David Alexander

@davidalexander5

Longtime news agency journalist, now retired. Correspondent in Jerusalem, New Delhi and London. 20+ years in Washington, with stints at Pentagon, White House

Joined July 2009

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David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 12 h

Why American Jews No Longer Understand One Another nytimes.com/2025/07/20/opi… via @NYTOpinion

davidalexander5's tweet card. The consensus that held them together for generations is breaking down.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 45 m

60-year-old Black history archive faces uncertain future after federal cuts washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

davidalexander5's tweet card. The Amistad Research Center, one of largest repositories of Black history, cut half its staff after the Trump administration ended four federal grants.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 49 m

Republicans propose naming Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

davidalexander5's tweet card. The Kennedy Center’s Opera House may soon be named after first lady Melania Trump, if an amendment passed Tuesday by House Republicans becomes law.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 50 m

USOPC effectively bars transgender women from women’s sports washingtonpost.com/sports/olympic…

davidalexander5's tweet card. The U.S. Olympic organization cited President Donald Trump’s executive order from February in its updated policy.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 50 m

Mass protests erupted in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities late Tuesday after the country’s parliament passed legislation many fear will neutralize the country’s main anti-corruption bodies and roll back reforms … washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

davidalexander5's tweet card. Fighting corruption has been a central issue for Ukrainians since the pro-Western protests a decade ago and new curbs on the watchdog agencies have alarmed many.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 52 m

Ukraine’s top commander asks Trump to help take the war to Russia washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

davidalexander5's tweet card. With Trump now open to supplying U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine, Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky calls for longer-range missiles and the permission to use them against Russia.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 52 m

Trump administration widens probes into Virginia’s largest public university washingtonpost.com/education/2025…

davidalexander5's tweet card. The Trump administration has launched a fourth investigation into George Mason University over its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 1 h

FEMA moved quickly to help Texas. These other states are still waiting. Several states and two Native American tribes are still waiting for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical emergency services remain on hold. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

davidalexander5's tweet card. Several states and two Native American tribes are still waiting for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical emergency services remain on hold.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 1 h

U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’: Three Venezuelans, released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said they were repeatedly beaten and denied access to lawyers. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

davidalexander5's tweet card. Three Venezuelans, released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said they were repeatedly beaten and denied access to lawyers.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 1 h

Fact Checker: Tulsi Gabbard’s ‘seditious conspiracy’ claim is based on thin gruel -The DNI’s announcement flies in the face of the conclusions of four previous investigations totaling more than 2,500 pages. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

davidalexander5's tweet card. The announcement from the director of national intelligence flies in the face of the conclusions of four previous investigations totaling more than 2,500 pages.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 1 h

Obama’s office: Trump administration’s treason claims are a ‘distraction’ washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

davidalexander5's tweet card. A spokesperson for Obama said that while the office “does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response,” the Trump administration’s...

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 1 h

Tariffs hit U.S. companies hard, but businesses absorb them for now washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

davidalexander5's tweet card. General Motors said tariffs slashed its second-quarter income by more than $1 billion, and other companies pointed to import duties to explain smaller profits.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 10 h

Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged. Descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites have been flagged for review in connection with an executive order from Trump. nytimes.com/2025/07/22/cli… via @NYTimes

davidalexander5's tweet card. Descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites have been flagged for review in connection with an executive order from President Trump.

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David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 16 h

The detention of two Italian nationals at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the new immigrant detention center in Florida’s Everglades, is sparking criticism from lawmakers in Italy, who are calling on their country’s conservative government to speak out. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

davidalexander5's tweet card. Lawmakers called for Italy’s conservative government to do more to secure the repatriation of two nationals held at the new facility in Florida’s Everglades.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 16 h

Billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times says he will take the newspaper public in the coming year apnews.com/article/los-an…

davidalexander5's tweet image. Billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times says he will take the newspaper public in the coming year

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David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 16 h

Florida's attorney general targets a restaurant over an LGBTQ Pride event apnews.com/article/florid…

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 16 h

A U.S. government employee has been banned from leaving China after traveling there in a personal capacity, the State Department said Tuesday, marking the latest case where Beijing has stopped U.S. nationals from departing the country. apnews.com/article/china-…

davidalexander5's tweet image. A U.S. government employee has been banned from leaving China after traveling there in a personal capacity, the State Department said Tuesday, marking the latest case where Beijing has stopped U.S. nationals from departing the country.

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David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 16 h

Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76 apnews.com/article/ozzy-o…

davidalexander5's tweet card. The gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice of heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne has died.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 16 h

House largely grinds to a halt over Epstein files washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

davidalexander5's tweet card. Republicans on the House Rules Committee, fearing Democrats will introduce amendments related to Epstein, continue to oppose allowing any legislation to reach the floor.

David Alexander@davidalexander5 · 17 h

A panel of federal judges in New Jersey Tuesday blocked Alina Habba from staying in the job as the state’s interim USattorney and invoked a rarely used power to select their own candidate to take over as top NJ federal prosecutor nytimes.com/2025/07/22/nyr… via ⁦@nytimesworld⁩

davidalexander5's tweet card. Alina Habba’s term as interim U.S. attorney was set to expire on Tuesday. New Jersey’s two Democratic senators had accused her of pursuing “frivolous and politically motivated prosecutions.”

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