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Alex Horton

Washington, D.C., United States

Military Reporter at The Washington Post

Military reporter for @washingtonpost. Iraq veteran. Get in touch securely on Signal: alexhorton.85 // Email: [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | greaterdiversity.com | Alex Horton |Peter Grear

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  • 1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Alex Horton

    Injured near Gaza, dead at VA: A soldier’s mother searches for answers (washingtonpost.com) Injured near Gaza, dead at VA: A soldier’s mother searches for answers By Alex Horton 2025052609005100 MARION, South Carolina — Just days before Sgt. Quandarius Stanley died in his Veterans Affairs hospital bed, his mother saw a glimmer of recovery.

  • 1 week ago | stripes.com | Alex Horton

    Anna Stanley with a large photo of her son, Sgt. Quandarius Stanley, at her home on May 12 in Marion, S.C. (Sam Wolfe for The Washington Post) MARION, S.C. — Just days before Sgt. Quandarius Stanley died in his Veterans Affairs hospital bed, his mother saw a glimmer of recovery.

  • 2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Abigail Hauslohner |Alex Horton

    Pentagon says it has accepted Qatari luxury jet for Air Force One use (washingtonpost.com) Pentagon says it has accepted Qatari luxury jet for Air Force One use By Abigail Hauslohner; Alex Horton 2025052117460900 The Pentagon on Wednesday said it took possession of a Qatari luxury jet sought by President Donald Trump for use as Air Force One, despite vehement pushback from lawmakers, national security experts and legal scholars alarmed by the highly unusual arrangement. Trump has praised...

  • 4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Alex Horton

    Hegseth initiates ban on transgender troops after Supreme Court ruling (washingtonpost.com) Hegseth initiates ban on transgender troops after Supreme Court ruling By Alex Horton; Casey Parks 2025050900140900 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, acting swiftly on this week's Supreme Court order permitting the Trump administration to ban transgender troops from the military, said Thursday that those service members will have between 30 and 60 days to leave voluntarily or be forced out. "This is the...

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Alex Horton
Alex Horton @AlexHortonTX
6 May 25

A soldier was killed and dozens injured in Biden’s failed pier mission, which is worse than previously known. The least anyone could do in the Defense Department is try to answer questions. But even then. https://t.co/hTtlsyX4Zv https://t.co/uc6sAA1bKX

Alex Horton
Alex Horton @AlexHortonTX
6 May 25

RT @osviz_jarrett: Our reporting on the Butler assassination attempt synthesized traditional and forensic reporting from @samueloakford Aar…

Alex Horton
Alex Horton @AlexHortonTX
6 May 25

Damn lucky to play a small role in our coverage among this talented as hell crew. Read our Pulitzer package here: https://t.co/UvANF38h2t

Jarrett Ley
Jarrett Ley @osviz_jarrett

Our reporting on the Butler assassination attempt synthesized traditional and forensic reporting from @samueloakford Aaron S @evanhill @JHBaran @AlexHortonTX Samuel G @ShawnBoburg @iarnsdorf @jabinbotsford @jonswaine, @CarolLeonnig and I