Adam Taylor
@mradamtaylor.bsky.social
Washington Post reporter covering Trump administration foreign policy with a focus on the State Department. Adam.taylor@washpost.com or Mradamtaylor.01 on signal
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Adam Taylor
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· Apr 14
🚨I have a new beat at The Washington Post, covering the Trump administration's foreign policy with a focus on the State Department. If you have something to share, reach out to me at Adam.Taylor@washpost.com or mradamtaylor.01 on Signal 🚨
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POST EXCLUSIVE (GIFT LINK) The Trump administration intends to dramatically limit U.S. government criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia, all with extensive records of abusing human rights @mradamtaylor.bsky.social @hannahnatanson.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social report
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U.S. plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, Russia
Leaked draft reports show the Trump administration is planning to eliminate or downplay accounts of prisoner abuse, corruption, LGBTQ+ discrimination and other claims.
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August 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
POST EXCLUSIVE (GIFT LINK) The Trump administration intends to dramatically limit U.S. government criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia, all with extensive records of abusing human rights @mradamtaylor.bsky.social @hannahnatanson.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social report
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“Some of his former colleagues were hoping he would be the ‘adult in the room.’ That is a very warped view of our constitutional system."
Inside Marco Rubio’s meteoric — and precarious — rise in Trumpworld
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Inside Marco Rubio’s meteoric — and precarious — rise in Trumpworld
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Inside Marco Rubio’s meteoric — and precarious — rise in Trumpworld
Rubio, once a Trump rival, has scrapped his old foreign policy playbook and courted MAGA dignitaries while avoiding the missteps of other Cabinet members.
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May 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“Some of his former colleagues were hoping he would be the ‘adult in the room.’ That is a very warped view of our constitutional system."
Inside Marco Rubio’s meteoric — and precarious — rise in Trumpworld
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Inside Marco Rubio’s meteoric — and precarious — rise in Trumpworld
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Trump team wanted Ukraine to take U.S. deportees amid war, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post that indicate Trump made similar demands of other countries at same time. @mradamtaylor.bsky.social
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Trump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees amid war, documents show
The extraordinary request illustrates the administration’s aggressive bid to identify willing partners who will accept people expelled by the U.S.
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May 7, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Trump team wanted Ukraine to take U.S. deportees amid war, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post that indicate Trump made similar demands of other countries at same time. @mradamtaylor.bsky.social
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SCOOP by @mradamtaylor.bsky.social: Trump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees, documents show --an extraordinary request of a nation at war & dependent on U.S. military & financial support. w/ Sarah Blaskey and @siobhanogrady.bsky.social
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Trump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees amid war, documents show
The extraordinary request illustrates the administration’s aggressive bid to identify willing partners who will accept people expelled by the U.S.
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May 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
SCOOP by @mradamtaylor.bsky.social: Trump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees, documents show --an extraordinary request of a nation at war & dependent on U.S. military & financial support. w/ Sarah Blaskey and @siobhanogrady.bsky.social
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After 100 days, the toll of Trump’s foreign aid cuts has begun to sink in wapo.st/4d0fePB Includes USAID and PEPFAR
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May 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
After 100 days, the toll of Trump’s foreign aid cuts has begun to sink in wapo.st/4d0fePB Includes USAID and PEPFAR
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BREAKING Rubio’s State Department shakeup targets programs that focus on human rights, war crimes and democracy @mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social @hannahnatanson.bsky.social report
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Rubio unveils sweeping reorganization of State Department
The Trump administration’s proposed shake-up of the State Department targets human rights programs and others focused on war crimes and democracy.
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April 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
BREAKING Rubio’s State Department shakeup targets programs that focus on human rights, war crimes and democracy @mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social @hannahnatanson.bsky.social report
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🚨I have a new beat at The Washington Post, covering the Trump administration's foreign policy with a focus on the State Department. If you have something to share, reach out to me at Adam.Taylor@washpost.com or mradamtaylor.01 on Signal 🚨
April 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🚨I have a new beat at The Washington Post, covering the Trump administration's foreign policy with a focus on the State Department. If you have something to share, reach out to me at Adam.Taylor@washpost.com or mradamtaylor.01 on Signal 🚨
SCOOP w/ @johnphudson.bsky.social : We got a look at Trump OMB proposals for cuts to State/USAID budget. Among them:
- 48% total budget cut
- Humanitarian assistance cut by 54%, Global health 55 %
- Funding for UN, NATO cut
- Fulbright eliminated
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- 48% total budget cut
- Humanitarian assistance cut by 54%, Global health 55 %
- Funding for UN, NATO cut
- Fulbright eliminated
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Trump plan would slash State Dept. funding by nearly half, memo says
An internal document reviewed by The Post targets spending on humanitarian assistance, global health and international organizations such as the U.N. and NATO.
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April 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
SCOOP w/ @johnphudson.bsky.social : We got a look at Trump OMB proposals for cuts to State/USAID budget. Among them:
- 48% total budget cut
- Humanitarian assistance cut by 54%, Global health 55 %
- Funding for UN, NATO cut
- Fulbright eliminated
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- 48% total budget cut
- Humanitarian assistance cut by 54%, Global health 55 %
- Funding for UN, NATO cut
- Fulbright eliminated
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2 questions.
1. Would Trump have gotten angry if Vance hadn't first? Listening to the full conversation, I'm not sure.
2. Some analysts had been surprised at draft framework for the U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal, finding better terms than expected for Kyiv. Was it sincere proposal?
1. Would Trump have gotten angry if Vance hadn't first? Listening to the full conversation, I'm not sure.
2. Some analysts had been surprised at draft framework for the U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal, finding better terms than expected for Kyiv. Was it sincere proposal?
February 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
2 questions.
1. Would Trump have gotten angry if Vance hadn't first? Listening to the full conversation, I'm not sure.
2. Some analysts had been surprised at draft framework for the U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal, finding better terms than expected for Kyiv. Was it sincere proposal?
1. Would Trump have gotten angry if Vance hadn't first? Listening to the full conversation, I'm not sure.
2. Some analysts had been surprised at draft framework for the U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal, finding better terms than expected for Kyiv. Was it sincere proposal?
"Just the word 'wow' is how Oleksandr, 40, a Ukrainian military officer fighting in Russia’s Kursk region, responded to the footage of the argument.
'We still have a lot of work to be done,' he wrote. 'Better war, than shameful peace.'"
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'We still have a lot of work to be done,' he wrote. 'Better war, than shameful peace.'"
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Tears and shock in Ukraine and Europe after heated Zelensky-Trump meeting
“I’m just crying because of what I hear,” one Ukrainian lawmaker said of the meeting, echoing the reactions of others on the continent.
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February 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"Just the word 'wow' is how Oleksandr, 40, a Ukrainian military officer fighting in Russia’s Kursk region, responded to the footage of the argument.
'We still have a lot of work to be done,' he wrote. 'Better war, than shameful peace.'"
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'We still have a lot of work to be done,' he wrote. 'Better war, than shameful peace.'"
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The Ukraine-U.S. deal hinges on huge deposits of critical minerals. But how much are these deposits actually worth? Experts aren’t so sure. wapo.st/4iilaoF
What are Ukraine’s critical minerals actually worth? No one knows.
Trump’s meeting with Zelensky comes as Washington and Kyiv hammer out a mineral deal, with war aid on the line. But the value of Ukraine’s minerals remains murky.
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February 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Ukraine-U.S. deal hinges on huge deposits of critical minerals. But how much are these deposits actually worth? Experts aren’t so sure. wapo.st/4iilaoF
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Friedrich Merz, Germany's new conservative leader, says that Europe urgently needs "independence" from the United States. What would that actually mean?
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German election winner seeks ‘independence’ from U.S. What does that mean?
Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the U.S., step by step.” That won’t be easy, for Europe or for the United States.
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February 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Friedrich Merz, Germany's new conservative leader, says that Europe urgently needs "independence" from the United States. What would that actually mean?
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Friedrich Merz, Germany's new conservative leader, says that Europe urgently needs "independence" from the United States. What would that actually mean?
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German election winner seeks ‘independence’ from U.S. What does that mean?
Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the U.S., step by step.” That won’t be easy, for Europe or for the United States.
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February 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Friedrich Merz, Germany's new conservative leader, says that Europe urgently needs "independence" from the United States. What would that actually mean?
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"Wolff’s reportorial style has caused consternation in the past — his narrative can sometimes veer into the improbably telepathic — but what could be more appropriate for a president who exists in an alternate reality?" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...
Book Review: ‘All or Nothing,’ by Michael Wolff
In “All or Nothing,” the Trump biographer shows that he is his favorite subject’s perfect twin.
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February 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Wolff’s reportorial style has caused consternation in the past — his narrative can sometimes veer into the improbably telepathic — but what could be more appropriate for a president who exists in an alternate reality?" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...
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The far-right AfD, backed by JD Vance and Elon Musk, took nearly 20 percent for second in the German federal elections Sunday, exit polls suggest. Mainstream parties plan to form a coalition without them // Kate Brady Bill Booth @mradamtaylor.bsky.social
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Conservatives heading to victory in German election; far right surges
The Christian Democratic Union has won a plurality in the Bundestag, preliminary exit polls suggested Sunday, while the far-right AfD has come in second.
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February 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The far-right AfD, backed by JD Vance and Elon Musk, took nearly 20 percent for second in the German federal elections Sunday, exit polls suggest. Mainstream parties plan to form a coalition without them // Kate Brady Bill Booth @mradamtaylor.bsky.social
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NEW: Data analysis by @dfrlab.bsky.social and @algorithmwatch.bsky.social shows how Elon Musk's promotion of AfD on X ahead of Sunday's German election brought the far right party a massive new online audience.
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February 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NEW: Data analysis by @dfrlab.bsky.social and @algorithmwatch.bsky.social shows how Elon Musk's promotion of AfD on X ahead of Sunday's German election brought the far right party a massive new online audience.
Read more here:
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NEW: Data analysis by @dfrlab.bsky.social and @algorithmwatch.bsky.social shows how Elon Musk's promotion of AfD on X ahead of Sunday's German election brought the far right party a massive new online audience.
Read more here:
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Read more here:
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February 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NEW: Data analysis by @dfrlab.bsky.social and @algorithmwatch.bsky.social shows how Elon Musk's promotion of AfD on X ahead of Sunday's German election brought the far right party a massive new online audience.
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Sweden to tighten gun laws, restrict AR-15-style rifles, after mass shooting that left 11 people dead, by @mradamtaylor.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0... via @washingtonpost.com #GunViolence #GunControl
Sweden to tighten gun laws, restrict AR-15-style rifles, after mass shooting
Sweden is set to tighten its gun laws, including a ban on certain semiautomatic weapons, after a mass shooting that left 11 people dead.
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February 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Sweden to tighten gun laws, restrict AR-15-style rifles, after mass shooting that left 11 people dead, by @mradamtaylor.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0... via @washingtonpost.com #GunViolence #GunControl
"When targeting senior commanders in the group, the Israeli military authorized the killing of 'triple-digit numbers' of Palestinian civilians as 'collateral damage,' and maintained close real-time coordination with US officials regarding the expected casualty figures"
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Bomb the area, gas the tunnels: Israel’s war on Gaza’s underground
The Israeli army decimated entire residential blocks with bunker-buster bombs to crush the passages below and flood them with lethal fumes.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"When targeting senior commanders in the group, the Israeli military authorized the killing of 'triple-digit numbers' of Palestinian civilians as 'collateral damage,' and maintained close real-time coordination with US officials regarding the expected casualty figures"
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POST EXCLUSIVE Tulsi Gabbard said under oath she didn’t know “until today” that a cleric she met in Syria threatened to unleash suicide bombers in the U.S. Documents from 2017 indicate she was told then @jonswaine.bsky.social and @ellenwapo.bsky.social report
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Records undercut Tulsi Gabbard’s claim of ignorance on cleric’s views
Trump’s nominee for director of intelligence said, under oath, that she was not aware “until today” that a prominent cleric she met in Syria threatened to unleash suicide bombers in the United States....
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January 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
POST EXCLUSIVE Tulsi Gabbard said under oath she didn’t know “until today” that a cleric she met in Syria threatened to unleash suicide bombers in the U.S. Documents from 2017 indicate she was told then @jonswaine.bsky.social and @ellenwapo.bsky.social report
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PEPFAR-funded HIV clinics in Africa are still closed, despite a humanitarian waiver from Secretary Rubio to an all encompassing aid pause under the Trump admin.
“Complete disruption,” says one advocate.
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“Complete disruption,” says one advocate.
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Anti-HIV program in crisis as Trump aid pause sows confusion
The State Department issued a waiver for lifesaving aid, but HIV clinics remain shut and uncertainty lingers over the future of PEPFAR, which saved 25 million lives.
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January 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
PEPFAR-funded HIV clinics in Africa are still closed, despite a humanitarian waiver from Secretary Rubio to an all encompassing aid pause under the Trump admin.
“Complete disruption,” says one advocate.
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“Complete disruption,” says one advocate.
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Many sudden and shocking health care developments this week. But this was a big one: The Trump administration on Friday paused funding for PEPFAR, the famed program to fight HIV/AIDS around the world.
@mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social Missy Ryan + a little help from me
@mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social Missy Ryan + a little help from me
Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, is credited with saving 25 million lives worldwide and has long enjoyed bipartisan support.
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January 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Many sudden and shocking health care developments this week. But this was a big one: The Trump administration on Friday paused funding for PEPFAR, the famed program to fight HIV/AIDS around the world.
@mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social Missy Ryan + a little help from me
@mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social Missy Ryan + a little help from me
Accidental Wes Anderson
January 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Accidental Wes Anderson