David Alexander
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Longtime news agency journalist, now retired. Correspondent in Jerusalem, New Delhi and London. 20+ years in Washington, with stints at Pentagon, White House
Joined July 2009
U.S. sends 8 warships south on anti-cartel mission, unsettling Venezuela: A buildup of warships in the region has raised suspicions the Trump administration might take military action against Venezuela, whose president is accused of running a drug cartel.
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A buildup of warships in the region has raised suspicions that Trump administration might take military action against Venezuela, whose president, Nicolás Maduro, is accused of running a drug cartel.
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CDC director ousted, top officials resign after RFK Jr. push to change vaccine policy: Susan Monarez was confirmed as the CDC’s director in July. Three top agency officials announced resignations as the Trump administration pushed her out.
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Susan Monarez, a longtime federal government scientist, was confirmed by the Senate in late July to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Trump, Gabbard purged top CIA Russia expert days after Alaska summit: The CIA officer was due to take up a prestigious assignment in Europe approved by CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Instead, her security clearance was summarily revoked.
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Days after the Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump ordered the security clearance revocation of a top CIA official and Russia expert.
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In DC, a heated standoff between police, neighbors shows unease amid Trump's law enforcement surge.
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A Washington, D.C. neighborhood on edge became the scene of an intense standoff as dozens of residents vented their outrage at police officers carrying out a drug arrest amid President Donald Trump’s...
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CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job, federal officials say.
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The director of the nation’s top public health agency is out after less than one month in the job. The U.S.
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Hussam al-Masri, the Reuters journalist killed by Israeli fire in Gaza -
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Hussam al-Masri reported on the war's civilian suffering while living in a tent and struggling to find food for his family.
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RT @NPRinskeep: Wow. On NPR, @gbrumfiel reports a Social Security official “copied the Social Security numbers, names and birthdays of over….
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RT @JustinWolfers: Undermining the Fed to get lower rates now is like ripping the batteries out of your smoke alarm because it’s beeping. I….
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CDC director being ousted weeks into job
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Susan Monarez, a longtime federal government scientist, was confirmed by the Senate in late July to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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RT @McFaul: Want to lose to China. Discontinue wind power. Want to lose to China. Destroy the independence of the Fed. Want to lose to….
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RT @MacFarlaneNews: Amid Trump clampdown in Wash, D.C., a woman spent 6 days in jail awaiting her release for allegedly spitting on a Natio….
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Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent via @NYTimes.
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It was a sharp rebuke to the prosecutors who are dealing with the fallout from President Trump’s move to send National Guard troops and federal agents into Washington.
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Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak.
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President Donald Trump’s administration is taking control of Washington's Union Station from Amtrak, marking another federal intervention in the nation's capital.
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Trump’s surge of federal law enforcement in DC is meeting resistance in the city’s federal courthouse, where magistrate judges have admonished prosecutors for violating defendants’ rights and court rules, and grand jurors have refused to indict.
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A federal magistrate judge said one arrest in D.C. was preceded by the “most illegal search I’ve seen in my life” and another lacked “basic human dignity.”
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U.S. Transportation Department plans to take over D.C.’s Union Station
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Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced Wednesday that the Trump administration aims to take control of Union Station from Amtrak.
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Denmark summons U.S. diplomat over alleged influence campaign in Greenland: A Danish intelligence agency said “Greenland is a target for influence campaigns of various kinds,” probably aimed at sowing discord between Denmark and Greenland.
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A Danish intelligence agency said “Greenland is a target for influence campaigns of various kinds,” probably aimed at sowing discord between Denmark and Greenland.
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National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties: Service members say they’re glad to help the National Park Service. But some question if trash removal and groundskeeping are an appropriate use of the military.
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Service members say they’re glad to help the National Park Service. But some question if trash removal and groundskeeping are an appropriate use of the military.
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Trump administration officials are looking into whether the federal government could take a stake in private defense companies like Lockheed Martin, days after Trump announced such a deal with chipmaker Intel, Commerce Secretary m Lutnick said Tuesday.
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The commerce secretary said there was a “monstrous discussion” among Trump administration officials about taking partial ownership of defense giants days after President Donald Trump announced a...
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In marathon meeting, Trump enjoys a playbook more familiar abroad: For more than three televised hours, Cabinet members heaped praise on Trump in a fashion that analysts say resembled assemblies in authoritarian states.
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For more than three televised hours, Cabinet members heaped praise on Trump in a fashion that analysts say resembled assemblies in authoritarian states.
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FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump via @NYTimes.
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The letter, sent to Congress on Monday, said cuts made by the Trump administration had erased improvements made to disaster response since Hurricane Katrina.
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