Josh Kovensky
Investigative Reporter
Josh Kovensky is an investigative reporter for Talking Points Memo, based in New York. He previously worked for the Kyiv Post in Ukraine, covering politics, business, and corruption there.
THE WEEKENDER
WHERE THINGS STAND
MUCKRAKER
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Makes Aggressive New Claim of Executive Power To Circumvent The Senate
In email obtained by TPM, White House claims that Trump can appoint whoever he wants – absent Congress.
03.07.25 | 5:31 pm
MUCKRAKER
One Agency Held Off The DOGE Invasion And Is Now Fighting Back
Legal complaint narrates US African Development Foundation's efforts to stop DOGE from muscling its way into their building.
03.06.25 | 5:43 pm
NEWS
Trump Loses On USAID Spending Freeze At Supreme Court
In a scathing dissent, Alito accused the majority of ‘judicial hubris.’
03.05.25 | 10:15 am
NEWS
Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal
JD Vance egged on the president, setting the stage for the US to abandon a key American ally in televised Oval Office meeting.
02.28.25 | 3:06 pm
MUCKRAKER
DOGE Cites ‘DEI,’ LinkedIn Profiles It Doesn’t Like In Killing Off HUD Contracts
DOGE cites contractors’ DEI programs, not performance, to cancel work
02.26.25 | 3:29 pm
MUCKRAKER
DOJ Hires A State Judge Who Was Once Suspended To Advise The Deputy AG
Ex-Oregon Judge Vance Day was suspended by a state judicial ethics commission in 2018.
02.25.25 | 2:59 pm