John Hudson
@johnphudson.bsky.social
I cover diplomacy and national security for The Washington Post
WSJ: “At least 10 CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, which are used by special-operations forces, flew into the region Monday night from New Mexico. C-17 cargo aircraft from Army bases arrived Monday in Puerto Rico. Military personnel and equipment were transported on planes.”
December 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
WSJ: “At least 10 CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, which are used by special-operations forces, flew into the region Monday night from New Mexico. C-17 cargo aircraft from Army bases arrived Monday in Puerto Rico. Military personnel and equipment were transported on planes.”
A deep dive on Israel’s escalating land grab in the West Bank by NYT www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank (Gift Article)
Israeli seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank, often brutally, has accelerated, raising doubts about the prospects of a peaceful solution to the conflict.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A deep dive on Israel’s escalating land grab in the West Bank by NYT www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump administration abruptly recalls scores of career ambassadors www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump administration abruptly recalls scores of career ambassadors www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
CBS News abruptly pulled an investigative “60 Minutes” segment on the Trump administration’s deportations of migrants to El Salvador’s CECOT prison after the Trump admin refused to grant an interview, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
CBS News abruptly pulled an investigative “60 Minutes” segment on the Trump administration’s deportations of migrants to El Salvador’s CECOT prison after the Trump admin refused to grant an interview, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
An update from the U.S. State Department on one of the 8 wars Trump "ended"
December 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
An update from the U.S. State Department on one of the 8 wars Trump "ended"
Justice Department releases huge trove of Jeffrey Epstein documents. Gift link: wapo.st/45iTYSt
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December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Justice Department releases huge trove of Jeffrey Epstein documents. Gift link: wapo.st/45iTYSt
Stephen Miller’s hard-line Mexico strategy morphed into Trump's deadly boat strike campaign in the Caribbean www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Stephen Miller’s hard-line Mexico strategy morphed into Trump's deadly boat strike campaign in the Caribbean www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
How many hits from a Keurig does it take you to start feeling something?
December 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
How many hits from a Keurig does it take you to start feeling something?
Susie Wiles tells Vanity Fair Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality.” Vance’s conversion from Never Trumper has been “sort of political” and the VP has been “a conspiracy theorist for a decade.” Russell Vought is “a right-wing absolute zealot.”
Susie Wiles Talks About The First Year of Trump’s Second Term (Part 1 of 2)
In the first half of ‘Vanity Fair’’s interview with Susie Wiles, the chief of staff discusses Elon Musk’s DOGE disaster, the FBI’s “incredible job” investigating January 6, and how Trump once berated…
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December 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Susie Wiles tells Vanity Fair Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality.” Vance’s conversion from Never Trumper has been “sort of political” and the VP has been “a conspiracy theorist for a decade.” Russell Vought is “a right-wing absolute zealot.”
NEW: Secret meetings between Ukraine’s top negotiator and FBI Director Kash Patel and Dan Bongino are sparking concerns from Ukraine backers about the high-stakes talks to end the war in Ukraine www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
NEW: Secret meetings between Ukraine’s top negotiator and FBI Director Kash Patel and Dan Bongino are sparking concerns from Ukraine backers about the high-stakes talks to end the war in Ukraine www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Two peace deals Trump took credit for appear to unravel at the same time
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December 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Two peace deals Trump took credit for appear to unravel at the same time
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Israeli Ban on Media Entering Gaza Remains, as Legal Challenge Is Delayed www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Israeli Ban on Media Entering Gaza Remains, as Legal Challenge Is Delayed www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...
WSJ: “David Ellison offered assurances to Trump administration officials that if he bought Warner, he’d make sweeping changes to CNN, a common target of President Trump’s ire. Trump has told people close to him that he wants new ownership of CNN as well as changes to CNN programming”
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM
WSJ: “David Ellison offered assurances to Trump administration officials that if he bought Warner, he’d make sweeping changes to CNN, a common target of President Trump’s ire. Trump has told people close to him that he wants new ownership of CNN as well as changes to CNN programming”
In a recent phone call between Trump and Maduro, "Trump indicated he would like to see Maduro step down but there were no ultimatums and the two pledged to speak again." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In a recent phone call between Trump and Maduro, "Trump indicated he would like to see Maduro step down but there were no ultimatums and the two pledged to speak again." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: "We do not have to get on our knees."
Lesley Stahl: "Well, most members of Congress disagree with you."
Greene: "Well, most members of Congress take donations from AIPAC and I don't." www.cbsnews.com/news/marjori...
Lesley Stahl: "Well, most members of Congress disagree with you."
Greene: "Well, most members of Congress take donations from AIPAC and I don't." www.cbsnews.com/news/marjori...
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Republicans "terrified to step out of line" when it comes to Trump
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a dogged supporter-turned-critic of President Trump, tells 60 Minutes about her fractured relationship with the president and why she decided to resign from Congress.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: "We do not have to get on our knees."
Lesley Stahl: "Well, most members of Congress disagree with you."
Greene: "Well, most members of Congress take donations from AIPAC and I don't." www.cbsnews.com/news/marjori...
Lesley Stahl: "Well, most members of Congress disagree with you."
Greene: "Well, most members of Congress take donations from AIPAC and I don't." www.cbsnews.com/news/marjori...
Trump peace deal threatened as Thailand strikes Cambodian border
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December 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Trump peace deal threatened as Thailand strikes Cambodian border
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who's surprised: "Signalgate report contradicts Hegseth’s claim of ‘total exoneration’" www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
who's surprised: "Signalgate report contradicts Hegseth’s claim of ‘total exoneration’" www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Reps. Adam Smith and Jim Himes: "The video we saw today showed two shipwrecked individuals who had no means to move, much less pose an immediate threat, and yet they were killed by the United States military... this was wrong."
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Reps. Adam Smith and Jim Himes: "The video we saw today showed two shipwrecked individuals who had no means to move, much less pose an immediate threat, and yet they were killed by the United States military... this was wrong."
"More than $148 billion was spent by the U.S. government in its failed attempt to build a free Afghanistan," per inspector general www.defenseone.com/threats/2025...
The $148 billion failure: Watchdog's final report excoriates America’s attempt to rebuild Afghanistan
After nearly two decades of oversight, SIGAR will conclude its work early next year.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"More than $148 billion was spent by the U.S. government in its failed attempt to build a free Afghanistan," per inspector general www.defenseone.com/threats/2025...
Audit Finds Palestinian Inmates Face Starvation and Beatings in Israeli Prisons
December 4, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Audit Finds Palestinian Inmates Face Starvation and Beatings in Israeli Prisons
That’s commitment
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
That’s commitment
As The Post first reported, the information Hegseth shared on Signal derived from an email classified “SECRET/NOFORN,” meaning unauthorized disclosure could jeopardize national security www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
As The Post first reported, the information Hegseth shared on Signal derived from an email classified “SECRET/NOFORN,” meaning unauthorized disclosure could jeopardize national security www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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My latest
On the release of Juan Orlando Hernández and the glaring ‘hypocrisy’ behind Trump’s war on drugs
Free to read: wapo.st/446rLOm
On the release of Juan Orlando Hernández and the glaring ‘hypocrisy’ behind Trump’s war on drugs
Free to read: wapo.st/446rLOm
Column | The glaring ‘hypocrisy’ behind Trump’s war on drugs
The Trump administration’s pardon of convicted drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández raises questions about its war on “narcoterrorism.”
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December 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My latest
On the release of Juan Orlando Hernández and the glaring ‘hypocrisy’ behind Trump’s war on drugs
Free to read: wapo.st/446rLOm
On the release of Juan Orlando Hernández and the glaring ‘hypocrisy’ behind Trump’s war on drugs
Free to read: wapo.st/446rLOm
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I went on @nprfreshair.bsky.social with Terry Gross to lay out what we know and don’t know about the administration’s second deadly strike on Sept 2, which killed two survivors in the Caribbean www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
Did the Trump administration commit a war crime in its attack on a Venezuelan boat?
Washington Post reporter Alex Horton talks about the Sept. 2 U.S. military strike on a boat with alleged "narco terrorists," in which a second strike was ordered to kill two survivors in the water.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I went on @nprfreshair.bsky.social with Terry Gross to lay out what we know and don’t know about the administration’s second deadly strike on Sept 2, which killed two survivors in the Caribbean www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
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Great Today Explained ep yesterday!
I talk to 🐐 @johnphudson.bsky.social about Russia/Ukraine peace talks & specifically the growing influence of Sec of State Marco Rubio. Then @lukeharding1968.bsky.social pours cold water on the whole thing— suggesting this is not about peace at all. It’s business
I talk to 🐐 @johnphudson.bsky.social about Russia/Ukraine peace talks & specifically the growing influence of Sec of State Marco Rubio. Then @lukeharding1968.bsky.social pours cold water on the whole thing— suggesting this is not about peace at all. It’s business
Can Marco Rubio end the war in Ukraine?
How the Secretary of State is trying to balance his hawkish instincts against his MAGA doctrine.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Great Today Explained ep yesterday!
I talk to 🐐 @johnphudson.bsky.social about Russia/Ukraine peace talks & specifically the growing influence of Sec of State Marco Rubio. Then @lukeharding1968.bsky.social pours cold water on the whole thing— suggesting this is not about peace at all. It’s business
I talk to 🐐 @johnphudson.bsky.social about Russia/Ukraine peace talks & specifically the growing influence of Sec of State Marco Rubio. Then @lukeharding1968.bsky.social pours cold water on the whole thing— suggesting this is not about peace at all. It’s business