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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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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Trump lambasts friend and foe alike in UN address

US President goads Iran and says Palestinian statehood recognition rewards Hamas

USSeptember 23, 2025
US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz speaks at a Security Council emergency meeting in New York. Getty Images / AFP
US pledges Nato support as Russia ramps up air incursions

Ambassador Mike Waltz, who was confirmed on Friday, makes his first appearance at the UN Security Council

USSeptember 22, 2025
President Donald Trump embraces Erika Kirk during a memorial service for her husband, assassinated conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Reuters
Trump rails against liberals as he delivers eulogy at Charlie Kirk memorial

Tens of thousands of mourners attend memorial in Arizona where widow said she had forgiven husband's killer

USSeptember 21, 2025
Representative Ilhan Omar outside the US Capitol. Getty Images / AFP
Ilhan Omar faces deportation calls over Charlie Kirk comments

President Trump joins criticism of Democratic congresswoman, who sparked conservative fury for comments after assassination

USSeptember 18, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Israel on Tuesday. AP
US designates Iran-backed militias as foreign terrorist organisations

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says groups continue to plan attacks across Iraq

USSeptember 17, 2025
Charlie Kirk's murder has underscored how poisonous civil discourse in America has become and exposed the toxic fault lines that run through social media. Reuters
CommentPolitical violence in America is being made worse by social media

Fury over Charlie Kirk's killing drove people to seek vengeance in all the wrong places

OpinionSeptember 12, 2025
Members of the National Guard at Union Station in Washington on September 9. Joshua Longmore / The National
Washington soldiers on - but residents grow weary of Trump's military presence

The National Guard, controversially posted by the President, has hardly been welcomed in the capital - although some are happy to see crime drop and parks cleaned up

USSeptember 12, 2025
A poster of Charlie Kirk is displayed at a vigil at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. Reuters
US police hunt for Charlie Kirk killer who fired single shot from rooftop

Foreigners cheering the death of the popular right-wing commentator could lose their visas

USSeptember 11, 2025
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on September 5. AP
US to issue penalties against countries that wrongfully detain Americans

Trump signs executive order aimed at stopping nations using detainees as bargaining chips

USSeptember 05, 2025
Federal agents detain a man outside an immigration court in New York. AFP
Hundreds of military lawyers to serve as US immigration judges

Immigration courts buckling under backlog of cases

USSeptember 03, 2025
US President Donald Trump during an announcement in the Oval Office. Bloomberg
'Terrorists' killed as US strikes drugs boat from Venezuela, Trump says

Attack is first of its kind since Pentagon announced it was sending 4,000 personnel to patrol seas in Latin America

USSeptember 03, 2025
Members of the National Guard patrol near the Washington Monument on August 8. Getty Images via AFP
CommentSoldiers on the streets distract from America's most obvious safety problem

Pupils return to school under the shadow of gun violence

OpinionSeptember 02, 2025
President Donald Trump wants to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, supposedly over claims of mortgage fraud. AFP
CommentTrump gambles with global economy as he attacks Federal Reserve's independence

Things could quickly sour - anyone invested in the markets this year knows how fast they can flash from green to red

OpinionAugust 26, 2025
President Trump is planning to rebrand the Pentagon. AFP
Trump says Defence Department to become 'Department of War'

Move comes amid Pentagon push to restore 'warrior ethos' and end 'wokeness'

USAugust 25, 2025
An unexpectedly weak report raises questions about the health of the US jobs market. AP
Trump sacks Labour Department official as warnings flash in US jobs market

President returns to attack on Fed after 'stubborn' decision to hold interest rates

BusinessAugust 01, 2025
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