

March 29, 2024
President Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton at a New York City fundraiser Thursday.

Andy Kim says he didn’t expect the New Jersey Senate race to open up for him

In today’s edition … Many GOP billionaires who balked at Jan. 6 are coming back to Trump … Toluse Olorunnipa on Biden’s shifting strategy toward Gaza protesters.

March 29, 2024

Biden raises $25 million in ‘historic’ fundraiser with Obama, Clinton

The record event came as Biden has sought to present his financial edge over Trump as a broader sign of strength and momentum

March 28, 2024
President Biden, center, holds a fundraiser rally with former presidents Barack Obama, left, and Bill Clinton on Thursday at Radio City Music Hall in New York.