Benjamin Pauker

EXCLUSIVE: State Department is pushing nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink as a sign of "goodwill," cables show From 👉@JStein_WaPo and @hannah_natanson https://t.co/13XzCJkTvb

Lots in this new poll worth reading, but this is a sea change: "Democrats were consistently more likely to support the use of force in the YouGov poll, probably reflecting the isolationism of the Donald Trump-era Republican Party." https://t.co/wNdOMp7Y7J https://t.co/tNWmYaZ3HC

But why... NEWS: Trump administration plans to end popular Energy Star program for home appliances https://t.co/zB4IOSjT0B

EXCLUSIVE: Trump team urged Ukraine earlier this year to take U.S. deportees, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post -- an extraordinary request of a nation at war. by @mradamtaylor @Blaskey_S @siobhan_ogrady https://t.co/4u4zbaCDRh

RT @washingtonpost: In the first 100 days of his second term as president, Donald Trump has presided over a dismantling of U.S. foreign aid…

A Delaware-incorporated partnership agreement. https://t.co/Xqp6QSR04B

Pete Hegseth boasted today he was ending a program to boost women’s participation in national security. That program was sponsored by Rubio and Noem when they served in Congress … and signed into law by President Donald Trump. By @briannaatucker https://t.co/8nlBOVCAZK

"They economized where they could." is a great line for a story about a couple with 5 homes, one of which has windows that cost $1M, and a garage for 21 Porsches. https://t.co/UfKrBEnvsj

RT @DanLamothe: It's 1:30 on a Monday. Do you know who your chief of staff is? After reports that Joe Kasper is out as @SecDef @PeteHegset…

RT @opcofamerica: Well done to @washingtonpost staff for winning the Shireen Abu Akleh Award for their reporting in “Unchecked War.” Watch…

RT @opcofamerica: Congrats to staff of @washingtonpost for winning the Robert Spiers Benjamin Award for the 9-part series “The Takeover” on…

RT @MatthewCappucci: Despite severe weather/potentially destructive storms expected in Nebraska on Thursday evening, the NWS Omaha didn’t l…

NEW: Secret U.S. intel assessment contradicts Trump’s justification for mass deportations. The Venezuelan government is not directing an invasion of the U.S. by the prison gang Tren de Aragua, the IC reports By ⁦@John_Hudson⁩ ⁦@wstrobel⁩ https://t.co/UVJYPe39vT

BREAKING: Trump plan would slash State Dept. funding by nearly half, memo says. Massive cuts proposed, write ⁦@mradamtaylor⁩ ⁦@John_Hudson⁩ https://t.co/ALjBmuvvSI

EXCLUSIVE: No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found. An internal memo, prepared days before Ozturk was detained by ICE agents, raises doubts about the Trump administration’s claims. By ⁦@John_Hudson⁩ https://t.co/cGBJRpgeMS

SCOOP: Arizona Maga star Kari Lake had big plans to remake Voice of America. She's now headed to the State Department to help dismantle its parent agency. By @sarahellison and @yvonnewingett https://t.co/qE2eyQqxgc

Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, who was assigned to NATO, has been fired. She is one of at least nine senior military leaders — and the fourth woman — removed since Trump’s return to Washington. https://t.co/PcnbOkkU6S