Emily Jashinsky

Emily Jashinsky

Emily Jashinsky is a journalist based in Washington, D.C. She is the host of After Party on MK Media, co-host of Breaking Points, and a columnist at UnHerd. Emily also hosts a weekday show on Sirius XM.

From 2018 until 2024, Emily worked as an editor at The Federalist, and host of the flagship podcast Federalist Radio Hour. She previously co-hosted “Rising Fridays with Ryan and Emily” for The Hill and covered politics as a commentary writer at the Washington Examiner.

From Camille Paglia to David Mamet and Marco Rubio to Marianne Williamson, Emily has interviewed leading politicians and entertainers and appeared regularly as a guest on major television news programs, including “Fox News Sunday,” “The McLaughlin Group,” and “Washington Journal,” and podcasts including “The Ezra Klein Show,” “Deconstructed,” and “The Brian Lehrer Show.”

Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, the Telegraph, The Hill, RealClearPolitics, and more. Emily’s on-the-ground coverage has taken her everywhere from investigations into cartel activity in Mexico to reporting live from anti-police riots in 2020 to the scene outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. She’s a frequent media critic and writes often on popular culture.

Emily is a senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum. She was a 2021 James Madison Fellow at Hillsdale College and a 2025 Ifill fellow. From 2020 to 2024, Emily taught young journalists as director of the National Journalism Center, where she remains a member of the board of governors. Emily is a graduate of George Washington University. She was born and raised in Wisconsin.

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