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Josh Dawsey

Washington, D.C., United States

Political Investigations Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

WSJ reporter. Faculty @aji_fellowships. Washington Post alum. The dog is Pepper. Aspiring oenophile. We will be alright in the afterlife.

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  • 2 days ago | wsj.com | Maggie Severns |Josh Dawsey |John Jurgensen

    Leonard Leo has more than $1 billion to back Hollywood blockbusters that shield viewers from diversity and other progressive ideasLeonard Leo speaking at Trump Tower in New York long before he and the president had a falling-out. CAROLYN KASTER/AP“House of David,” a retelling of the biblical shepherd’s unlikely rise, capped season one with the future king’s epic takedown of Goliath and started April in Amazon’s top streaming spot. David’s surprise triumph was also Leonard Leo’s.

  • 2 days ago | wsj.com | Maggie Severns |Josh Dawsey |John Jurgensen

    Armed with a $1.6 billion gift from a Chicago industrialist, believed to be one of the largest single contribution to any politically active group in U.S. history, Leo wants to make America’s culture more conservative. That might sound as quixotic as killing a giant with a sling and a small stone.

  • 2 days ago | wsj.com | Josh Dawsey |Patrick Thomas

    Trump’s record inaugural fundraising of nearly $250 million totaled almost as much money as the last four combined. That was built in part on big political spending by companies that had little track record of giving outsize sums, recently released campaign finance records show. Some of those companies are benefiting from favorable government actions early in Trump’s second term.

  • 4 days ago | wsj.com | Erin Mulvaney |Emily Glazer |C. Ryan Barber |Josh Dawsey

    After firms struck deals to avoid punitive executive orders, some big clients decided to take their business elsewhereAt a recent luncheon at Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan, a top lawyer for Citadel delivered a message to leaders of some of the country’s biggest law firms. Brooke Cucinella told them that the hedge-fund company likes to work with law firms that aren’t afraid of a fight.

  • 4 days ago | fnlondon.com | Erin Mulvaney |Emily Glazer |C. Ryan Barber |Josh Dawsey

    The Law Firms That Appeased Trump—and Angered Their ClientsAfter firms struck deals to avoid punitive executive orders, some big clients decided to take their business elsewhere Published June 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET At a recent luncheon at Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan, a top lawyer for Citadel delivered a message to leaders of some of the country’s biggest law firms. Brooke Cucinella told them that the hedge-fund company likes to work with law firms that aren’t afraid of a fight.

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Josh Dawsey
Josh Dawsey @jdawsey1
11 May 25

When we asked Qatar April 30 if they were selling or gifting plane to Trump, the embassy said they had "no information on that matter." Now Trump side is saying plane is gift and Qatar is saying it's under discussion and potentially for "temporary use." https://t.co/cPU4XMmgrW

Josh Dawsey
Josh Dawsey @jdawsey1
11 May 25

RT @WSJPolitics: Russ Vought, a co-author of the conservative policy blueprint Project 2025, is looking to pick up where Elon Musk is leavi…

Josh Dawsey
Josh Dawsey @jdawsey1
11 May 25

Republican senators are trying to get Trump to make endorsements in key states for incumbents, hoping to avoid pricey and long primaries. He so far isn’t interested in most cases… https://t.co/0HpvtnIIKQ