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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

Defense Secretary Mark Esper, left, listens as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley, right, speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Pentagon-related coronavirus cases top 1,000

The Pentagon on Monday announced it has confirmed 1,087 cases of coronavirus among active-duty military, civilians, dependents and contractors within the force.

March 30, 2020
In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at a press conference at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela. The Trump administration will announce Thursday, March 26, 2020, indictments against Maduro and members of his inner circle for effectively converting Venezuela's state into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups, according to multiple people familiar with the situation. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File) **FILE**

Trump administration charges Venezuela President Maduro with drug trafficking

The U.S. government Thursday unveiled a slew of criminal charges against Venezuela's socialist president and additional sanctions on Iran, signs the Trump White House is not easing up on hostile powers in the face of growing calls that such punitive moves be suspended as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic.

March 26, 2020
This undated handout photo provided by the family of Robert Levinson after they received it in April 2011, shows retired-FBI agent Robert Levinson. In March 2007, Levinson flew to Kish Island, an Iranian resort awash with tourists, smuggler and organized crime figures. Days later after a meeting with an admitted killer, he vanished. For years the U.S. has publicly described him as a private citizen who was traveling on private business. However, an Associated Press investigation reveals that Levinson was working for the CIA. (AP Photo/Levinson Family)

Robert Levinson dead, U.S. believes: Family

The family of former FBI agent Robert Levinson announced Wednesday that U.S. officials believe he has died in Iranian custody, 13 years after he disappeared on an island off the coast of Iran.

March 25, 2020