Zach Halaschak

Zach Halaschak is the economics reporter for the Washington Examiner based in Washington, D.C. He covers a wide array of issues including tax policy and trade, as well as fiscal and monetary policy. Zach’s reporting focuses on how federal policy decisions can shape the broader economy and has conducted interviews with an extensive range of policymakers and politicians on topics such as artificial intelligence, tariffs, and politics in the corporate world. He has a keen interest in helping readers outside the Beltway understand complex policy matters.

Before moving to Washington, he worked in Alaska, covering politics, government, and crime for the Ketchikan Daily News. While there, Zach won the Alaska Press Club’s second-place award for best reporting on crime or courts for his coverage of a local surgeon’s murder. He graduated from the University of Richmond and is originally from Marco Island, Florida. Follow Zach on X: @zhalaschak.