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Lauren Toms

lmeier@washingtontimes.com

Lauren Toms is a national security reporter for The Washington Times, covering national security committees on Capitol Hill, foreign affairs, defense, and diplomacy. She began covering politics at CNN during the 2016 presidential election, working closely with the national security and justice teams, and later joined Axios as an editor specializing in international and military coverage.
Lauren holds a master's degree in U.S. law from Washington University in St. Louis school of law, and a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communications from the George Washington University school of media and public affairs. She can be reached at ltoms@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Lauren Toms

Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Massive explosion shakes Lebanon’s capital Beirut

A spectacular fire and massive explosion that briefly sent a mushroom cloud over the city rocked a port area in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday evening, killing at least 100 people and wounding more than 4,000.

August 4, 2020
In this March 18, 2020, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the western North Pacific Ocean. The CDC signed off on a port call in Danang, Vietnam, earlier this year, a Navy admiral said in July 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/U.S. Navy via AP))

USS Roosevelt gets third new commander in five months

The USS Theodore Roosevelt is seeing its third new commanding officer since March after Capt. Carlos Sardiello -- who led the ship's return to San Diego after Capt. Brett Crozier's firing -- stepped down Friday, the Navy said in a statement.

August 4, 2020
Cornell Law School professor William A. Jacobson created the Elizabeth Warren Wiki page and documented her missteps.

Anthony Tata Pentagon position ripped by Elizabeth Warren

Democrats on Monday launched a forceful rebuke of the White House's recent decision to tap a controversial retired Army general to perform the duties of a top Pentagon policy official after his Senate nomination hearing was abruptly cancelled last week.

August 3, 2020