Dave Brown
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Deputy Washington Coverage Chief @WSJ. Assistant scoutmaster. Go @cubs
Joined October 2014
Delighted to announce that I'm heading to the @WSJ to be their new deputy coverage chief in Washington. As the No. 2 at the bureau, I'll join @damianpaletta, fellow deputy @janetadamy, and the incredible reporters and editors on the Politics, Law, NatSec and Enterprise teams.
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On Sept. 20, Trump meant to send a private message to Bondi urging her to prosecute Comey. But he accidentally posted it for all to see. Bondi grew upset and called WH aides and Trump, who then sent a second post praising Bondi as doing a “GREAT job.”
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The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.
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SCOOP: Karen Brazell, President Trump’s pick to oversee veterans benefits delivery, has withdrawn her nomination, two Senate staffers told @LeoShane and me. Brazell had faced significant criticism from Democratic lawmakers about the VA’s aggressive cuts.
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Karen Brazell faced criticism from Democrats over her involvement in VA staffing and contract cuts.
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Very strong and important statement from the Pentagon Press Association about how its members may soon lose their credentials. Please read and share. A free press matters.
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The @WSJ stylebook has now come to peace with the issue of the "War Department"
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In the latest Wall Street Journal stylebook bulletin, a note on the revival of an old name for what is still officially the Defense Department.
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New with @Stevelfisher: Thousands of federal agents once tasked with investigating drug smuggling, sexual exploitation, and organized crime have been redirected to immigration enforcement under President Trump’s second-term push to accelerate deportations
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Federal investigators are resigning, and morale is low, as they juggle complex cases and detain migrants.
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SCOOP: Defense Secretary Hesgeth on Friday fired Navy chief of staff Jon Harrison, an unusually powerful top aide who had orchestrated a reshuffle of the service’s bureaucracy. w/ @dlippman @JackDetsch
https://t.co/Bl7XtxHe67
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Lawmakers From Both Sides Pressed Pentagon on Legal Basis for Cartel Boat Strikes https://t.co/YpYcjmzU1E
@laraseligman @alexbward @siobhanehughes @WSJ
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The Defense Department general counsel faced questions from Republicans and Democrats in a closed-door briefing
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NEW: A Ukrainian team is in Washington this week to craft a landmark agreement with the Trump admin that would involve Kyiv sharing its battle-tested drone tech with the US in exchange for royalties or other forms of compensation https://t.co/q5a7XQYnaY
@mgordonwsj @macdonaldajm
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A team from Kyiv is in Washington this week to work out details of a landmark agreement that would involve sharing drone technology with the U.S.
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The Trump administration will provide Ukraine with intelligence for long-range missile strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure
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The expanded intelligence-sharing with Kyiv is the latest sign that President Trump is deepening support for Ukraine as his efforts to advance peace talks have stalled.
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@bopanc @alexbward @laraseligman The intelligence, combined with more powerful weapons, could have a far more potent effect than Ukraine’s previous strikes in Russia, causing greater damage to its energy infrastructure and tying up Russian air defenses
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🚨🚨SCOOP: The US will provide Ukraine with intel for long-range missile strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure, as the Trump administration weighs sending Kyiv weapons that could put in range more targets within Russia https://t.co/V0RNUWaouF
@bopanc @alexbward @laraseligman
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The expanded intelligence-sharing with Kyiv is the latest sign that President Trump is deepening support for Ukraine as his efforts to advance peace talks have stalled.
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Oregon Blames Trump’s Media Diet for Decision to Send Troops to Portland
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The White House says the city is “anarchy.” State and local officials say the president “has been given bad information.”
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The military officials were bused to the auditorium early in the morning. One commander said they followed “State of the Union-type rules,” offering little reaction to the speeches
President Trump hailed the use of military force to police American cities, telling generals and admirals in an address that it was important to quell “the enemy within”
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Exclusive: President Trump to announce a direct-to-consumer government website, dubbed TrumpRx, for Americans to buy medication
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The company says it gains a three-year grace period to exempt it from national-security-related tariffs.
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Trump to generals: "We have beautiful paper, the gorgeous paper. I said, 'throw a little more gold on it, they deserve it. I want the A paper not the D paper.' We used to sign a piece of garbage ... I want to use the big beautiful firm paper."
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Meghan Markle is under fire after posting a Paris video near the tunnel where Princess Diana died. The clip has reignited debate over her public image.
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Trump: "I'm gonna be meeting with generals and admirals and with leaders, and if I don't like somebody, I'm gonna fire them right on the spot."
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