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Biography
David E. Sanger is an American journalist who is the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times. He has been writing since 1982, covering foreign policy, globalization, nuclear proliferation, and the presidency. As of 2025 he has also authored four books on US foreign policy, including Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power (2012). He has been a member of three teams that won the Pulitzer Prize, and has been awarded numerous honors for national security and foreign policy coverage.
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Awards & recognition
- Weintal Prize — Diplomatic Reporting · 2004
Filmography6 titles

Challenger: The Final Flight
2020as Self - Journalist, New York Times
2020as Self - Journalist, New York Times

Year One: A Political Odyssey
2022as Self
2022as Self

The Perfect Weapon
2020Book, Executive Producer
2020Book, Executive Producer

The Daily Show
1996as Self
1996as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003as Self
2003as Self

America After 9/11
2021as Himself
2021as Himself