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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

In this June 28, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk to participate in a group photo at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh/File)

No U.S.-Russia deal to extend last remaining arms pact: Kremlin

Confusion reigned over the state of one of the world's last remaining major arms control deals as the White House and the Kremlin jousted fiercely over U.S. contentions that an "agreement in principle" had been reached to extend and expand the 10-year-old New START treaty set to expire within months.

October 14, 2020
FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2018, file, photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his wife Sara, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, attend ceremonies at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife may have violated the country's coronavirus lockdown by inviting a hairdresser into the official residence in early Oct. 2020 to prepare her for a public service video advocating the wearing of masks.(AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool, File)

Israeli cabinet approves diplomatic pact with UAE

Israel's cabinet on Monday voted to approve an agreement to ratify diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, paving the way for the country's parliament to formalize the deal.

October 12, 2020
Sen. Tommy Tuberville reported former CIA Director Michael Hayden to Capitol Police Tuesday over a post on X suggesting that the senator be removed from the "human race." (Associated Press, file)

Michael Hayden, former CIA and NSA director, endorses Biden

Michael Hayden, a retired Air Force general who served in senior leadership of the intelligence community under three presidents, endorsed Joe Biden Wednesday in a powerful advertisement slamming President Trump's character.

October 7, 2020