Konrad Yakabuski is The Globe and Mail's chief U.S. political writer, based in Washington. He covers all aspects of the American political scene, including relevant social and cultural issues.
Prior to joining the Washington bureau in 2009, Mr. Yakabuski was based in The Globe's Montreal bureau and wrote on Quebec business, politics and culture for more than a decade. He previously worked as a political reporter at Le Devoir.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from McGill University and a Master of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of British Columbia.
Gay marriage as America’s latest culture war
From abortion to school prayer to contraception, Americans never stop debating issues most developed countries settled long ago
Dead heat in hottest Senate contest this year
Republican former centrefold still king of cool as law professor attempts to oust him from Ted Kennedy’s old job
Republicans ‘green with envy’ over Obama’s foreign-policy record
Foreign policy is considered a strong point for Republican candidates, but this election year, the Democrats have got bragging rights
GOP and the politics of historical amnesia
If Obama’s right that today’s delegates would toss even the Gipper, it follows that no one, from Nixon on down to McCain, could win now
Romney racks up more wins, but Obama sets the pace
As the GOP nomination fight drags on, Barack Obama has been deftly defining his near-certain foe in November
U.S. Supreme Court holds Obamacare’s future in its hands
Controversial health-care law’s survival in jeopardy as top court begins hearings Monday before ruling on constitutionality
Stung by high gas prices, Obama hits the road
In a political high-wire act, the President embarks on a four-state junket aimed at convincing Americans that his green-energy policies don’t mean he’s not a friend of fossil fuel
Religion plays starring role in GOP race
As country secularizes, evangelicals are flexing their muscle in Republican politics as never before
Santorum’s wins in Deep South put Gingrich candidacy on life support
Alabama and Mississippi defeats deflate Georgia congressman’s Southern strategy
Rising gas prices leave Obama vulnerable on Keystone
Approving the pipeline’s construction would have defused an issue that is reviving the prospects of the President’s Republican rivals
