10 Facts About Ed O'Keefe

Ed O'Keefe was born on March 28,1983 and is an American senior White House and political correspondent with CBS News.

Ed O'Keefe joined CBS in 2018 after working nearly 13 years at The Washington Post.

In 2005, Ed O'Keefe earned a bachelor's degree from American University in interdisciplinary studies from the university's School of Public Affairs.

Ed O'Keefe spent part of the summer of 2011 covering the war in Iraq before shifting to cover Congress.

Ed O'Keefe covered the 2016 presidential campaign with a focus on Republican candidates and later returned to covering Capitol Hill.

In 2017, Ed O'Keefe became a contributor to CBS News, and in 2018 joined CBS News full-time as a Washington-based political correspondent.

Ed O'Keefe continues to serve as an occasional panelist on the PBS program Washington Week, including at times as co-moderator.

Since joining CBS News, Ed O'Keefe has covered the 2018 midterm elections, with reports from across the country and contributed to coverage of other major events in Washington including the State of the Union, the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, dramatic testimony from former Donald Trump associate Michael Cohen.

Larry Hogan told Ed O'Keefe he was strongly considering a Republican primary challenge to President Trump, but later dropped plans to run.

Ed O'Keefe interviewed independent Howard Schultz in the early days of the former Starbucks CEO's exploratory phase.