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

Trump doesn’t request an increase in funding for nonprofit security grants

6 days ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

President Donald Trump’s full budget request to Congress on Friday recommended Congress hold the Nonprofit Security Grant Program at its current level of $274.5 million, in spite of chronic funding shortages and pressure from both lawmakers and the Jewish community for substantially increased funding at a time of rising antisemitism.
Jake Sullivan applauds Trump approach to Iranian nuclear negotiations

1 week ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan praised President Donald Trump for his strategy of engagement with Iran on their nuclear weapons program and predicted that the Trump administration would reach a deal that “is going to look and feel pretty similar to the” 2015 nuclear deal reached by former President Barack Obama.
Most Congressional Republicans insist on no enrichment for Iran

3 weeks ago | jewishinsider.com | Josh Kraushaar

Nearly all Senate Republicans sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Wednesday urging him only to agree to a nuclear deal with Iran that requires the full dismantlement of Tehran’s nuclear program. Eighty percent of House Republicans — 177 lawmakers — signed onto a nearly identical letter. The Senate letter, led by Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and co-signed by every Republican senator except Sen.
Over half of Senate Democrats blast Israel’s Gaza operations plan

4 weeks 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

2 months 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

2 months 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

2 months 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

2 months 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.