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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.

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In this file photo from Sept. 9, 2019, Gen. John W. Raymond, U.S. Air Force and commander of the U.S. Space Command, right, and Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., U.S. Marines and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, watch during the presentation of the new U.S. Space Command colors during a ceremony to recognize the establishment of the United States Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) **FILE**

New Space Command head presses Congress over budget impasse

President Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon's new Space Command, Gen. John Raymond, on Monday said he is "eager" for Congress to break a deadlock holding up the massive 2020 National Defense Authorization Act so work can begin on establishing a Space Force.

November 18, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party legislators at the Parliament, in Ankara. AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan White House visit on despite Syria issues, sanctions

The looming White House meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will include a large number of thorny, difficult issues -- even by President Trump's standards -- such as Syria, the future of NATO, Ankara's growing closeness with Russia and the state of democracy in Turkey.

November 11, 2019
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., with ranking member Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., right, questions Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Defense nominee Mark Esper during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Congress’ frustration mounts over stalled defense bill

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is sounding the alarm that the impeachment process is taking critical time and attention away from negotiations to get the massive 2020 defense policy bill across the finish line.

November 10, 2019
In this June 6, 2018 frame grab from the Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting, IRIB, state-run TV, three versions of domestically-built centrifuges are shown in a live TV program from Natanz, an Iranian uranium enrichment plant, in Iran. (IRIB via AP, File) **FILE**

Iran announces latest steps to breach nuclear deal limits

Iran on Wednesday announced that would begin injecting uranium gas into over 1,000 centrifuges at one of its main underground facilities beginning at midnight, sparking new opposition in the U.S. to the resumption of its nuclear weapons programs.

November 6, 2019
In this photo provided by the Sonora state Health Secretary, children of the extended LeBaron family, who were injured in an ambush are taken aboard a Mexican Airforce helicopter to be flown to the Mexico-U.S. border, from the border between the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora, Monday, Nov.4, 2019. The children were injured when drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering six children and three women, all U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico, in a grisly attack that left one vehicle a burned-out, bullet-riddled hulk. (Sonora state Health Secretary via AP)

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ‘Hugs, not bullets’ cartel policy attacked

The horrific massacre of members of a U.S. family just over the Mexican border is shining a harsh spotlight on leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's strategy for fighting the nation's powerful drug cartels, sparking renewed calls for a tougher strategy to combat the violent groups.

November 5, 2019
Afghans had to bury three times as many civilians — a reported record-breaking 4,313 — from July through September compared with the same period last year as a result of the war between the U.S.-backed government in Kabul and Taliban militants. (Associated Press/File)

Afghanistan civilian casualties rise, U.S. says

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan spiked significantly from July through September because of a higher number of attacks, most notably before presidential elections last month, a Pentagon watchdog said Thursday.

October 31, 2019