Mark Mazzetti

Washington, D.C.

Washington Investigative Correspondent at The New York Times

Contributor at CNN

Washington Correspondent, The New York Times. Author, “The Way of the Knife.” Adjunct Prof @DukeSanford

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Articles

For Trump and Netanyahu, Similar Strategies With Similar Goals

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Mark Mazzetti |Patrick Kingsley

If it wasn't obvious that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel believes he has an ally in his battle against the country's attorney general, its judges and even the head of its domestic security service, he made it clear on Wednesday evening. "In America and in Israel, when a strong right wing leader wins an election, the leftist Deep State weaponizes the justice system to thwart the people's will," he wrote in a social media post.
Trump’s Affinity for Putin Grows More Consequential Than Ever

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Mark Mazzetti

NowCNN — Michael Graugnard said he voted for President Donald Trump in the 2024 election because he felt Trump was the best candidate to improve the economy. But three months into his new role as an attorney advisor for the US Department of Agriculture, Graugnard was laid off along with thousands of …
Trump's Affinity for Putin Grows More Consequential Than Ever

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Mark Mazzetti

In early 2017, American intelligence agencies delivered an unequivocal judgment about why President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had ordered a sprawling effort to sabotage the recent American presidential election. Mr. Putin wanted to cripple the faith Americans have in their own elections, they found, and to undermine a United States-led "liberal world order" that the Russians see as a threat to their security. As a way to achieve this goal, the assessment found, Russia worked to help Donald J.
El Departamento de Estado de EE. UU. planea cerrar misiones diplomáticas y despedir a empleados en el extranjero

1 month ago | infobae.com | Edward Wong |Mark Mazzetti

Diplomatic Service, Embassies and ConsulatesUnited States International RelationsLayoffs and Job ReductionsGovernment EmployeesEspionage and Intelligence ServicesCentral Intelligence AgencyUnited States Agency for International DevelopmentState DepartmentMusk, ElonRubio, MarcoTrump, Donald J A funcionarios estadounidenses, incluidos de la CIA, les preocupa que los cierres obstaculicen la labor de seguridad nacional en un momento en el que China ha superado al país en la huella diplomática...
State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Edward Wong |Mark Mazzetti

13 hours agoThe president convened his secretaries, with Musk, to clarify power. President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet in person on Thursday to deliver a message: You’re in charge of your departments, not Elon Musk. According to two administration officials, Trump told top members of his administration …
State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Edward Wong |Mark Mazzetti

Senior State Department officials have drawn up plans to close a dozen consulates overseas by this summer and are considering shutting down many more missions, in what could be a blow to the U.S. government's efforts to build partnerships and gather intelligence, American officials say. The department also plans to lay off many local citizens who work for its hundreds of missions.
C.I.A. Begins Firing Recently Hired Officers

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Julian Barnes |Mark Mazzetti

The government cuts ordered by the Trump administration have hit the C.I.A.Some officers hired in the last two years have been summoned to a location away from the agency's headquarters in Langley, Va., and asked to surrender their credentials to security personnel, according to three people briefed on the firings.
State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas

1 month ago | berkshireeagle.com | Edward Wong |Mark Mazzetti

WASHINGTON -- Senior State Department officials have drawn up plans to close a dozen consulates overseas by this summer and are considering shutting down many more missions, in what could be a blow to the U.S. government's efforts to build partnerships and gather intelligence, U.S. officials say. The department also plans to lay off many local citizens who work for its hundreds of missions.
Jordan's King Faces a Bind as He Meets With Trump

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Mark Mazzetti

In July 2021, the first time that King Abdullah II of Jordan met with President Joseph R. Biden Jr., he was greeted warmly as a reliable American partner whose country is a bulwark for security in the Middle East. "You live in a tough neighborhood," Mr. Biden said as they sat in the Oval Office. The king, who will meet with President Trump on Tuesday, may find Washington to be the tougher neighborhood this time around.
Trump's Gaza Plan Reflects Broader Push for Annexation of Palestinian Land

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Mark Mazzetti |Patrick Kingsley

President Trump's statements on Tuesday about an American takeover of the Gaza Strip and displacing millions of Palestinians were immediately dismissed by many as reckless and half-baked pronouncements, a provocative threat that Mr. Trump was unlikely to enforce. At the same time, his comments are the latest example of how government officials on the right in both the United States and Israel now speak publicly about a shared goal: the takeover of Palestinian land.