Stephen Collinson is a reporter for CNN Politics covering the White House, and politics across the United States and around the world.

A campaign expert, Collinson has covered five U.S. presidential elections. He specializes in deeply reported pieces, pulling on a wealth of expertise after covering the White House, Congress and foreign policy for Agence France-Presse for 17 years prior to joining CNN.

A native of the United Kingdom, Collinson has traveled the world and filed from more than 50 countries. He has lived in Switzerland, Hong Kong, Thailand and Canada.