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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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White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby addresses the comments on China on February 8. Photo: The National
'No reason' for US-China conflict, says White House official

National Security spokesman John Kirby plays down worrying predictions by US general

USFebruary 08, 2023
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on February 7. AP
State of the Union 2023: Biden talks up America's prospects

US democracy remains 'unbowed and unbroken', President Biden says in fiery speech

USFebruary 08, 2023
President George W Bush delivers the 2003 State of the Union address. Photo: National Archives
George W Bush's 2003 State of the Union speech made it clear war was inevitable

Twenty years since the US-led invasion of Iraq, Mr Bush's pitch for war is remembered for relying on faulty intelligence

USFebruary 06, 2023
Gen Mike Minihan says the world’s top two economies and nuclear superpowers may be in a shooting war over Taiwan by 2025. Photo: US Air Force
Is Air Force general right about US-China conflict?

Gen Mike Minihan says he hopes he is wrong, but his 'gut' tells him things could soon go awry

CommentJanuary 31, 2023
Senator Tammy Duckworth joins other Democrats at a press conference condemning Wee1 Tactical's JR-15 rifle. Getty / AFP
JR-15 semi-automatic rifle marketed to children, US senators say

Top Democrats ask federal agency to investigate Wee1 Tactical over its marketing of lightweight rifles

USJanuary 27, 2023
'This is his guy that he put in charge overall of Russian military forces,' John Bolton said. 'Now he's saying, you go in and fix this mess in Ukraine.' The National
Putin's latest Ukraine war moves an ominous sign, John Bolton says

In interview with The National, Donald Trump's former national security adviser also calls for regime change in Iran

USJanuary 12, 2023
Copies of Prince Harry's memoir Spare at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts. EPA
Prince Harry tops book charts in UK and US

Retailers offer revelatory tell-all at major discounts on release day

BooksJanuary 10, 2023
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stand behind King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in September. Reuters
Harry 'can't see' himself ever returning as a full-time royal

Duke of Sussex says his brother Prince William told him to pretend they didn't know each other when they were at school together

USJanuary 09, 2023
IKevin McCarthy pauses before he addresses the US House of Representatives after being elected Speaker early on Saturday. AP Photo
Kevin McCarthy elected US House Speaker at 15th attempt

Not since before the Civil War has the House of Representatives taken so long to pick a presiding officer

USJanuary 06, 2023
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy speaks to a member inside the House Chamber during a seventh round of voting for a new speaker on Thursday. Reuters
Republican rebels hit mute on McCarthy's speaker ambitions

Man who would be king of the House can't rally his own side. Expect more chaos in the coming two years

OpinionJanuary 05, 2023
The House panel investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol said Donald Trump was the 'central cause' of the attempted 'coup'. Reuters
Democrats hand Republicans a most welcome Christmas gift

Too scared of his base to speak out against Donald Trump, the Republicans breathe a sigh of relief as Democrats detail his unfitness for office

OpinionDecember 23, 2022
Elon Musk asks users if he should step down as head of Twitter
Musk to step down as Twitter head if poll holds

Owner asks users if he should stay in charge of the social media platform after acknowledging he made a mistake on Sunday

BusinessDecember 19, 2022
Elon Musk vowed his takeover of the San Francisco-based site Twitter was motivated by a desire to protect free speech. AFP
Elon Musk's journalist ban on Twitter draws global condemnation

Reporters from The Washington Post, The New York Times, Mashable and CNN have been suspended

USDecember 16, 2022
Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock arrives at the Capitol after defeating Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a run-off election in Georgia. AP
Raphael Warnock’s election victory spells disaster for the Republican Party

Voters, it turns out, do still care about a candidate's character

CommentDecember 08, 2022
Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Georgia earlier this year. AP
Trump calls for US constitution to be 'terminated'

Attack on one of America's founding documents comes after Twitter limited access to a story about Hunter Biden's laptop

USDecember 04, 2022
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