
Sammy Westfall
Assistant Editor at The Washington Post
Editor at Today's WorldView Newsletter
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4 days ago |
postguam.com | Cate Cadell |Sammy Westfall
A State Department pledge to revoke a record number of Chinese student visas has jolted U.S. higher education, reigniting debate over whether the country can remain a top international academic destination as the Trump administration's hardening national security stance - and "America First" doctrine - grow increasingly at odds with the 277,000 Chinese students on U.S. campuses.
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5 days ago |
washingtonpost.com | Cate Cadell |Sammy Westfall
Trump administration claims Chinese students ‘exploit’ U.S. universities (washingtonpost.com) Trump administration claims Chinese students ‘exploit’ U.S. universities By Cate Cadell; Sammy Westfall 2025060118380100 A State Department pledge to revoke a record number of Chinese student visas has jolted U.S. higher education, reigniting debate over whether the country can remain a top international academic destination as the Trump administration's hardening national security stance — and...
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Sammy Westfall |Gaya Gupta
Here’s what to know about the controversial new aid program in Gaza (washingtonpost.com) Here’s what to know about the controversial new aid program in Gaza By Sammy Westfall; Gaya Gupta 2025052906002200 A new U.S.- and Israeli-backed system for distributing food and other supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has had a chaotic start.
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Victoria Bisset |Annabelle Timsit |Sammy Westfall
Former doctor sentenced to 20 years for abusing 299 people, mostly children (washingtonpost.com) Former doctor sentenced to 20 years for abusing 299 people, mostly children By Victoria Bisset; Annabelle Timsit; Sammy Westfall 2025052813120400 A French court sentenced a former surgeon to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of the rape and sexual assault of hundreds of people — mostly children, and many under anesthesia — during his decades-long career, Reuters reported. The trial of...
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Sammy Westfall
Venezuela stages elections for a disputed part of neighboring Guyana (washingtonpost.com) Venezuela stages elections for a disputed part of neighboring Guyana By Sammy Westfall 2025052602033300 Venezuela's autocratic president, Nicolás Maduro, on Sunday staged regional elections across the country — and, controversially, to elect a governor and legislators to represent a disputed oil-rich region internationally recognized as a part of neighboring Guyana.
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