CBS News Names Robert Costa Chief Washington Analyst

Robert Costa has been named CBS News‘ chief Washington analyst as well as a national correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning,” marking a rapid rise for the former Washington Post correspondent since joining the Paramount Global news unit in 2022.

Costa is expected to cover a range of issues for “Sunday Morning,” including politics as well as culture and the arts. He will continue to report on all things in the the world of U.S. politics for CBS News, including Congress, the Trump administration, President Trump and potential 2028 candidates.

His new assignments were unveiled Thursday by Adrienne Roark, CBS News’ president of editorial and newsgathering, along with a handful of other moves tied to the news operation’s Washington personnel. There have been reports of concern among CBS News correspondents assigned to cover Beltway affairs after “CBS Evening News” moved to New York from a perch in D.C. ., and changed its format to focus more on enterprise and issue reporting from across the nation. The amount of time the broadcast devotes to daily news coming out of D.C. has been reduced.

CBS News also announced other changes. Mary Hager, the longtime overseer of “Face The Nation,” has been elevated to senior executive producer, while continuing as executive editor for politics for all of CBS News. Hager has led “Nation” since 2011, working alongside three different moderators. She will be tasked with managing the future direction of the program, examining ways to expand its content across many CBS platforms.

Anne Hsu will take the reins as executive producer of the show. She had been senior broadcast producer, and joined “Face The Nation” in December of 2019 after working on CBS News streaming properties. She will be responsible for booking, production and content tied to the show’s venerable Sunday telecast.

Major Garrett was named anchor of “America Decides,” a streaming program devoted to Washington news and the daily political cycle. He will continue as CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent. He will work with senior executive producer of Washington streaming coverage Allie Sandza to reimagine the daily program.