About

Joseph Konig is writer and journalist based in New York City.

He previously worked as a national digital journalist for Spectrum News, a digital producer for Spectrum News NY1, and as a politics and crime reporter for The Riverdale Press and the Norwood News in the Bronx. His writing has appeared in City & State NY.

Contact:

josephakonig@gmail.com

josephkonig@protonmail.com

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Recent Highlights

• New polling explores Muslim Americans’ priorities, diversity, Gaza views and 2024 decisions

• What to know about key 2025 elections in California, New Jersey, NYC, Virginia and beyond

• Trump says he would ‘love’ to stay in office for a third term as Bannon openly plots to keep him in power

• Democrats investigate what they call ‘blatantly illegal’ proposed DOJ payout to Trump

• Trump complains cattle ranchers ‘don’t understand’ as GOP lawmakers revolt against Argentina beef plan

• Trump campaigned on using military and Justice Department against his foes. He’s following through

• Trump honors Charlie Kirk as a martyr for the nation, pledges retribution against foes

• Vance, Trump falsely claim left-wing violence outpaces the right as DOJ deletes report stating otherwise

• Report finds extremist content getting millions of views on TikTok as app works to rout it

• Donald Trump claims to have ‘ended seven wars.’ He has not

• Here’s what you need to know about the government shutdown

• As domestic and global outrage over violence and starvation in Gaza grows, Trump doubles down on Israel allyship

• Trump contradicts doctors, medical science with unfounded claims on Tylenol, vaccines and autism

• Trump threatens Obama, Schiff, other Democrats and former officials with arrest and imprisonment

• Trump administration, some Democrats denounce killing of 20-year-old Florida man in West Bank

• ‘Anti-Muslim hostility’: Hegseth tattoo in Arabic criticized

• Trump calls for in­ves­ti­ga­tions into Harris, Obama as his ad­min­is­tration targets political foes

• AOC’s opponent is Jan. 6 attendee, has support of extremists

• After Tenn. expulsions, lawmakers, academics warn of fascism

• Civil rights leaders, experts warn racist Jacksonville shooting not an isolated incident

• Far-right figures slam Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce ahead of Super Bowl

• Report charges TikTok failing to moderate extremist content

• Report: Instagram’s algorithms play key role in sale of child sexual abuse material

• Former U.S. ambassador charges Biden is ‘complicit’ in Israel’s bombardment in Gaza

• More than 2,100 arrested in two weeks of campus Gaza protests

• U.S. mass shootings in 2023 so far have been more fatal, frequent than prior years

• Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood, named a witness in Georgia election interference case, denies he ‘flipped’

• Vance defends his and Trump’s rhetoric as Ohio city faces violent threats

• Maine mass shootings the worst of 2023 as U.S. is on track for roughly 700 this year

• Report: 4.5 million deaths and counting in post-9/11 warzones

• Far-right U.S., European figures to gather at NYC gala

• Man who threatened to bomb Stonewall, Pride march sentenced to prison

• Councilmember calls drag shows in schools ‘grooming’

• Capitol rioter sentenced on weapons charges in Manhattan

• NYC-based Jewish journalist charged with Jan. 6 offenses

• Timeline: Suspected subway shooter’s movements in New York City