POST EXCLUSIVE (GIFT LINK) The Trump administration intends to dramatically limit U.S. government criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia, all with extensive records of abusing human rights @mradamtaylor.bsky.social @hannahnatanson.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social report wapo.st/4mAYX7v

“Some of his former colleagues were hoping he would be the ‘adult in the room.’ That is a very warped view of our constitutional system." Inside Marco Rubio’s meteoric — and precarious — rise in Trumpworld wapo.st/4j43YTI

Trump team wanted Ukraine to take U.S. deportees amid war, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post that indicate Trump made similar demands of other countries at same time. @mradamtaylor.bsky.social wapo.st/430jcmO

SCOOP by @mradamtaylor.bsky.social: Trump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees, documents show --an extraordinary request of a nation at war & dependent on U.S. military & financial support. w/ Sarah Blaskey and @siobhanogrady.bsky.social wapo.st/430jcmO

After 100 days, the toll of Trump’s foreign aid cuts has begun to sink in wapo.st/4d0fePB Includes USAID and PEPFAR @sammywestfall.bsky.social

BREAKING Rubio’s State Department shakeup targets programs that focus on human rights, war crimes and democracy @mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social @hannahnatanson.bsky.social report www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

🚨I have a new beat at The Washington Post, covering the Trump administration's foreign policy with a focus on the State Department. If you have something to share, reach out to me at [email protected] or mradamtaylor.01 on Signal 🚨

SCOOP w/ @johnphudson.bsky.social : We got a look at Trump OMB proposals for cuts to State/USAID budget. Among them: - 48% total budget cut - Humanitarian assistance cut by 54%, Global health 55 % - Funding for UN, NATO cut - Fulbright eliminated www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

2 questions. 1. Would Trump have gotten angry if Vance hadn't first? Listening to the full conversation, I'm not sure. 2. Some analysts had been surprised at draft framework for the U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal, finding better terms than expected for Kyiv. Was it sincere proposal?

"Just the word 'wow' is how Oleksandr, 40, a Ukrainian military officer fighting in Russia’s Kursk region, responded to the footage of the argument. 'We still have a lot of work to be done,' he wrote. 'Better war, than shameful peace.'" www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

The Ukraine-U.S. deal hinges on huge deposits of critical minerals. But how much are these deposits actually worth? Experts aren’t so sure. wapo.st/4iilaoF

Friedrich Merz, Germany's new conservative leader, says that Europe urgently needs "independence" from the United States. What would that actually mean? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Friedrich Merz, Germany's new conservative leader, says that Europe urgently needs "independence" from the United States. What would that actually mean? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

"Wolff’s reportorial style has caused consternation in the past — his narrative can sometimes veer into the improbably telepathic — but what could be more appropriate for a president who exists in an alternate reality?" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...

The far-right AfD, backed by JD Vance and Elon Musk, took nearly 20 percent for second in the German federal elections Sunday, exit polls suggest. Mainstream parties plan to form a coalition without them // Kate Brady Bill Booth @mradamtaylor.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

NEW: Data analysis by @dfrlab.bsky.social and @algorithmwatch.bsky.social shows how Elon Musk's promotion of AfD on X ahead of Sunday's German election brought the far right party a massive new online audience. Read more here: wapo.st/3XyyZrh

NEW: Data analysis by @dfrlab.bsky.social and @algorithmwatch.bsky.social shows how Elon Musk's promotion of AfD on X ahead of Sunday's German election brought the far right party a massive new online audience. Read more here: wapo.st/3XyyZrh

Sweden to tighten gun laws, restrict AR-15-style rifles, after mass shooting that left 11 people dead, by @mradamtaylor.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0... via @washingtonpost.com #GunViolence #GunControl

"When targeting senior commanders in the group, the Israeli military authorized the killing of 'triple-digit numbers' of Palestinian civilians as 'collateral damage,' and maintained close real-time coordination with US officials regarding the expected casualty figures" www.972mag.com/tunnels-hama...

POST EXCLUSIVE Tulsi Gabbard said under oath she didn’t know “until today” that a cleric she met in Syria threatened to unleash suicide bombers in the U.S. Documents from 2017 indicate she was told then @jonswaine.bsky.social and @ellenwapo.bsky.social report www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

PEPFAR-funded HIV clinics in Africa are still closed, despite a humanitarian waiver from Secretary Rubio to an all encompassing aid pause under the Trump admin. “Complete disruption,” says one advocate. wapo.st/3EcElRU

Many sudden and shocking health care developments this week. But this was a big one: The Trump administration on Friday paused funding for PEPFAR, the famed program to fight HIV/AIDS around the world. @mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social Missy Ryan + a little help from me

Accidental Wes Anderson

For our latest cover, a harrowing piece by @lilashapiro.bsky.social on the sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman www.vulture.com/article/neil...

Account of Trump Jnrs visit to Greenland, from a local who filmed them for intentional news agencies washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/…

"Building production capabilities takes time & lots of funds—just look at the US struggles to increase capacity for globally needed munitions," MEDC's @sethbinder.bsky.social tells @mradamtaylor.bsky.social on Israel's push to produce heavy bombs domestically. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

My @washingtonpost.com colleague Brianna Sacks, who's been reporting from the L.A. fires, says, "I just had to call and tell my dad his house is gone." www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

Fun fact. The Washington Post still had more traffic than mass media sites like Yahoo News and Daily Mail in November, per @pressgazette.co.uk pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...

RUSSIA PULLS BACK FROM ITS BASES IN SYRIA after fall of longtime client Assad, satellite imagery shows: Ships have already left Tartus; cargo planes were preparing to transport equipment from Hmeimim @mradamtaylor.bsky.social and @evanhill.bsky.social report www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

The barricades that were built inside the National Assembly to block the soldiers from entering while parliament was working to pass the bill to nullify martial law

Obama interviewed Angela Merkel for 1.5 hours in front of a sold out audience of 3,200 people at DC’s the Anthem venue tonight. Somehow, neither said the word “Trump” once. Biden and Putin not mentioned either. And the only person who said “Kamala” was a heckler.

Trump’s win has emboldened West Bank settlers wapo.st/3D4ECpp

What our friends in Moscow are saying about Trump's cabinet picks wapo.st/3CPd7Ac by @ilyushina.bsky.social

Musk, Ramaswamy vow “mass head-count reduction” in federal government

The best line in every Say Nothing episode: “Gerry Adams has always denied being a member of the IRA or participating in any IRA-related violence”

Important reporting by my colleagues (gift link) wapo.st/3ACvR5r