Defense and national security editor @CQnow @RollCall. Tips/quips: andrewclevenger@cqrollcall.com Banjo hitter, guitar player, 2x @Milreporters award winner.
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Some personal personnel news: I am very pleased to share that as of today, I am CQ Roll Call's defense and national security editor. I'm grateful for the opportunity, and excited to see what we can do. I guess I should learn how to spell "combatant" correctly.
Laura was one of those people who just made your day a little bit brighter. Very saddened by this news.
Journalists mourn former press gallery director Laura Lytle rollcall.com/2026/10/15/jour…
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Petty Officer 2nd Class August Clawson.
Clawson is the first sailor in the Navy to receive DoD’s highest public affairs award, Communicator of the Year, according to his DVIDShub portfolio. dvidshub.net/portfolio/17619…
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Yesterday's SCOOP now up on @rollcall -
The White House organized a briefing on Venezuela, and excluded Democrats -- a departure from the bipartisan nature of most national security briefings.
Mark Warner to give a press conference on this shortly.
rollcall.com/2025/10/30/sena…
When Spike Lee wanted to use Springsteen's song "The Fuse" for the closing credits of 25th Hour, @springsteen said yes right away.
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Defense reporters: come work with us!
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Friends, CQ Roll Call is hiring a reporter to join our defense team. If you're a hard-charging journalist who wants to delve into the intersection of Congress, defense policy and the politics of national security, this opportunity may be a good fit.
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For media colleagues writing on Trump-Israel-Iran, a reminder that Roll Call's Factbase has a transcript (below) of POTUS talking about this yesterday in the East Room:
rollcall.com/factbase/trump/…
Check out the latest from CQRC's @briana_reilly detailing some of the covert ops Mossad commandos carried out as part of Israel's strikes on Iran.
Covert actions key to Israel’s strikes on Iran: Mossad rollcall.com/2025/06/13/cove…
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Senate narrowly confirms Pete Hegseth as the next defense secretary, with Vice President JD Vance casting a tie-breaking vote. ow.ly/BsEE50UN07x
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Members of the House Intelligence Committee left a classified briefing on Tuesday sounding satisfied that there was nothing nefarious behind the uptick in alleged drone sightings over New Jersey. ow.ly/9mLn50UtwX5
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It's time for Roll Call's best photos of the year, part 1: ow.ly/L28W50UsFK2
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Pete Hegseth must be ready with “good, sound answers” about his credentials, said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., because the Pentagon “is a large, complex, very, very important agency.” ow.ly/VFbg50U6WRA
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How selection of Gov. Tim Walz as Harris’ running mate is playing rollcall.com/2024/08/06/how-…
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1/1 Walz sat on @VetAffairsDems and was ranking member. Sponsored bills include the Clay Hunt Act via @MilitaryTimes @LeoShane militarytimes.com/news/penta…
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Minnesota Gov. Walz brings rural, military background to Harris ticket rollcall.com/2024/08/06/minn…
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Hey I won an award for this story today. Invest in reporters who care about telling the human stories behind the multibillion-dollar defense budget and U.S. military policy. (Hire me) airforcetimes.com/news/your-…
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BREAKING: Biden drops bid for second term under intense pressure from Democrats rollcall.com/2024/07/21/bide…
