Tim Craig - The Washington Post

Tim Craig

Washington, D.C.

National reporter

Education: Gannon University, BA in English communications; Columbia University, MA in journalism

Tim Craig is a national reporter on the America desk, often traveling to faraway places to bring the best and the worst of the country to Washington Post readers. Before joining the National desk in 2017, he served as The Post's Afghanistan-Pakistan bureau chief from 2013 through 2016. Craig was based in Islamabad, Pakistan, and in Kabul but traveled frequently throughout the region, the Middle East and Europe. In 2011, he also did a stint in The Post's Baghdad bureau. Craig began his career at The Post in 2003, serving as a Maryland government reporter, the Richmond bureau chief, and a D.C. C
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What college protests could look like across the U.S. as summer begins

College administrators hope that the end of the school year will diminish the protests, but the activists are making plans for the summer and beyond.

May 3, 2024
Police and pro-Palestinian students face off during a demonstration on the campus of Portland State University in Portland, Ore., on May 2, 2024.

Policing campus protests of Israel-Gaza war brings new set of challenges

Experts say an excessive police response could reignite tensions between police and protesters that escalated during the 2020 racial justice demonstrations.

April 28, 2024
Protesters at George Washington University on Saturday.

Secret meetings, social chatter: How Columbia students sparked a nationwide revolt

The student protests over the war in Gaza are the culmination of months of activism and covert planning. Social media and smartphones have supercharged the growing revolt.

April 26, 2024
Pro-Palestinian supporters rally April 22 on the campus of Columbia University in New York.

Pro-Palestinian protests could foreshadow a summer of upheaval

Recent pro-Palestinian protests pose a challenge for President Biden and spark debate over whether some tactics could undermine public support for the movement.

April 16, 2024
Demonstrators against the ongoing war in Gaza block traffic on Interstate 880 in Oakland, Calif., on Monday.

Baltimore port workers are ‘living in a dream’ as harbor remains blocked

Baltimore port workers worry about layoffs, jobs after bridge collapse.

March 28, 2024
Bartender Melissa Hayes, right, talks with tugboat captain Dino Martinez, left, at the Muddy Beaver in Maryland.

Who are the people presumed dead in the Baltimore bridge collapse?

The victims are six construction workers who were on the Key Bridge when it collapsed; it’s unclear whether others were killed.

March 28, 2024
The Key Bridge was hit by a ship and collapsed Tuesday.

‘Mayday’ call from ship stopped Baltimore bridge traffic, saved lives

A massive container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing a large section of the bridge to collapse and crippling the Port of Baltimore.

March 26, 2024
The Key Bridge in Baltimore was hit by a cargo ship and collapsed early Tuesday.

Baltimore bridge collapse and port closure ‘devastating,’ residents say

Baltimore was dealt a fresh blow after a cargo ship ran into the Key Bridge, and residents are worrying about the effects on the economy and traffic.

March 26, 2024
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at a prayer service at Mount Olive Baptist Church of Turner Station on Tuesday after the bridge disaster.

With Alabama’s IVF court ruling, a scary future for women’s health care

Physicians in the state fear that its increasingly draconian restrictions on reproductive health care are delaying treatment and endangering lives.

February 24, 2024

Shock, anger, confusion grip Alabama after court ruling on embryos

Throughout Alabama, there is widespread shock, anger and confusion over how to proceed after the state Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are people.

February 21, 2024
The exterior of the Alabama Supreme Court building in Montgomery, Ala., is shown Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.