Josh Kraushaar is an American journalist based in Washington, D.C. Josh Kraushaar is a Politics Editor at the National Journal, focusing on elections, political trends and the Trump administration.^{[1] [2]}

Josh Kraushaar graduated from American University in 2004, with a bachelor's degree in history. ^[2]

In August 2005, Josh Kraushaar became a House Race Hotline Editor for National Journal and covered the 2006 election cycle. From 2007-2010, he was a Political Correspondent for Politico, where he reported on congressional campaigns and managed the "Scorecard" blog devoted to up-to-the-minute coverage of elections.^[2]

In 2010, Kraushaar became the Executive Editor of National Journal's Hotline. Later, he worked as the Managing Editor of Political Coverage. Currently, Kraushaar is a Politics Editor at National Journal.^[2]

Kraushaar has appeared as a political analyst on television and radio, including Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, NPR and C-SPAN.^[4]

As of December 2019, Kraushaar has over 68,000 followers on his HotlineJosh Twitter account. He uses his Twitter to share his latest articles and comment current political events.^[1]

Josh Kraushaar is married and has two children.^[5]