During college, Tausche worked in the Brussels bureau of the
Associated Press. After graduation, Tausche covered consumer and retail news at
Bloomberg L.P., then joined the DealReporter unit of
Mergermarket. While at DealReporter, Tausche was a frequent guest on CNBC and CNBC World to discuss mergers and acquisitions. Tausche joined CNBC in January 2011 as a general assignment reporter covering corporate finance and deals for CNBC's business day programming. She is also a contributor to
MSNBC,
Today,
Weekend Today, and
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. Tausche has received acclaim for her coverage of various high-profile stories. The Financial Times featured a picture of Tausche with media mogul Rupert Murdoch on its front page while she covered the News Corporation phone hacking scandal. Her analysis and reports on the
Facebook IPO filing received wide coverage by numerous outlets. Tausche served as a substitute
anchor for
Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street and
Power Lunch. and from May 2, 2014, until April 2017 she was a co-anchor of
Squawk Alley. She has also appeared on
Washington Week in Review. On June 29, 2023, Tausche announced that she was leaving CNBC. On July 24, 2023, CNN announced that Tausche would join as senior White House correspondent. On May 8, 2025, Tausche departed CNN after two years with the network according to
The Daily Beast. The reason behind her departure is unknown.
Comparison Tausche's rise at CNBC has been compared to
Erin Burnett, an anchor at
CNN who once served as a popular host of two CNBC shows. ==Personal life==