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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

The United States special envoy to Venezuela Elliott Abrams looks over the room before the start of a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

U.S. slaps more sanctions on top figures of Venezuelan regime

The U.S. has imposed "dozens" of new visa restrictions and sanctions on top officials of the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and their families, escalating a standoff with the socialist regime, the State Department announced Friday.

March 1, 2019
In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a female U.S. Army recruit practices building clearing tactics with male recruits at Ft. Benning, Ga. The Army’s introduction of women into the infantry has moved steadily but cautiously this year. As home to the previously all-male infantry and armor schools, Fort Benning had to make a number of adjustments, including female dorm rooms, security cameras, monitoring stations. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Judge says all-male military draft unconstitutional

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a military draft that targets only men is unconstitutional, and declared that the "average woman could conceivably be better suited physically for some of today's combat positions than the average man."

February 25, 2019
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, left, gestures duringg a debate with Republican challenger Corey Stewart, at the Virginia Bar Association debate at the Homestead in Hot Springs , Va., Saturday, July 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Battle looms over Pentagon money for border wall

Outcry from Democrats on Capitol Hill and some key U.S. defense officials mounted Monday over the prospect that President Trump's emergency declaration will result in a raiding of certain Pentagon coffers to finance the construction of a border wall.

February 18, 2019