Chip Reid

Chip Reid is based in Washington, D.C., where he covers Congress and politics for “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams,” “Today” and MSNBC.

Chip traveled the globe during the two years following 9/11.  In his most recent overseas assignment he was embedded with the 3rd Battalion, Fifth Marines, in Kuwait and Iraq.

Following 9/11, he reported from Ground Zero and the Pentagon, then spent much of the next year in hotspots around the world, including Afghanistan, Israel, Uzbekistan and Egypt.

When he was not reporting on the war on terrorism, Chip was based in NBC's Los Angeles bureau during 2002 and 2003, covering stories throughout the western U.S.

During the 2000 presidential election, Chip was "embedded" with the Gore campaign — 24/7 for six straight months.

From 1996 to 2000, he was based in NBC's Washington bureau, where he covered politics, the White House and Capitol Hill.  Chip reported extensively on the investigation and impeachment of President Clinton.

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Prior to coming to NBC, Chip was a reporter at two Washington, D.C. television stations.  His first job in the news business was as a field producer for ABC News, Washington.

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FOR SUBSCRIBERSOpenAI CEO Sam Altman to skip congressional hearing on rogue AI agents

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKey DOJ lawyers departed Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ probe amid pressure to produce, source says

FOR SUBSCRIBERSTrump’s new AI chatbot often links to a site launched under Clinton 26 years ago

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Before jumping into the news business, Chip spent 6 years practicing law: 4 years as Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and two years at a major D.C. law firm.

Chip received his law degree from Columbia Law School ('82), a Masters of Public Affairs from Princeton ('82), and a B.A. from Vassar College ('77), where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa.