Josh Dawsey
@jdawsey1
@WSJ reporter. Faculty @aji_fellowships. Co-author of "2024." @Washingtonpost alum. The dog is Pepper. Nascent oenophile. We will be alright in the afterlife.
In the 5 months since President Trump announced sweeping tariffs, Amazon quietly raised prices on low-cost products such as deodorant, protein shakes and pet care items, a WSJ analysis of nearly 2,500 items found. wsj.com/business/retai…
Confession: When I was young and playing little league baseball, I was not the best hitter. I learned if you made contact with the catcher’s glove you could get an automatic base. Well, I’m not necessarily proud of what I did. But I sometimes made it to first base.
The Phillies walk it off on a ... catcher's interference 👀
“The most recent book about last year's election—2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America by journalists @jdawsey1, @tylerpager, and @iarnsdorf —depicts a Veep-like carnival of incompetence starring an erratic and vindictive egomaniac whose worst…
one year ago today, Wolf's day took quite a turn.
Enjoying a Wolf Spritzer at El Presidente restaurant here in DC.
One year ago today, the @washingtonpost's recap of a monumentally historic decision: "Biden dropped out. This is how it happened," by @michaelscherer @tylerpager @jdawsey1 @AshleyRParker @yabutaleb7 washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…
This obit is wonderful (and makes me a little nostalgic for a vivacious, bustling and irreverent newsroom.) washingtonpost.com/obituaries/202…
I have traveled a decent amount and have never seen anything like this in an airport … until this morning in St. Louis. Am I crazy? Are these normal?

Phillies debut the “Coldplay Kiss Cam”. Wait for it…
Thanks, and congrats to you for all your success on “Fight.”
Congratulations to @ZitoSalena on hitting #1 on the @nytimes bestseller list for “Butler,” and to @jdawsey1, @iarnsdorf & @tylerpager for debuting at #4 with “2024.” Both are excellent works.
“We are not interested in second-guessing campaign tactics or decisions of campaign operatives. We are interested in what voters turned out for Republicans and Democrats, and how we can fix this moving forward.” Umm…. nytimes.com/2025/07/19/us/…
I enjoyed celebrating the passage of One Big Beautiful Bill with President Trump and Senate Republicans tonight at the White House dinner.
How Sam Altman Outfoxed Elon Musk to Become Trump’s AI Buddy with @keachhagey @jdawsey1 wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-al…
“Blow up your TV Throw away your paper Go to the country Build you a home Plant a little garden Eat a lot of peaches Try an' find Jesus on your own…” youtube.com/watch?v=ZkfqWE…
With his nemesis, Elon Musk, out of the picture, Sam Altman has forged closer ties with President Trump, dining with the president at his private golf club and declaring he has left the Democratic Party. w/@DanaMattioli @jdawsey1 wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-al… via @WSJ
2024 is a @nytimes bestseller! Congratulations to @jdawsey1, @tylerpager, and @iarnsdorf!🎉
We’re thrilled to see “2024” open at #4 on the NYT bestseller list. Thanks to all our friends, family, sources and everyone else who helped. And congrats to @ZitoSalena on hitting #1 and all the other deserving authors.
2024 is a @nytimes bestseller! Congratulations to @jdawsey1, @tylerpager, and @iarnsdorf!🎉
the funniest part about this Cuomo assessment/excuse-making is that his image is all executive leadership & he's implying he was helpless as his advisors told him to run a rose garden campaign
Cuomo derides "all the geniuses" who "said I was way ahead for the entire campaign." It was polling - initially paid for and released by his allies - followed by his team who insisted he was "way ahead" and vigorously disputed any notion to the contrary. ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…