Abigail Hauslohner

@ahauslohner

U.S.-Mideast Foreign Affairs Correspondent @FT. Contact me on Signal: Abigail_Hauslohner.30 and on email at [email protected]

Washington D.C.

Joined April 2010

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jul 19

A beautiful long read by ⁦@DPAQreport⁩ washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

ahauslohner's tweet card. For a Haitian family in Springfield, Ohio, the house on Chestnut Avenue represented their future in this country. They’re now wondering what can be salvaged.

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jul 14

Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’ via @FT on.ft.com/4lzxFOQ

ahauslohner's tweet card. A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Many never make it back

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Neri Zilber@NeriZilber · Jul 11

Negotiations still ongoing in Doha. Both US & Israeli officials say best sign of breakthrough is when Steve Witkoff arrives. "Witkoff isn’t even there yet. When he gets there then you know there is likely to be a deal." Full report by Me + @ahauslohner ft.com/content/e6e28d…

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jul 11

Israel and Hamas inch closer to Gaza ceasefire deal via @FT on.ft.com/4kASk3D

ahauslohner's tweet card. Negotiators struggle to overcome differences on future role of Israeli forces in Palestinian territory

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jul 11

US state department to begin mass lay-offs ‘in coming days’ via ⁦@FT⁩ on.ft.com/44GMbwG

ahauslohner's tweet card. Dismissals will target staff deemed redundant or out of sync with Donald Trump’s agenda

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jul 7

Personal news: linkedin.com/posts/abigail-…

ahauslohner's tweet card. I’m excited to share that I’ve joined the Financial Times on a newly created beat, where I’ll be covering the United States’ evolving relationships, policies and actions in the Middle East. This is a...

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jun 19

Navigating Iran crisis, Trump relies on experience over star power - w ⁦@wstrobel⁩ ⁦@AlexHortonTX⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

ahauslohner's tweet card. As President Trump weighs military actions against Iran, officials and advisers say that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DNI Tulsi Gabbard have been sidelined.

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jun 19

A Washington Post flash poll finds Americans opposing U.S. airstrikes against Iran by a 20 percentage-point margin — 45 percent to 25 percent. A sizable 30 percent said they are unsure, by @sfcpoll washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…

ahauslohner's tweet card. A one-day Washington Post poll shows only 25 percent of Americans support launching airstrikes against Iran over its nuclear program.

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jun 18

Conflict in Mideast causes battle within MAGA ranks — stay out or fight? - w ⁦@natalie_allison⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

ahauslohner's tweet card. Anti-Iran hawks push Trump to join Israel’s attack on Tehran’s nuclear facilities. Anti-intervention figures warn that military action would split Trump’s base.

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jun 17

Pentagon expands Middle East response as Israel, Iran trade strikes wapo.st/442ooXX w/ @DanLamothe

ahauslohner's tweet card. U.S. refueling aircraft and warships have been dispatched to safeguard U.S. interests as the deadly conflict shows no sign of abating.

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jun 13

Hegseth, Democrats accuse the other of politicizing military washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

ahauslohner's tweet card. At a House hearing, members of both parties charged that the other’s principles threaten the institution’s nonpartisan role in U.S. society.

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jun 12

Trump’s top general contradicts his assessment of Putin, L.A. unrest washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

ahauslohner's tweet card. Gen. Dan Caine’s comments in Senate testimony were restrained but significant, perhaps allaying lawmakers’ fears he would bow to political pressure.

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jun 5

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jun 5

Frustration mounts over missing defense budget, lack of clear policy washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

ahauslohner's tweet card. At a hearing with Army leaders, Republicans joined Democrats in appealing for clarity on Trump’s plans for the military. They received little in return.

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · Jun 2

Huge loss for CNN. One of the best reporters out there, and one of the few on air in Washington with such an incredible depth of foreign affairs expertise.

AAlex Marquardt@MarquardtA · Jun 2

Some personal news: I’m leaving CNN after 8 terrific years. Tough to say goodbye but it’s been an honor to work among the very best in the business. Profound thank you to my comrades on the National Security team & the phenomenal teammates I’ve worked with in the US and abroad.

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · May 26

Veterans recoil at Trump plan to end Afghans’ deportation protection - from me & ⁦@emily_wax⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

ahauslohner's tweet card. The Trump administration claims conditions in Afghanistan have markedly improved under Taliban rule. Those who fought in the war say that’s ‘laughable.’

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · May 21

Pentagon says it has accepted Qatari luxury jet for Air Force One use washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

ahauslohner's tweet card. Democrats and other critics have denounced the arrangement as a “bribe,” warning that Trump’s pursuit of the $400 million jet is a violation of the Constitution.

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · May 21

Rubio, Democrats clash over Trump’s foreign policy moves washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

ahauslohner's tweet card. In his return to the Senate, Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced intense backlash from former colleagues who accused him of abandoning his principles.

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Abigail Hauslohner@ahauslohner · May 19

In pro-military Nebraska, a lawmaker’s stand over Hegseth tests the GOP washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

ahauslohner's tweet card. Rep. Don Bacon has called for the embattled defense secretary’s ouster. Back home in Nebraska, his principles resonate — but only so much.

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Cat Zakrzewski@Cat_Zakrzewski · May 16

Before Trump's visit, the Saudi royal court contacted “all the top businessmen” in the Gulf nation “and they were asked, ‘How much have you invested in the United States in the last two years?" one businessman said.

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