Byron Tau is an American journalist at ''

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''. He covers the

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and was previously a White House reporter.

On July 30, 2021, Tau announced he is writing a book on the use of commercial data in U.S. government surveillance programs for

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Early life and education

Tau graduated with a B.A. in political science and North American history from

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in 2008. He then completed an MA in journalism at

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in 2011.

Career

Tau began his journalism career at ''

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'' as a news assistant to Ben Smith, helping him run his politics blog, before being made a fully-fledged reporter in 2011. His remit included covering national politics, including the 2012 presidential campaign, and the White House. He left ''Politico'' in 2014 to join ''The Wall Street Journal'' as a

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reporter in time for the 2016 presidential election. After the election, Tau began writing about national security issues as Capitol Hill Correspondent for ''The Journal''. He regularly appears on radio and television networks, including

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and

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. Tau is considered among the lead writers at ''The Journal'' covering the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and obstruction of justice by special counsel

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References

External links

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