davidalexander5's profile picture. Longtime news agency journalist, now retired. Correspondent in Jerusalem, New Delhi and London. 20+ years in Washington, with stints at Pentagon, White House

David Alexander

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Longtime news agency journalist, now retired. Correspondent in Jerusalem, New Delhi and London. 20+ years in Washington, with stints at Pentagon, White House

A car exploded near the historic Red Fort in India’s capital Monday, killing at least eight people, injuring several others and triggering a fire that damaged several vehicles parked nearby, New Delhi police said. apnews.com/article/deadly…


F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It: The episode has contributed to concerns among intelligence allies that Kash Patel, brash and partisan, is also unpredictable and even unreliable. nytimes.com/2025/11/10/wor… via @NYTimes


President Trump has granted pre-emptive pardons to Rudolph W. Giuliani and others accused of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to an official familiar with the matter. nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/… via @NYTimes


The Justice Department has lost thousands of experienced attorneys since the start of the Trump administration and has backfilled a fraction of the open jobs … according to people familiar with hirings in the department. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…


A U.S. appeals court Sunday night denied the Trump administration’s efforts to stop the release of full funding for November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments as ordered by a lower court judge. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…


The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans want to continue the fight apnews.com/article/govern…


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“Who are you with?” Once again, Trump uses that question to a) attack reporters and b) change the subject. At this point, the only proper response is, “I’m a reporter. Please answer my question.” thehill.com/homenews/admin…


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Clips like this are political gold

A $64,000 Thailand beach vacation package being auctioned off at Mar-a-Lago as Americans continue to struggle with high grocery prices



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It’s not law enforcement. It’s lawlessness.


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Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling? Here's me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it: stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf


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FOX: So you would ask Speaker Johnson to recall the House? GOP REP. KEVIN KILEY: Not only would I, I've asked him to do it repeatedly. There's no justification. And honestly, it's Republican voters who should be most upset about this when they delivered a Republican majority and…


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"Kimball says Trump’s nuclear testing push could ‘blow apart NPT.’" My answers to questions from the Tehran Times, November 8, 2025 tehrantimes.com/news/520137/


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Typical for dictators — fighting market realities with the law enforcement machine. Trying to bend the laws of economics with politics and threats only makes things worse in the long run.

Trump is now calling to investigate American cattle ranchers because they raised prices after his own stupid tariffs limited global supply in the U.S.

SpencerHakimian's tweet image. Trump is now calling to investigate American cattle ranchers because they raised prices after his own stupid tariffs limited global supply in the U.S.


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Despicable is not even the word for this.

Ed Martin, using his official Justice Department account, is now promoting an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory accusing a former Capitol Police officer of planting pipe bombs on J6.

AnnaBower's tweet image. Ed Martin, using his official Justice Department account, is now promoting an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory accusing a former Capitol Police officer of planting pipe bombs on J6.


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