Davis Winkie
White House Reporter, USA Today
Davis Winkie is a reporter based in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., who covers the White House, nuclear threats, and national security for USA Today.
Before joining USA Today, Davis was a senior reporter for the independent Military Times family of news magazines. As the publication’s top Army beat reporter, Davis led editorial partnerships with The Texas Tribune and ProPublica. His investigative work there led to significant impact: changes in federal law, policy changes, investigations, senior leader firings and more. He also previously worked as a researcher for CNN’s editorial fact-checking division, The Row, where he fact-checked and verified attribution for TV scripts, features, digital articles and longform projects.
Prior to his career in journalism, Davis was a historian who worked as project archivist for the Atlanta History Center’s oral history collections. He also coordinated a Smithsonian travelling exhibit that went from town-to-town in rural Georgia as a fellow for Georgia Humanities.
Davis is a veteran of the Army National Guard and a part-time officer in the Air National Guard. He received the Theodore Roosevelt Leadership Award for Company Grade Officers from the National Guard Association of the U.S. in 2021.
