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Cairo’s intelligence chief visited Tel Aviv shortly before October 7 with a dire message about Gaza @vmsalama reports for @TheAtlantic. The visit “underscores what dozens of sources have told me: that the Israeli government was repeatedly told of threatening activity by Hamas in the lead-up to October 7.” theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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Fact check true! @katiadoyl is an All Star reporter - and an extraordinary colleague and friend! @WashPost is so lucky to have her! 👑
After more than three great years covering the White House for NBC News, I’m very excited to start @washingtonpost today on their White House team.
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The FBI asked Federal Air Marshals to covertly monitor former congressman Eric Swalwell during an international flight, to see if they could visually ascertain the passcodes to his electronic devices @shaneharris reports: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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The FBI made a request to surveil Eric Swalwell, a vocal Trump critic, that struck law enforcement officials as highly unusual, @shaneharris reports: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Prior to his resignation, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll took his concerns about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership directly to President Trump, @nancyayoussef, @missy_ryan, and @michaelscherer report: theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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NEW: Former intelligence officials expressed bewilderment: “I have never seen raw, unverified reporting pushed out this way: harvested for the pieces that fit, fashioned into a weapon against American elections” @TheAtlantic @shaneharris @michaelscherer @yvonnewingett theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Really good reporting from @michaelscherer @shaneharris @S_Fitzpatrick @yvonnewingett.
Must-read for anyone trying to understand what, exactly, the president is up to with that speech last night: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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NEW: Trump Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For: the president’s prime time speech was more notable for what it didn’t prove than what it did. Reported w/ @shaneharris @michaelscherer @yvonnewingett @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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And from the all-star reporting team of @shaneharris, @michaelscherer, @S_Fitzpatrick and @yvonnewingett, the night's definitive account of what it all means: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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NEW: Former intelligence officials expressed bewilderment: “I have never seen raw, unverified reporting pushed out this way: harvested for the pieces that fit, fashioned into a weapon against American elections” @TheAtlantic @shaneharris @michaelscherer @yvonnewingett theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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NEW: Trump Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For: the president’s prime-time speech was more notable for what it didn’t prove than what it did. Reported w/ @shaneharris @michaelscherer @yvonnewingett @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Yesterday federal agents showed up outside NYT reporters’ homes “an attempt to prevent the public from knowing what is happening in their country by intimidating journalists from doing their jobs.” nytimes.com/2026/07/11/busin…
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NEW: Our story on the months of preparation and the *many* people working to keep DC and other cities safe this July 4th weekend, with @NickMiroff and @shaneharris @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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Joining @AudieCornish and @CNNThisMorning to discuss my latest reporting on the ‘250 pardons for 250 years’ effort and the *millions* of dollars that are being exchanged in a frenzy of international lobbying and dealmaking as a result. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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NEW: Among the names under consideration for proposed “250 pardons for 250 years” initiative are fugitive Jho Low, who is accused of masterminding the multibillion-dollar 1MDB fraud, Fugees rapper Pras Michel, who was convicted in a related foreign-influence case, and OneTaste co-founder Nicole Daedone, recently sentenced in a forced-labor conspiracy case. @michaelscherer @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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NEW: WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told us the president “finds it detestable that anyone would even attempt to profit off pardons.”
Trump’s advisers are still split on whether mass pardons for the anniversary of American independence would be a good idea. One adviser said there had been polling that suggested that a mass pardon could benefit the president, others believe it will politically backfire. @michaelscherer @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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