Byron Tau

Byron is an investigative reporter at the Associated Press. He previously worked at The Wall Street Journal, Politico and the startup NOTUS. 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 was one of the first reporters hired by NOTUS, a nonprofit newsroom that launched in 2023. 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.