Major Garrett

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Major Elliott Garrett (born August 24, 1962) is an American journalist who is chief Washington correspondent for CBS News and the host of The Takeout on CBS News 24/7. He was previously a correspondent for National Journal.[1] Prior to joining National Journal, he was the senior White House correspondent for Fox News. He covered the 2004 presidential election, the war on terror, and the 2008 presidential election, and he is also a fill-in and substitute anchor for the CBS Evening News, and Face the Nation.

Early life

Garrett was born and raised in San Diego, California, where he attended James Madison High School.[2][3] He graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Science in political science in 1984.[4] He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta.[5]

Career

In the 1990s, Garrett was a senior editor and congressional correspondent for U.S. News & World Report and a congressional reporter for The Washington Times before joining CNN's White House team in early 2000 and Fox News in 2002 as a general assignment reporter. There, he covered the 2004 election and served as the network's congressional correspondent. He has also been a White House correspondent for CNN and an award-winning reporter across the country for the Houston Post, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and the Amarillo Globe-News. His articles have appeared in such magazines as The Weekly Standard, Washington Monthly, and Mother Jones.[6]

Garrett covered then United States Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign. On January 13, 2009, Garrett became the senior White House correspondent for the Fox News Channel.[7] Garrett left Fox News on September 3, 2010, to join National Journal.[8] His final day on Fox News was on America Live with Megyn Kelly. At that time he was also a frequent guest commentator on MSNBC, and CBS's Face the Nation.

It was announced on Face the Nation on November 18, 2012, that Garrett would be joining CBS News as Chief White House Correspondent. He was named CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent in December 2018.[9]

In July 2015, Garrett made headlines when he asked President Obama during a press conference why he was "content" with the Iran Nuclear Deal that left four Americans—Amir Mirza Hekmati, Jason Rezaian, Saeed Abedini, and Robert Levinson—trapped in Iran. Obama criticized Garrett's framing of the question responded by saying it would incentivize Iran to "get additional concessions out of the Americans by holding these individuals".[10]

Garrett hosted The Takeout, a weekly podcast about politics, public policy, and pop culture. The series ended in 2025 after eight seasons; in May 2025, CBS announced that The Takeout would be revived as a weekday talk show on CBS News 24/7 beginning May 27.[11]

Personal life

Garrett is married to Lara Brown and lives in Washington, D.C.[12]

Bibliography

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External videos
video icon Booknotes interview with Garrett and Tim Penny on Common Cents, May 14, 1995, C-SPAN
video icon Q&A interview with Garrett on Mr. Trump's Wild Ride, September 23, 2018, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Garrett on Mr. Trump's Wild Ride, October 2, 2018, C-SPAN
video icon After Words interview with Garrett and David Becker on The Big Truth, November 6, 2022, C-SPAN
  • Common Cents (Little, Brown, 1995, Template:ISBN)
  • The Fifteen Biggest Lies in Politics (St. Martin's Griffin, 2000, Template:ISBN)
  • The Enduring Revolution: How the Contract with America Continues to Shape the Nation (Crown Forum, 2005, Template:ISBN)
  • The Enduring Revolution: The Inside Story of the Republican Ascendancy and Why It Will Continue (Three Rivers Press, 2006, Template:ISBN)
  • Mr. Trump's Wild Ride: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of an Extraordinary Presidency (St. Martin's Press, 2018, Template:ISBN)
  • The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of "The Big Lie" (with David Becker) (Diversion Books, 2022, Template:ISBN)

See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Weinger, Mackenzie (November 18, 2012), "Major Garrett joins CBS as chief White House correspondent", Politico
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.POLITICO Staff (August 24, 2018). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Major Garrett, chief White House correspondent for CBS News and host of 'The Takeout' podcast". POLITICO. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Times-Dispatch, JOHN O’CONNOR Richmond (July 2, 2024). "Resolve, sacrifice mark Reed Garrett's path to MLB from Godwin, VMI". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Profiles in Success: Major Garrett '84", Missouri School of Journalism website, archived from the original on September 27, 2011, retrieved February 8, 2008
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Network Community page", The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta website, archived from the original on February 25, 2009, retrieved January 15, 2009
  6. ^ Beyond the Contract
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Steve Kapsinow (January 13, 2009), "Garrett Named Senior WH Correspondent", TVNewser, Mediabistro.com, archived from the original on January 15, 2009
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stelter, Brian; Peters, Jeremy W. (August 25, 2010), "National Journal Hires Major Garrett from Fox News", Media Decoder blog, The New York Times
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Major Garrett". CBS News. February 12, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kludt, Tom (July 16, 2015). "Obama scolds reporter for Iran question: 'You should know better'". CNN. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Johnson, Ted (May 21, 2025). "Major Garrett's 'The Takeout' To Debut On Streaming Channel CBS News 24/7". Deadline. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Scene: Major Garrett's D.C. book party". The Washington Post. October 19, 2018. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

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