Dave Brown

@dave_brown24

Deputy Managing Editor, Global Security @politico. Assistant scoutmaster. Go @cubs. Bluesky: http://davebrown.bsky.social

Joined October 2014

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Dave Brown@dave_brown24 · Oct 3

Beyond excited to take on this new role with our amazing @politico team. Congrats also to @HeidiVogt and @RosiePerper. Let's gooo!

dave_brown24's tweet image. Beyond excited to take on this new role with our amazing @politico team. Congrats also to @HeidiVogt and @RosiePerper. Let's gooo!

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Dave Brown@dave_brown24 · Jul 17

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SSam Stein@samstein · Jul 17

That Coldplay video is so humiliating, exposing those two as fans of Coldplay

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Dave Brown@dave_brown24 · Jul 17

House Republican leaders are under fierce internal pressure to send members home for the summer amid deepening anxiety over a possible vote on the Jeffrey Epstein controversy politico.com/news/2025/07/1… @Meredithlee @Reporter_Mia @politico

dave_brown24's tweet card. A discharge effort from Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna could put members on the spot as soon as next week.

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Jack Detsch@JackDetsch · Jul 16

SCOOP: The Navy is considering eliminating up to five high-level admiral positions key to the construction of ships and fighter planes, even as President Trump has vowed to pull the Navy out of its shipbuilding crisis. From @paulmcleary and me: politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

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Dave Brown@dave_brown24 · Jul 17

NEW: Four months after Trump announced a new White House shipbuilding office, its team has dispersed. Several staffers have left or been reassigned amid a broader upheaval at the NSC, and the office has been moved to OMB, @JackDetsch and @reporterjoe report in today's Morning D

dave_brown24's tweet image. NEW: Four months after Trump announced a new White House shipbuilding office, its team has dispersed. Several staffers have left or been reassigned amid a broader upheaval at the NSC, and the office has been moved to OMB, @JackDetsch and @reporterjoe report in today's Morning D

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Dave Brown@dave_brown24 · Jul 17

NBC NEWS: A new intel assessment says nuclear enrichment at two of the Iranian sites bombed by the US could resume in the next several months if Iran wants it to nbcnews.com/politics/natio…

dave_brown24'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.

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POLITICO@politico · Jul 16

EXCLUSIVE: Right-wing activist Laura Loomer warns President Trump that the Epstein files could “consume his presidency” if he doesn’t change course. ow.ly/4uBj50WqIQc

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Dave Brown@dave_brown24 · Jul 15

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Anthony Tata to serve as the Pentagon’s undersecretary for personnel and readiness, approving a nominee whose incendiary political commentary made him unconfirmable during Trump’s first term politico.com/live-updates/2… @reporterjoe @connorobrienNH

dave_brown24's tweet image. The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Anthony Tata to serve as the Pentagon’s undersecretary for personnel and readiness, approving a nominee whose incendiary political commentary made him unconfirmable during Trump’s first term politico.com/live-updates/2… @reporterjoe @connorobrienNH

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Dave Brown@dave_brown24 · Jul 15

Now's a good time to follow @HenryJNBA. He'll be covering Summer League all week for @SInow si.com/nba/wizards/au…

hhenry j. brown@HenryJNBA · Jul 15

I’ve made it to Vegas for summer league. #bringmeyanickonanniederhauser

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Dave Brown@dave_brown24 · Jul 15

Democrats accuse Waltz of lying over Signalgate and berate him for not expressing regret politi.co/44UwQJd via @politico

dave_brown24's tweet card. The lawmakers used Waltz's nomination hearing for U.N. ambassador to resurrect criticisms of the handling of sensitive Signal chats.

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Connor O'Brien@connorobrienNH · Jul 15

HASC quietly did a base renaming. Austin Scott got his amendment in to tweak the recently renamed Fort Gordon to Fort Shugart Gordon to honor both Gary Gordon and Randy Shugart, who both were postumhously awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in the Battle of Mogadishu.

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Dave Brown@dave_brown24 · Jul 15

Good catch here on HIMARS v ATACMS numbers.

PPaul McLeary@paulmcleary · Jul 15

There are 18 HIMARS systems in Ukraine that shoot ATACMS missiles, there are MANY more than 18 ATACMS missiles. Also, Biden did away range limitations on the missiles last year.

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Connor O'Brien@connorobrienNH · Jul 15

NEW: NDAA markup day is here. We preview the action expected today in House Armed Services in @morningdefense — including Dem amendments on Qatar/Air Force One, Signalgate, Golden Dome, and Ukraine among other debates.

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