Robert Costa , national correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning and chief Washington analyst, was feted at the National Press Club on Tuesday with its 2025 Fourth Estate Award .

Costa’s career has taken him from The Bucks County Courier Times, to the National Review to The Washington Post, PBS’ Washington Week in Review and CBS News. Among other things, Costa landed the first interview with Joe Biden after he dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, and recently did a sit down with California Governor Gavin Newsom, who disclosed that he would take a look at a 2028 presidential run.

While the changes at CBS News were not brought up in his remarks, Costa did talk extensively of his approach to reporting, namely a certain degree of humility in approaching subjects and establish

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