Dana Milbank

Washington, D.C.

Opinion columnist covering national politics

Education: Yale University, BA cum laude in political science

Dana Milbank is a nationally syndicated op-ed columnist for The Washington Post. He also provides political commentary for various TV outlets, and he is the author of three books on politics, including the national bestseller “Homo Politicus.” His book “The Destructionists: The 25-Year Crackup of the Republican Party” (Doubleday) is out in August. Milbank joined The Post in 2000 as a Style political writer, then covered the presidency of George W. Bush as a White House correspondent before starting the column in 2005. Before joining The Post, Milbank spent two years as a senior editor at the N
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To the Gaza protesters helping to elect Trump: Give it a rest

You must have been doing for the last eight years what Trump has been doing in court the last three weeks: Napping.

May 3, 2024
Eric Suter holds an “Vote Uncommitted” sign outside of a polling station in Dearborn, Mich., on Feb. 27. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)

Campuses are grappling with the Gaza war. So are our columnists.

On the newest episode of “Impromptu,” our writers wrestle with the impact of the nationwide protests.

May 2, 2024

Campuses are wrestling with the politics of war. So are we.

Campus protests across the country have renewed Americans' attention on the Israel-Gaza war and are scrambling U.S. politics, particularly on the left. Senior Opinions Editor Amanda Katz speaks with columnists Dana Milbank and Shadi Hamid about how their views have evolved since Oct. 7, whether there’s a double standard on free speech, and what the protests could foreshadow for the upcoming presidential election, particularly among young people. (Note: This episode was recorded Monday, April 29 and does not reference events that took place after)

May 1, 2024

This tiny flower teaches us all we need to know about growing old

What I have been watching for years was spring as humans made it. This year, I’m experiencing spring as God made it.

April 26, 2024

This is why Trump supporters will believe absolutely anything

The former president called himself “a Modern Day Nelson Mandela.” Mandela’s grandson said Trump is “definitely delusional.”

April 12, 2024
Former president Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Conway, S.C., on Feb. 10. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Trump swindles his followers — again

Not for the first time, the former president and presumptive GOP nominee has played his supporters for suckers.

April 5, 2024
Former president Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, speaks at a rally in Green Bay, Wis., on Tuesday. (Mike Roemer/AP)

Trump can’t remember much. He hopes you won’t be able to, either.

Will we forget just how crazy things were when he was in the White House?

March 29, 2024
Former president Donald Trump attends a golf awards ceremony held at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on March 24. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The bloodbath Trump promised has already begun

I light candles and say blessings on shabbat. I volunteer with my synagogue. That’s not enough, says that noted Talmudic scholar, Rabbi Donald J. Trump.

March 22, 2024
A campaign rally for former president Donald Trump on March 16 in Vandalia, Ohio. (Jeff Dean/AP)

Mike Johnson asked for ‘decorum.’ Republicans ignored him.

It was a ferocious, and partisan, address. The combative Biden lifted the spirits of Democrats in the chamber. Republicans were caught off guard.

March 8, 2024
President Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, March 7. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP, File)

My month of living Republicanly

I ate like a Republican, slept like a Republican, shopped like a Republican, watched TV like a Republican and voted for Nikki Haley like a RINO.

March 5, 2024