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David Shribman

ContributorExecutive Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

dshribman@post-gazette.com

David Shribman is a contributing writer for The Globe and Mail and Executive Editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In 1995, he won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of U.S. politics.

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June 3, 2026

A person maintains the grounds in front of the U.S. Capitol building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 3, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

A person maintains the grounds in front of the U.S. Capitol building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 3, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

analysis

U.S. House’s stunning rebuke to Trump threatens American position in talks with Iran

David Shribman

4 min read

May 24, 2026

SUFFERN, NEW YORK - MAY 22: U.S. President Donald Trump dances on stage after delivering remarks during a campaign and economic policy event in the Eugene Levy Fieldhouse at SUNY Rockland Community College on May 22, 2026 in Suffern, New York. Trump traveled to the Hudson Valley to help bolster the campaign of Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) as he seeks reelection in what is expected to be one of the nation’s most closely watched House races this November. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

SUFFERN, NEW YORK - MAY 22: U.S. President Donald Trump dances on stage after delivering remarks during a campaign and economic policy event in the Eugene Levy Fieldhouse at SUNY Rockland Community College on May 22, 2026 in Suffern, New York. Trump traveled to the Hudson Valley to help bolster the campaign of Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) as he seeks reelection in what is expected to be one of the nation’s most closely watched House races this November. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

analysis

Along with peace prospects, Trump suffers a series of defeats

David Shribman

4 min read

May 20, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the United States Coast Guard Academy to deliver the commencement address, in New London, Connecticut, U.S., May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the United States Coast Guard Academy to deliver the commencement address, in New London, Connecticut, U.S., May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

analysis

Trump’s allies prevailed in spring primaries. Will it hurt the GOP’s midterm chances?

David Shribman

4 min read

May 12, 2026

Vehicles drive past an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 8.

Vehicles drive past an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, May 8.

analysis

This is neither peace nor war, and everyone’s a winner and a loser

David Shribman

4 min read

May 6, 2026

A woman crosses a street near a billboard on the facade of a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading 'Forever in Iran's Hand', at Vanak Square in Tehran on Wednesday.

A woman crosses a street near a billboard on the facade of a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading 'Forever in Iran's Hand', at Vanak Square in Tehran on Wednesday.

analysis

The fog of war only gets thicker when it becomes a war of words

David Shribman

4 min read

April 30, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive for a State Dinner in the East Room of the White House, on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive for a State Dinner in the East Room of the White House, on Tuesday.

analysis

In today’s Washington, even state dinners are parties for one party

David Shribman

4 min read

April 29, 2026

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s vaccine skepticism has led him to be viewed skeptically by the medical community that is supposed to be his constituency as U.S. health secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s vaccine skepticism has led him to be viewed skeptically by the medical community that is supposed to be his constituency as U.S. health secretary.

review

Scorching new biography of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. exposes the man behind the caricature

David Shribman

4 min read

April 26, 2026

U.S. Secret Service agents surround President Donald Trump after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. Secret Service agents surround President Donald Trump after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

analysis

Mayhem at correspondents’ dinner produces unlikely truce between Trump and press corps

David Shribman

4 min read

April 24, 2026

An Iranian man on Friday walks past symbolic belongings laid on the ground at Valiasr Square in Tehran in tribute to the Minab schoolgirls killed in an air strike.

An Iranian man on Friday walks past symbolic belongings laid on the ground at Valiasr Square in Tehran in tribute to the Minab schoolgirls killed in an air strike.

analysis

Both sides have weaponized the impasse in the Iran war

David Shribman

4 min read

April 20, 2026

Hoardings displaying flags of the U.S, Pakistan and Iran, as Pakistan prepares to host the U.S. and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Waseem Khan

Hoardings displaying flags of the U.S, Pakistan and Iran, as Pakistan prepares to host the U.S. and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Waseem Khan

analysis

Ahead of peace talks in Pakistan, the stakes are high for the U.S. and Iran

David Shribman

4 min read

April 19, 2026

President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

analysis

In Iran, the fog of war gives way to the smog of negotiations

David Shribman

4 min read

April 17, 2026

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 1944 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill, left, and General Charles De Gaulle, centre, salute at France's Unknown Warrior at the Arc De Triomphe in Paris. Though allies in World War II, De Gaulle twice vetoed Britain's application in the 1960s to join what was then known as the European Economic Community. On Wednesday, April 10 2019, British Prime Minister Theresa May is to ask EU leaders in Brussels for an extension to Britain's departure from the European Union. French President Emmanuel Macron has been taking a hard-line ahead of the summit. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 1944 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill, left, and General Charles De Gaulle, centre, salute at France's Unknown Warrior at the Arc De Triomphe in Paris. Though allies in World War II, De Gaulle twice vetoed Britain's application in the 1960s to join what was then known as the European Economic Community. On Wednesday, April 10 2019, British Prime Minister Theresa May is to ask EU leaders in Brussels for an extension to Britain's departure from the European Union. French President Emmanuel Macron has been taking a hard-line ahead of the summit. (AP Photo, File)

review

The Last Titans sizes up the leaders of England and France during war and its aftermath

David Shribman

5 min read

April 15, 2026

TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 14: A boy peers into a damaged residential building that, according to Iranian authorities, was hit by a strike on March 4 during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign, on April 14, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. On April 8 President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran. Peace talks facilitated by Pakistan have since stalled, reportedly over Iran's nuclear capabilities and control of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 14: A boy peers into a damaged residential building that, according to Iranian authorities, was hit by a strike on March 4 during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign, on April 14, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. On April 8 President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran. Peace talks facilitated by Pakistan have since stalled, reportedly over Iran's nuclear capabilities and control of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

analysis

Comparing the Iran war to other U.S. conflicts yields little of value

David Shribman

4 min read

April 14, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on April 12.

U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on April 12.

analysis

This is what a Donald Trump with few friends and fewer options looks like

David Shribman

4 min read

April 13, 2026

Pope Leo XIV leaves after presiding over a Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace, in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope Leo XIV leaves after presiding over a Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace, in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

analysis

Trump opens a new front in his war on everyone: the Vatican

David Shribman

4 min read

April 12, 2026

A police officer walks past a billboard regarding U.S. and Iran negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday.

A police officer walks past a billboard regarding U.S. and Iran negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday.

analysis

U.S.-Iran negotiations in Islamabad fail to bring war to a decisive end

David Shribman

4 min read

April 9, 2026

People gather under a large portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a memorial for his slain father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday.

People gather under a large portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a memorial for his slain father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday.

analysis

The talks in Islamabad will determine far more than the direction of the war in Iran

David Shribman

4 min read

April 8, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the White House's press briefing room on Monday.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the White House's press briefing room on Monday.

analysis

Iran ceasefire reveals a world transformed

David Shribman

4 min read

April 7, 2026

An Anti-war demonstrator holds up a sign with a symbol of peace as they gather near the White House to protest the war in Iran on April 7, in Washington, D.C.

An Anti-war demonstrator holds up a sign with a symbol of peace as they gather near the White House to protest the war in Iran on April 7, in Washington, D.C.

analysis

The U.S.-Iran ceasefire, full of uncertainty, brings relief to both sides

David Shribman

4 min read

April 6, 2026

US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

analysis

To keep Iran unbalanced, Trump may be employing Nixon’s Madman Theory

David Shribman

4 min read