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Bloomberg News US National Security Team Leader; [email protected], 202-779-7147

Washington, DC
Joined September 2008
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A true honor and a privilege to welcome a group from @MVJNetwork to Bloomberg HQ yesterday for a tour, panel discussion and networking event. Great group of working and aspiring journalists with something special to offer the newsroom. And a true full circle moment for me.
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Musk now controls 5 companies that intersect with government policy to varying degrees, giving him unmatched global clout to go with his enormous wealth. For today's Big Take @SalehaMohsin, @JenniferJJacobs and I explore why that makes some people nervous bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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Thank you @SABEW for the honorable mention for our coverage of Russian sanctions. @nwadhams @DanielPFlatley the fearless @DarynaKrasno @_ToddGillespie and many more from the fantastic team at @business
An honorable mention in the international reporting category's large division is awarded to @business for "Russian sanctions – flaws, pitfalls and challenges." Congratulations! #SABEWBIB
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Nick Wadhams retweeted
NEWS: The US has confronted the Chinese government with evidence that suggests some state-owned companies may be providing support for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, as it’s assessing if Beijing is aware of those activities. w/ ⁦@PeterMartin_PCM⁩ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Bit of Professional/Personal News: excited to share that I've taken on an expanded role here @business @bpolitics helming our newly merged White House & Politics Team as we enter the 2024 presidential campaign cycle. As always, tips welcome!
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NEW: The emerging deal Kevin McCarthy is discussing to make him House speaker would propose a roughly $75 billion cut in defense spending. bgovgo.com/nR5abBp
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Today we salute our colleague @DanielPFlatley and celebrate with him the birthday of the US Marine Corps, where he served for five years before eventually joining the @business ranks
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Nick Wadhams retweeted
.⁦@SecBlinken⁩ leans to the left in front of ⁦@nwadhams⁩ ⁦@business⁩ in a forum this afternoon
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Scoop: Biden admin officials are discussing whether US should subject some of @elonmusk’s ventures to national security reviews, including his deal for Twitter Inc., and the Starlink satellite network, sources tell @SalehaMohsin and me. @BloombergTV
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Nick Wadhams retweeted
The US is increasingly using targeted economic measures to achieve its foreign policy goals—and becoming more willing to impose them on bigger countries trib.al/4fh2EZz
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Here's the G7 statement. Paragraphs relevant to the price cap on Russian oil are 5-11. Graf 6 acknowledges that unanimity among the 27 EU nations is required to amend the 6th round of sanctions. Graf 7 says the actual cap level will be set "based on a range of technical inputs"
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DNI Avril Haines @ODNIgovt confirmed this scoop today: "The one thing we did not anticipate in the intelligence community [was] the degree to which companies and industry would actually sort of self sanction."
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*Professional* note, part 2: As of today, I’m a diplomatic and national security correspondent for Bloomberg. Excited to get to work!
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NEW: Some Biden officials privately express concern that rather than dissuade the Kremlin as intended, US sanctions have instead exacerbated inflation, worsened food insecurity and punished ordinary Russians more than Putin or his allies w/ @DanielPFlatley + @nwadhams
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