Byron Tau

Byron is an investigative and enterprise journalist who specializes in law, courts and national security. He now reports for and teaches at the Allbritton Journalism Institute, a journalism nonprofit launched in 2023 that trains and mentors early career reporters. He previously worked at The Wall Street Journal and Politico. At the Journal, he served as a White House reporter during the Obama administration; covered Congress with a focus on the intelligence, oversight and judiciary committees; and was a legal affairs and national security correspondent. For Politico, he covered the White House, lobbying, campaign finance and politics. He has an undergraduate degree from McGill University in Montreal, and a graduate degree from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. He's a native of Holliston, Mass.