Jonathan Karl is an American political journalist and author recognized for his extensive coverage of key political institutions including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the U.S. State Department. His reporting has spanned across more than 30 countries, focusing on U.S. politics, foreign policy, and the military. He's known for his in-depth understanding of American politics and foreign affairs.
In 1925, Jonathan Karl's grandfather, James, founded Karl's Autobody in Stamford, Connecticut, which was later run by Jonathan's father.
On January 19, 1968, Jonathan David Karl was born. He is an American political journalist and author who has covered significant political events throughout his career.
In 1990, Jonathan Karl graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar College, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the Vassar Spectator.
In 1991, Jonathan Karl married Maria Nova Catalano in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
In 1994, Jonathan Karl became a reporter at the New York Post, where he covered New York City Hall. He also first interviewed Donald Trump in 1994 for a New York Post article.
In 1995, Jonathan Karl authored "The Right to Bear Arms: The Rise of America's New Militias".
In 1996, Jonathan Karl was hired by CNN as a Generation X reporter covering politics and later became the network's Congressional Correspondent.
In 2001, Jonathan Karl received the National Press Foundation's Everett McKinley Dirksen Award.
In January 2003, Jonathan Karl joined ABC News as the Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, covering the State Department.
In December 2005, Jonathan Karl became the Senior National Security Correspondent for ABC News.
In 2006, Jonathan Karl received an Emmy Award nomination for his coverage of the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
In 2009, Jonathan Karl received an Emmy Award for his coverage of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama.
In 2010, Jonathan Karl received the Award for excellence in Washington, D.C.–based reporting.
In December 2012, Jonathan Karl became the Chief White House Correspondent for ABC News, a position he held until the end of the first Trump administration.
In 2012, the Benghazi attack occurred, which was later written about by Jonathan Karl in an article in May 2013. The article caused controversy when Karl inaccurately quoted an email about the Obama administration's reaction.
In May 2013, Jonathan Karl wrote an article about the reaction of Barack Obama's administration to the 2012 Benghazi attack. He later apologized for inaccurately quoting an email in the article.
In 2013, Jonathan Karl received the Walter Cronkite Award for National Individual Achievement.
In 2015, Jonathan Karl received the Award for excellence in Washington, D.C.–based reporting.
In March 2020, Jonathan Karl's book "Front Row at the Trump Show" was released. The book debuted at number 3 on the New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction best seller list.
On April 19, 2020, "Front Row at the Trump Show" debuted at number 3 on the New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction best seller list.
In 2020, Jonathan Karl authored "Front Row at the Trump Show", which became a New York Times bestseller.
In 2020, Jonathan Karl complained in his book that the media coverage of Donald Trump was relentlessly negative. Karl acknowledged in his later book, "Betrayal", that Trump's lies had become deadly.
In 2020, Jonathan Karl published "Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show". The Washington Post's book review stated that Karl's account shed light on how Trump nearly succeeded in overthrowing the 2020 election.
In 2020, according to an NPR review of Jonathan Karl's "Betrayal", the book's theme is that the former president obsessively focused on defying the 2020 election result.
In 2020, according to audio released by Jonathan Karl in March 2021, Donald Trump defended the "hang Mike Pence" chants of rioters during the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
In January 2021, Jonathan Karl's tenure as the Chief White House Correspondent for ABC News concluded at the end of the Trump administration. He is currently ABC News' Chief Washington correspondent and co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
In March 2021, Jonathan Karl released audio from his March 2021 Trump interview for his book, in which Trump defended the "hang Mike Pence" chants during the January 6 Capitol attack.
In March 2021, the paperback version of Jonathan Karl's book "Front Row at the Trump Show" was released and hit number 6 on the New York Times Paperback Nonfiction best seller list.
In November 2021, Jonathan Karl's book "Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show" was released.
On December 5, 2021, Jonathan Karl's book, "Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show", debuted at number 3 on the New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction best seller list.
In 2021, Jonathan Karl received the Merriman Smith Memorial Award for Excellence in Presidential News Coverage for his reporting on Donald Trump's infection with COVID-19. Also in 2021, Mediaite named him one of the top 10 "Most Influential in News Media."
In 2021, Jonathan Karl released "Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show," another New York Times bestseller.
In 2021, Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia named Jonathan Karl's "Betrayal" the number one political book of the year.
In 2023, Jonathan Karl's latest book, "Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party," was released.
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