Abigail Hauslohner

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Abigail Hauslohner |Karen DeYoung

U.S. begins troop drawdown in Syria as allies boost new government (washingtonpost.com) U.S. begins troop drawdown in Syria as allies boost new government By Abigail Hauslohner; Karen DeYoung 2025041709003300 As his administration begins to draw down U.S. troops based in Syria and has stopped some humanitarian aid programs to the war-battered country, President Donald Trump is increasingly at odds with allies in Europe and the Middle East that have moved to shore up the new Syrian government....

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Abigail Hauslohner

Trump’s Joint Chiefs chairman pick tells senators he wants to earn trust (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s Joint Chiefs chairman pick tells senators he wants to earn trust By Dan Lamothe; Abigail Hauslohner 2025040114532600 President Donald Trump's surprise selection for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff faced questions before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday morning about his fitness for the position, telling lawmakers that he is an "unconventional nominee" for the position "but...

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Abigail Hauslohner |Derek Hawkins

POLITICSAbigail Hauslohner, Derek HawkinsWashington PostView Comments The Trump administration summarily fired the staff of the U.S. Institute of Peace late Friday night, less than two weeks after forcibly removing the congressionally funded organization’s president and installing in his place an agent of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service aimed at cutting the size of government.

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Abigail Hauslohner |Derek Hawkins

The Trump administration summarily fired the staff of the U.S. Institute of Peace late Friday night, less than two weeks after forcibly removing the congressionally funded organization’s president and installing in his place an agent of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service aimed at cutting the size of government. USIP employees told The Washington Post that between 200 and 300 people – nearly the entirety of the institute’s headquarters staff – had been fired.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Abigail Hauslohner |Derek Hawkins

DOGE fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters (washingtonpost.com) DOGE fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters By Abigail Hauslohner; Derek Hawkins 2025032920385700 The Trump administration summarily fired the staff of the U.S. Institute of Peace late Friday night, less than two weeks after forcibly removing the congressionally funded organization's president and installing in his place an agent of tech billionaire Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service...