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Thomas Watkins

Thomas Watkins

Washington Bureau Chief
Thomas Watkins is US bureau chief and foreign correspondent at The National. He has worked across America, Europe and South Asia and reported from 30 countries, primarily for Agence France-Presse as Pentagon correspondent and Af-Pak bureau chief. He joined The National in 2021 to help set up the Washington bureau and manage its 10-person team. Thomas holds degrees in psychology and journalism.
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With all three branches of government on his side, president-elect Donald Trump would have sweeping powers. AFP
Trump set to take office with almost unchecked power

From climate change to wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the president-elect will make his presence felt worldwide

USNovember 06, 2024
Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States. AP
CommentTrump wins: Expect an interesting ride

The President-elect assembled an unlikely coalition on his way to victory, and this is where things are likely to start to get weird

OpinionNovember 06, 2024
At least 75 million Americans have already cast their ballots. AFP
Trump and Harris in last-minute sprint to US election finish line

Two days away from election, polls show race remains impossible to predict

USNovember 03, 2024
Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and former congresswoman Liz Cheney. AFP
Liz Cheney slams 'tyrant' Trump over comments about her being shot at

Donald Trump is furious at the former Republican congresswoman after she endorsed his rival Vice President Kamala Harris

USNovember 01, 2024
Former president Donald Trump is behind Vice President Kamala Harris nationally, but is edging ahead in the all-important swing states. AP
The National's 2024 US election poll results in full

Survey finds the war in the Middle East is an issue for US voters, but domestic concerns dominate

USOctober 31, 2024
A Palestinian woman walks past a damaged wall bearing the UNRWA logo at a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
US 'deeply troubled' by UNRWA ban and calls for 'pause' in implementation

UN agency for Palestinian refugees is essential for delivering aid to Gaza

USOctober 29, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang in June. AP
North Korean troops arrive in Russia's Kursk region, US says

Pentagon says about 2,000 soldiers are on their way and a small group has already arrived

USOctober 29, 2024
Our polling data suggests people either don't buy the doom-and-gloom predictions of what a second Trump term would bring, or are too stressed about their financial situations to care. AFP
OpinionHarris struggles to convince voters that Trump could threaten democracy

A poll for The National suggests Vice President Kamala Harris may be focusing on the wrong issue

OpinionOctober 28, 2024
Voters remain most concerned about the cost of living and overall finances and are focused on which candidate could best tackle these issues. Reuters
ExclusiveMiddle East war an important factor for US voters, poll finds

Deltapoll survey for The National points to Donald Trump gaining ground in the swing states but race remains tight

USOctober 28, 2024
Pastor Sean Moon rails against the Democrats during a speech at the Freedom Festival on October 13. Joshua Longmore / The National
Maga preacher's dark vision for the US if Harris wins election

Pastor Sean Moon tells Pennsylvania gun rights festival that only Donald Trump can save the United States

USOctober 23, 2024
An Iron Dome anti-missile battery, near Ashkelon in southern Israel. Reuters
FBI investigates leak of Israel's Iran attack plans

Tehran has been bracing for a response after it fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on October 1

USOctober 22, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at a campaign event at Washington Crossing Historic Park on Wednesday. AP
Kamala Harris says Donald Trump is 'unstable and dangerous'

The American people are 'exhausted' with former president, US Vice President tells Fox News

USOctober 16, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris chats with Whoopi Goldberg and other hosts on ABC's The View on Tuesday. AP
Kamala Harris has a lot more work to do

Vice President's media blitz aims to counter criticism that Americans still don't know who she is

OpinionOctober 08, 2024
A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oilfields alongside an Iranian flag in July 2005. Reuters
Oil prices jump after Biden says US discussing possible Israeli strike on Iranian oil facilities

Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia says world would lose 12 million barrels a day if an 'energy war' were to start

BusinessOctober 03, 2024
Palestinians walk among the rubble of destroyed buildings in Al Ramal neighbourhood after an Israeli air strike in Gaza city. EPA
Gaza to play significant role in outcome of US presidential election

'If something is not done, Democrats could kiss Michigan goodbye,' pollster says

USOctober 03, 2024
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