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Toula Vlahou

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News Editor at @WSJ. Mom, spouse, sibling, friend, traveler, Greek- American. Also involved with a few books. www.amazon.com/stores/Brian-Murphy/…

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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Trump’s Complaints About Iran War Leaks Prompt Aggressive DOJ Investigations www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Trump’s Complaints About Iran War Leaks Prompt Aggressive DOJ Investigations
The Wall Street Journal has received subpoenas for records of reporters.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
What is a morning without CBS News Radio? What a loss for the country. CBS News Radio was my professional home for nearly 20 years.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
NEW: Five U.S. Air Force refueling planes were struck and damaged on the ground in an Iranian strike at Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia, according to two U.S. officials. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Five Air Force Refueling Planes Hit in Iranian Strike on Saudi Arabia
Five U.S. Air Force refueling planes were struck and damaged on the ground at Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia, according to two U.S. officials. The tankers were hit during an Iranian missile st...
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
China Suspected in Breach of FBI Surveillance Network via @dustinvolz.bsky.social www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | China Suspected in Breach of FBI Surveillance Network
The FBI said it has addressed ‘suspicious activities’ on its networks.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The first four days of strikes against Iran are estimated to have cost nearly $11 billion, according to an analysis by Elaine McCusker, a top Pentagon budget official under the first Trump administration. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Pentagon Races to Secure Money for Iran Operations, Munitions
Officials are exploring requests to Congress and pushing defense contractors to accelerate production of critical missiles and other weapons.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
A classified report has found that Kristi Noem created "significant" risks with a policy allowing passengers to keep their shoes on at airport security. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | Classified Report Finds Kristi Noem Created Security Vulnerabilities at Airports
Noem’s handling of the issue is part of a pattern of incidents that have alarmed some national-security officials.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Handwritten notes detailed Epstein’s trafficking operation and allegations that Brunel, Ghislaine Maxwell and others recruited dozens of underage girls. DOJ in 2016 didn’t move on Epstein until after a Miami Herald investigation in late 2018. www.wsj.com/us-news/epst...
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Exclusive | The Accomplice Who Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein—Then Went Dark
Model scout Jean-Luc Brunel was negotiating to provide prosecutors with evidence against the sex offender in 2016 but ultimately backed out.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Exceptional reporting: A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Team USA Booed in Frosty Reception at Italy’s Winter Olympics www.wsj.com/sports/olymp...
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Team USA Booed in Frosty Reception at Italy’s Winter Olympics
With Vice President JD Vance in attendance, local fans at the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony made their frustration with America heard on Friday.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
How America First Risks Becoming America Alone www.wsj.com/world/how-am...
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Essay | How America First Risks Becoming America Alone
U.S. allies are growing increasingly disenchanted and insulted by the country’s aggressive foreign policy strategy.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
It’s Trump’s Economy, and Voters Are Unhappy With it, WSJ Poll Finds www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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Exclusive | It’s Trump’s Economy, and Voters Are Unhappy With it, WSJ Poll Finds
The poll offers warning signs for the president and Republicans as they prepare for a pivotal midterm election.
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Dustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
President Trump has complained to aides repeatedly in recent weeks about Attorney General Pam Bondi, describing her as weak and an ineffective enforcer of his agenda, administration officials and other people familiar with his complaints said. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Trump Has Complained About Pam Bondi Repeatedly to Aides
The president has privately criticized his attorney general as weak and ineffective in recent weeks.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
CIA Concluded Regime Loyalists Were Best Placed to Lead Venezuela After Maduro www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | CIA Concluded Regime Loyalists Were Best Placed to Lead Venezuela After Maduro
President Trump was briefed on an intelligence report that found the country’s opposition would struggle to lead a temporary government.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Exclusive: The incident that prompted Trump to ban Jeffrey Epstein from Mar-a-Lago’s spa www.wsj.com/us-news/trum...
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Exclusive | The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
Mar-a-Lago sent an 18-year-old spa worker on a house call to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. She complained to her bosses that Epstein pressured her for sex.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
U.S. Pitches ‘Project Sunrise’ Plan to Turn Gaza into High-Tech Metropolis www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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Exclusive | U.S. Pitches ‘Project Sunrise’ Plan to Turn Gaza into High-Tech Metropolis
The Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff drafted blueprint could see the U.S. commit to roughly 20% of some reconstruction costs over 10 years.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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Exclusive | How the U.S. Drafted a Russia-Friendly Peace Plan for Ukraine
Crucial input from a Kremlin confidant influenced the document that for a week roiled relations between the U.S., Ukraine and Europe.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 20/11/2025
Exclusive: A planned $20 billion bailout to Argentina from JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citigroup has been shelved as bankers pivot to a smaller loan package.
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U.S. Banks Shelve $20 Billion Bailout Plan for Argentina
Bankers are instead discussing a smaller, short-term facility to help Argentina make a roughly $4 billion debt payment in January
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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Exclusive | U.S. Lifts Key Restriction on Ukraine’s Use of Western Long-Range Missiles
The move coincides with a Trump push to pressure Moscow into talks on ending the war and to withhold U.S. Tomahawk missiles from Kyiv.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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Marco Rubio Is Leading Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against Venezuela
The Secretary of state and national security adviser is at the forefront of the Trump administration’s push to weaken Nicolás Maduro.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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Exclusive | U.S. Banks Are Hunting for Collateral to Back $20 Billion Argentina Bailout
Banks are looking for assets or guarantees from the U.S. government that would back a private-sector loan to support Argentine President Javier Milei.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 19/10/2025
The “No Kings” protests Saturday brought together hundreds of thousands of protesters in cities, suburbs and small towns across the U.S. Many donned whimsical costumes, waved American flags and carried signs expressing their dissatisfaction with the Trump Administration.
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See Photos From ‘No Kings’ Protests Across the Country
Demonstrators gathered in cities, suburbs and small towns. Photographers captured the day, from RedBank, N.J. and Canton, Ga., to McAllen, Texas and Rio Vista, Calif.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 16/10/2025
Young professionals look a lot like we did 20-plus years ago—I can’t tell whether they are saluting or trolling us, writes WSJ's Callum Borchers.
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Why Your Younger Co-Workers Are Dressing Like It’s the Year 2000
Nostalgic Gen Zers are showing up to work in clothes and accessories that evoke Y2K style.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein’s estate have given House Oversight Committee a copy of the birthday book put together for the financier’s 50th birthday, which includes a letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Jeffrey Epstein’s Birthday Album Included Letters From Bill Clinton, Leon Black Former president, Wall Street billionaire were listed along with Donald Trump as ‘friends’ in the 2003 book’s table of contents, which named around five dozen contributors www.wsj.com/us-news/jeff...
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Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Birthday Album Included Letters From Bill Clinton, Leon Black
Former president, Wall Street billionaire were listed along with Donald Trump as ‘friends’ in the 2003 book’s table of contents, which named around five dozen contributors.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
A top Justice Department official met Thursday with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned longtime confidante of Jeffrey Epstein, according to people familiar with the matter. via @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Top Justice Department Official Visits Former Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell
Congress also wants testimony from convicted Epstein confidante.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files via @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/jus...
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Exclusive | Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files
Bondi told president at the meeting that Justice also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
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Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.
The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Trump Told Zelensky He Wasn’t Responsible for Weapons Holdup via @WSJ www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | Trump Told Zelensky He Wasn’t Responsible for Weapons Holdup
The assurance in a call last week keeps open the option that Trump will continue military aid to Kyiv.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Trump Privately Approved Attack Plans For #Iran But Has Withheld Final Order #iranisraelwar www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | Trump Privately Approved Attack Plans For Iran But Has Withheld Final Order
The president is hoping that threatening to join Israel’s strikes will lead Tehran to abandon its nuclear program.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 11/06/2025
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation was created to get food quickly to those who need it most. It soon ran into trouble. 🔗 Read more: on.wsj.com/3FJ3o0f
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The White House Marching Orders That Sparked the L.A. Migrant Crackdown www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...
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The White House Marching Orders That Sparked the L.A. Migrant Crackdown
After deportations fell short of President Trump’s campaign promises, federal agents summoned to a meeting in Washington were told to “just go out there and arrest illegal aliens.”
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
The Pentagon Disinformation That Fueled America’s UFO Mythology www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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The Pentagon Disinformation That Fueled America’s UFO Mythology
U.S. military fabricated evidence of alien technology and allowed rumors to fester to cover up real secret-weapons programs
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Anthony DeBarros @anthonydb.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Some economists are beginning to question the accuracy of recent U.S. inflation data after the federal government said BLS staffing shortages hampered its ability to conduct the massive monthly survey. www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-...
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Exclusive | Economists Raise Questions About Quality of U.S. Inflation Data
The Labor Department says staffing shortages reduced its ability to conduct its massive monthly survey, forcing it to turn to less precise guesses.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
China’s New #Trade Negotiator Is Ready to Play Hardball www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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China’s New Trade Negotiator Is Ready to Play Hardball
He Lifeng, Beijing’s economic gatekeeper, has a clear mandate from Xi Jinping: China won’t be catering to the U.S.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Someone is impersonating White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in messages to prominent politicians and business executives www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Federal Authorities Probe Effort to Impersonate White House Chief of Staff
An unknown individual impersonated Susie Wiles in calls and texts to prominent Republicans and business executives.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Ben & Jerry’s Calls #Gaza Conflict a Genocide, Putting Parent Company Unilever In A Tough Spot www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Exclusive | Ben & Jerry’s Calls Gaza Conflict a Genocide, Putting Unilever in a Tough Spot
Ben & Jerry’s independent board plans to post a statement expressing solidarity with protesters against deaths of Palestinians in Gaza.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Trump Tells European Leaders in Private That Putin Isn’t Ready to End War in #Ukraine www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Exclusive | Trump Tells European Leaders in Private That Putin Isn’t Ready to End War
The president made the acknowledgment after speaking to the Russian leader this week but backed off on additional sanctions.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
In 2027, the bill's combination of tax cuts and spending cuts would decrease the household resources of the bottom 10% of households by 2% while increasing resources for the top 10% of households by 4%, according to a preliminary Congressional Budget Office analysis. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Trump’s Economic Agenda Hinges on Tax Bill That Divides His Own Party
The president is putting pressure on Republicans to pass the legislation and move past policy disagreements.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Trump Surprises and Sidelines Israel Ahead of Landmark Middle East Trip www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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Trump Surprises and Sidelines Israel Ahead of Landmark Middle East Trip
A series of side deals by the U.S. administration is raising questions about how closely in sync the allies are over major challenges in the region.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
#Hegseth Used Multiple #Signal Chats For Official Pentagon Business www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | Hegseth Used Multiple Signal Chats For Official Pentagon Business
In one case, he told aides on the encrypted app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation, people familiar with his management practices said.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
#Tesla's board opened a search for a CEO to succeed Elon #Musk www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Exclusive | Tesla Board Opened Search for a CEO to Succeed Elon Musk
With profits and the stock price sinking, board members told Musk he needed to spend more time at the company.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Trump’s First 100 Days Were Worst for Dow, S&P 500 Since Nixon www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Trump’s First 100 Days Were Worst for Dow, S&P 500 Since Nixon
Tuesday marks the 100th day of Trump 2.0. While the president may be celebrating on Truth Social, the period turned out to be the worst start for stocks to a president's term since the 1970s: The Dow ...
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Great read: A rattled Pete #Hegseth has chastised top military officers and threatened them with polygraph tests as he seeks to quiet a storm at the #Pentagon www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | Polygraph Threats, Leaks and Infighting: Pentagon Chaos Rattles Hegseth
The defense secretary has chastised top military officers and staffers as he seeks to quiet a storm he helped create
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
#Harvard University said it has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing it has violated the university’s constitutional rights by freezing billions of dollars in federal funding, illegally imperiling its academic independence. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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Harvard Is Suing the Trump Administration
The lawsuit sets up a legal showdown between America’s most prominent university and the president of the United States, who has been on an escalating campaign to reorder elite higher education.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
They needed Trump alone if they were going to convince him. When his tariff-loving adviser was finally away from the Oval Office, they made their move. #trade, #tariffs www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Trump Advisers Took Advantage of Navarro’s Absence to Push for Tariff Pause
The alliance between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick illustrates the how fast things can change inside the White House.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
A former top Trump administration official targeted with a federal investigation by President Trump said he would fight back against what he called an unprecedented campaign by the government to punish dissent. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Former Trump Official Targeted With Government Probe Vows to Fight
Chris Krebs, the cybersecurity official from the first Trump administration who was fired after saying the 2020 election wasn’t stolen, vowed to fight back against a White House investigation.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The Tactics Elon #Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers www.wsj.com/politics/elo...
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The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers
The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump. He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over mone...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 13/04/2025
Exclusive: A key architect of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash foreign aid has left the State Department after less than three months on the job, according to U.S. officials
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Exclusive | Trump Official Who Oversaw Closure of USAID Has Left State Department
Pete Marocco led the foreign-assistance mission at the State Department.
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Toula Vlahou @toulavlahouwsj.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 08/04/2025
Canada said its 25% tariff on U.S.-made vehicles that are not compliant with the North American trade deal would take effect on Wednesday
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Canada Says 25% Tariff on U.S. Autos to Kick in Starting Wednesday
Canada said its 25% tariff would be on U.S.-made vehicles that are not compliant with the North American trade deal. Officials estimate that about 8% of the 750,000 vehicles shipped to Canada are not…
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