McKay Coppins is an author and staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers politics, religion, and national affairs. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Romney: A Reckoning and The Wilderness. He has received the Aldo Beckman Award from the White House Correspondents Association for his coverage of the Trump presidency and the Wilbur Award for religion journalism. In 2026, Coppins served as a producer on Dynasty: The Murdochs, a Netflix docuseries based on his reporting. Coppins has written several viral stories for The Atlantic including: Sucker: My Year as a Degenerate Gambler and The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics. He appears frequently on television as a political analyst. He lives near Washington, D.C., with his wife and children.