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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

Protesters gather in Sydney, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, to support the cause of U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd and urged their own governments to address racism and police violence. Floyd died last week after he was pinned to the pavement by a white police officer who put his knee on the handcuffed black man's neck until he stopped breathing. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Stunned silence, angry protests as world watches U.S. unrest

U.S. angst over George Floyd's death in police was once again the a focus of global attention, with 20 seconds of dead air from one world leader perhaps the most striking comment on the unrest engulfing the world's most powerful nation.

June 2, 2020
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks on the occasion of the third anniversary of inauguration at the presidential Blue House Sunday, May 10, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Moon urged citizens not to lower their guard down, but said there’s no reason to be panicked amid worries about a new surge in the coronavirus outbreak in the country. (Kim Min-Hee/Pool Photo via AP)

Moon Jae-in says he is open to joining G-7 summit

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday said he would be open to participating in the Group of Seven nations summit after President Trump suggested that South Korea, Russia, India and Australia join the pact.

June 1, 2020