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Lauren Toms

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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

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pleaded Thursday for allies to pledge toward a goal of over $700 million in the fight against the Islamic State. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S. presses allies to keep up Islamic State fight

The Trump administration is pressing U.S. allies to boost funding for the global fight against Islamic State, saying Iraq still needs help in battling the terror group's still-potent remnants even as U.S. forces pull back from front-line positions.

June 4, 2020
FILE - In this May 4, 2018, file photo, a man walks past a branch of HSBC bank in Hong Kong. Europe's biggest bank has reported that its net profit fell 53% in 2019 to $6 billion. London-based HSBC, whose profit is mainly from Asia, said it plans to revamp its U.S. and European business and shed $100 billion in assets to improve its profitability. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

HSBC backs China’s national security law on Hong Kong

HSBC Asia-Pacific Chief Executive Peter Wong on Wednesday signed on to a petition announcing support of a controversial national security law on Hong Kong that has recently been approved by China's legislature.

June 3, 2020