Josh Kraushaar

Washington, D.C.

Editor in Chief at Jewish Insider

Political Analyst at Fox News Radio

Senior Political Correspondent at Axios

Editor in chief, @j_insider. @foxnewsradio political analyst. Political reporting & analysis, without fear or favor.

Articles

Over half of Senate Democrats blast Israel’s Gaza operations plan

5 days ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

A group of 25 Senate Democrats, comprising more than half of the caucus and led by several senior leaders, wrote to President Donald Trump on Friday condemning new plans for expanded Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip and accusing the Trump administration of failing to push for peace.
Tulsi Gabbard taps another Koch-affiliated official to key intelligence post

1 month ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

William Ruger, a Koch-affiliated foreign policy analyst and an outspoken opponent of military efforts to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, has been named to a key intelligence post in the Trump administration — just before the U.S. engages in high-stakes negotiations with the Islamic Republic over the future of its nuclear program.
Top NSC staffers forced out after Trump meeting with Laura Loomer

1 month ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

Three senior National Security Council staffers were forced out on Thursday, following reports of an Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump, his senior advisors and conspiracy theorist and far-right provocateur Laura Loomer.
Harvard cleans house at Middle Eastern studies department

1 month ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

Two heads of Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern studies were let go from their roles on Wednesday amid intensive scrutiny of the field from congressional leaders and the Trump administration. The center’s director and professor of Turkish studies Cemal Kafadar, and its associate director, history professor Rosie Bsheer, were both removed from their posts, The Harvard Crimson reported on Friday.
Vance voiced doubt about Houthi strikes in private messages with Cabinet officials

1 month ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

Vice President J.D. Vance expressed deep reservations about the U.S. conducting strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen earlier this month in a private group chat with other senior administration officials, according to a bombshell report by The Atlantic.
Rep. Mike Lawler, Dem challenger spar over antisemitism accusations

1 month ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and a Democratic challenger, Beth Davidson, traded barbs last week, with Lawler accusing Davidson, who is Jewish, of turning a blind eye to antisemitism and Davidson accusing Lawler of stoking antisemitism against her. The back-and-forth began when Lawler posted photos from a rally Davidson addressed over the weekend, including a poster showing Lawler, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen.
House Democrats join letter questioning legality of Mahmoud Khalil’s detention

2 months ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) are circulating a letter to administration officials defending detained Columbia University anti-Israel leader Mahmoud Khalil and questioning the authorities supporting his detention and revocation of his green card. The letter had gathered over 100 signatures by Thursday evening, a source familiar with the situation said.
Pro-Israel Dems needle Republicans over Heritage report on Israel aid

2 months ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

Pro-Israel Democrats are pressing Republicans to disavow the Heritage Foundation’s report calling for the U.S. to phase out U.S. military aid to Israel over the next 20 years, arguing that a failure to do so would undermine their claims of supporting Israel. “I’ll always oppose anti-Israel proposals, whether they come from the left or the right,” Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) said on X.
Cuomo declines to weigh in on ICE arrest of anti-Israel Columbia activist

2 months ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is so far staying silent with regard to the arrest by federal agents on Sunday of a Palestinian student activist who played a leading role in anti-Israel protests at Columbia University last year — as several primary rivals for New York City mayor condemn the move. A spokesperson for Cuomo, a Democrat who announced his mayoral bid a week ago, did not return requests for comment from Jewish Insider on Monday. He has otherwise declined to publicly address the matter.
Pentagon deputy press secretary Kingsley Wilson is a prolific purveyor of antisemitic conspiracy theories

2 months ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon’s new deputy press secretary, is facing backlash over a series of recent social media comments in which she has promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories, opposed U.S. aid to Israel and amplified Kremlin talking points, among several other remarks that raise questions about her elevation to a key role at the Defense Department.