Previously, he was a correspondent for NBC News where he reported on the Trump White House and breaking national political news. He began his time at NBC as the Pentagon correspondent and embedded with U.S. forces from Kandahar to the Western Pacific and delivered exclusive interviews with the Secretary of Defense and the Commanding General of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Before his tenure at NBC, Hans was an international correspondent based in Berlin for Bloomberg TV, leading coverage on a range of stories, from the Greek debt crisis to the Volkswagen emission scandal.
He also covered the George W. Bush and Barack Obama presidencies for Bloomberg News, with a focus on the economic policy and their response to the financial crisis.
Earlier in his career, he covered House Democrats for The Hill Newspaper, while picking up a law degree from The George Washington University. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Sierra Leone and hold holds a master’s degree in Political Theory from The London School of Economics. He graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University.
Hans Nichols on Unrest in Iran and Possible North Korea Missile Launch
Hans Nichols on US, South Korea Resuming Joint Military Exercises
Hans Nichols on Unrest in Iran and Possible North Korea Missile Launch
Hans Nichols’s Speech Topics
Trump’s Transition
In any White House, personnel is policy. Hans Nichols will open up his deep sourcing in Trumpworld — and his experience covering the last four presidents — to help you understand how Trump will fill out his team. He’ll share his real-time reporting from both ends of Pennsylvania Ave and explain who’s confirmable and who isn’t. You’ve seen Hans break down complicated stories on Fox, CNBC, and CNN, but you’ve never seen quite like this: in person, giving you his unvarnished views and the stories behind the story.
Trump’s World
President-elect Trump has big plans to remake the global order and the international economy. From NATO to NAFTA, big changes are coming. First at the Pentagon and then the White House, Hans Nichols covered Trump’s first term, giving him a fingertip understanding of Trump’s stated objectives and his true priorities. Yes, he’ll have the details of most announcements before they are made, but he can deconstruct the fights and the factions behind them. Stretch your hamstrings. This is going to be a marathon and a sprint.
Trump’s Taxes and Tariffs
2025 will hold many surprises, but tax reform won’t be one of them. Ditto tariffs. Both are inevitable, but their size and scope are just coming into focus. Hans Nichols will use his deep sourcing in Trumpland and Congress to find the redlines and the green lights. These big changes in fiscal policy will all play out against the backdrop of high interest rates, unsustainable deficits, and troubling debt to GDP ratios. And don’t forget there will be a Fed chair a few blocks away from the White House, wondering if he’ll be out of a job in two years — or two months.