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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

Sunbathers enjoy the beach in Pollença, in the Balearic Island of Mallorca, Spain, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. The U.K. government's recommendation against all but essential travel to the whole of Spain means that all travelers arriving in Britain from that country will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

Spain, Germany eye lockdown as coronavirus returns

A host of countries around the world that were hailed for their responses to the coronavirus pandemic are now dealing with new outbreaks of COVID-19, calling into question their early successes and moves to reopen their economies.

July 28, 2020
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting of the national headquarters of the fight against the COVID-19, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) ** FILE **

Iran says passenger plane ‘harassed’ over Syria by US jet

A recent U.S. operation involving an F-15 flying near an Iranian passenger airliner over Syria was slammed by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday who said the situation endangered "innocent civilian passengers."

July 23, 2020