Nikole Killion

Nikole Killion is a congressional correspondent for CBS News based in Washington D.C. Killion reports for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms, including the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell," "CBS Mornings" and the CBS News Streaming Network.

Killion has reported on some of the biggest stories out of Capitol Hill including the unprecedented election and ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the historic confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the January 6th committee hearings and the 2022 Georgia Senate runoff election.

Killion has also made her mark in national politics covering the grand jury investigation and indictment of former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants in Fulton County, Georgia. Previously, she was a correspondent for CBS News and played a key role in the Network's 2020 political and election coverage, reporting from around the country during the campaign and throughout the Biden transition.

Killion joined CBS in 2018 as a correspondent for CBS Newspath, the Network's 24-hour television newsgathering service for CBS stations and broadcasters around the world. She led Newspath's coverage of the 2019 Trump impeachment inquiry, the Democratic debates, the Mueller Report, the partial government shutdown and the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. She has traveled to major breaking news events including Hurricanes Michael and Dorian in Florida and the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.

Killion joined CBS News from Hearst Television's Washington bureau where she was a correspondent. A veteran D.C. journalist, Killion has covered every presidential campaign since the 2008 election and interviewed countless newsmakers, including former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. She reported on the papal visits of Pope Francis and Pope Benedict to the United States. Her reporting on the opioid crisis was also featured in a special for Hearst's syndicated program, "Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien."

Prior to her years at Hearst, Killion covered the capital region as an anchor/reporter for WJLA-TV and NewsChannel 8 in Washington, D.C., and an anchor for WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, Maryland. She began her career at NBC News in New York.
Killion graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism earning Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees. She is a member of the White House Correspondents' Association and the National Association of Black Journalists.