Ryan Lizza

Ryan Christopher Lizza ( LIZ-zə; born July 12, 1974) is an American journalist. His 2017 interview with White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci resulted in Scaramucci's dismissal. He was a senior political analyst for CNN and formerly the chief Washington correspondent for Politico. In 2025, he launched his independent publication on the Substack platform, Telos. In late 2017, Lizza was accused of sexual misconduct in the context of the Me Too movement. After a decade-long run as The New Yorker's Washington correspondent, the magazine's internal review of the allegation against Lizza led to his dismissal. However, in light of their own investigations, several other media organizations including CNN, Politico, and Rolling Stone declined to terminate or bar Lizza from employment.