Maggie Haberman is an American journalist who serves as a White House correspondent for The New York Times and political analyst for CNN. She has built her career covering politics and high-profile political figures across multiple major news organizations. Before joining the Times, Haberman worked as a political reporter for the New York Post, the New York Daily News, and Politico. Throughout her career at these publications, she developed expertise in covering Donald Trump, writing extensively about him across his campaign, first presidency, and the period following his time in office. Haberman rose to particular prominence through her coverage of Trump for the Times. In 2022, she published Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, which became a bestseller. She later co-authored another bestselling book with Jonathan Swan titled Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, published in 2026.