Doina Chiacu

@DoinaChiacu

Reuters Washington bureau

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Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 21

The biotech veteran was involved in the development of several approved drugs, likely making him a reassuring choice for a pharmaceutical industry that’s facing pressure from the Trump administration to lower prices and move drug manufacturing to the US bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. Marty Makary, commissioner of the FDA, is naming George Tidmarsh director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 21

UnitedHealth’s Campaign to Quiet Critics nytimes.com/2025/07/12/bus…

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. The company has invoked the murder of an executive last year to complain about coverage in news outlets, on streaming services and on social media.

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 21

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill two, cause widespread damage reuters.com/business/aeros… @Max_Hunder @Reuters

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and hundreds of drones overnight, killing two people, wounding 15 and causing damage and fires in several parts of the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 21

As US wildfires rage, firefighters clean toilets after Trump staff cuts, critics say reuters.com/business/envir… @Reuters

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. The U.S. Forest Service faced criticism from current and former employees who say federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration have left fire teams understaffed, as the country...

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 21

US hotels boost background checks as migrant scrutiny grows reuters.com/world/us/us-ho… @itsdoyinsola @Reuters

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. U.S. hotel hiring managers ordered more background checks in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024 amid growing scrutiny of foreign-born workers in the hospitality industry,...

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 21

Bedouin civilians evacuate Syria's Sweida as tense truce holds reuters.com/world/middle-e…

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. Ambulances, trucks and buses ferried hundreds of Bedouin civilians out of Sweida to nearby displacement camps, Reuters footage showed.

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 21

Israel sends tanks into Gaza's Deir Al-Balah, raising concerns among hostages' families reuters.com/world/middle-e… @nidalal @Reuters

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. Israeli tanks pushed into southern and eastern areas of the Gazan city of Deir Al-Balah for the first time, an area where Israeli sources said the military believes some of the remaining hostages may...

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 21

EU to ramp up retaliation plans as US tariff deal prospects dim reuters.com/business/autos…

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. The European Union is exploring a broader set of possible counter-measures against the United States as prospects for an acceptable trade agreement with Washington fade, according to EU diplomats.

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 20

Israeli fire kills 67 people seeking aid in Gaza, medics say, as hunger worsens reuters.com/world/middle-e… @nidalal @Reuters

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. It is one of the highest reported death tolls among repeated recent cases in which people have been killed while looking for aid.

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 20

Rep Jim Himes @jahimes on Gabbard: “The intelligence community is full of very, very good people who do their jobs every single day, and now they're watching their leader do something that each and every one of them knows is dishonest.” @FaceTheNation

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 18

President Trump welcomes end of @colbertlateshow and says "I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next."

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 18

Scoop: Trump's new Alcatraz could cost $2 billion axios.com/2025/07/18/tru…

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. The president is weighing three options for the former prison site, Axios has learned.

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 17

New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites nbcnews.com/politics/natio… via @nbcnews

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. President Donald Trump rejected a military plan for more comprehensive strikes on Iran’s nuclear program that would have lasted weeks, NBC News has also learned.

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 8

'Trump Effect' website takes credit for US investment made under Biden reuters.com/world/us/trump… @JarrettRenshaw @reuters

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 6

As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas nytimes.com/2025/07/05/us/…

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 4

Trump, disappointed by call with Putin, to speak with Zelenskiy on Friday reuters.com/business/aeros…

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. President Trump said he was disappointed by his call with Vladimir Putin.

Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 4

Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine 'widespread', Dutch defence minister says reuters.com/world/europe/r… @Reuters

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. The intelligence findings on alleged Russian use of chloropicrin have not previously been reported.

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Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 2

Pro-Israel Jewish Democrats say Zohran Mamdani's Israel stances are cause for concern, but not panic jta.org/2025/07/01/pol… via @JTAnews

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. Democrats and progressive Jewish organizations want a word with the NYC mayoral candidate, who criticizes Israel in the language of the far left.

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Ron Kampeas@kampeas · Jul 1

Pro-Israel Jewish Democrats say Zohran Mamdani's Israel stances are cause for concern, but not panic jta.org/2025/07/01/pol… via @JTAnews

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Doina Chiacu@DoinaChiacu · Jul 2

Surge in Afghans driven from Iran in spy hunt after Israel attacks reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

DoinaChiacu's tweet card. The U.N. estimates Iran deported thousands of Afghans each day during the war.