Eric Bazail-Eimil
@ebazaileimil
National security reporter @politico. Dolphins/Hoyas apologist. Talk to me: [email protected] and DM for Signal.
NEW: POLITICO reviewed over 100 of Vice President Kamala Harris' publicly available phone calls and meetings with world leaders. Here's what we found: politico.com/news/2024/07/2…
Emotional scenes outside the State Department today as employees affected by a sweeping reduction in force leave the building. Current employees and supporters have lined up to “clap out” departing State Department staff at the department’s HQ in Foggy Bottom.
After a very long travel day back from Aspen, it gave me such unbridled joy to get into my Uber and realize the driver’s playing merengue
ASPEN: Special envoy Adam Boehler takes the stage at the Aspen Security Forum. He’s the only Trump administration appearing at the annual natsec confab this year.
NEW COLUMN: Dispatch From a Den of Evil Globalism, by @nahaltoosi for @politico politico.com/news/magazine/…
Democrats accuse Waltz of lying over Signalgate and berate him for not expressing regret politi.co/44UwQJd via @politico
Both POLITICO (first in NatSec Daily) and AP got White House confirmation about this. See: politico.com/newsletters/na… And: apnews.com/article/waltz-…
ROSEN: It's been reported that despite being removed from your role as national security adviser in May, surprisingly, you've been on the WH payroll. You've said you'll root out waste at the UN. So can you confirm whether you've been receiving a salary? WALTZ: I was kept on as…
President Donald Trump is weighing a new military aid package for Ukraine worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to two people familiar with the plan. @JackDetsch @EliStokols @paulmcleary for @politico. share.google/dd1RUZWoR2oSwN…
Scoop: Trump is framing his 50% tariff threat on Brazil as a quest for justice for Bolsonaro. But it was his anger over BRICS that tipped him over the edge, convincing him to impose new levies, people familiar tell me @_AriHawkins & @ebazaileimil politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
BREAKING: @StateDept distributes to journalists a letter sent to employees announcing that the Reduction in Force would begin "soon." State employees tell me they received it simultaneously, and that the RIFs are expected tomorrow morning. Full text:
“Either through a singular, exceptional penetration or through cumulative penetrations, the Chinese may have a major intelligence advantage in the event of a war with Taiwan and, by extension, with the United States" w/ @ebazaileimil politico.com/newsletters/na…
Trump threatens to slap Brazil with 50 percent tariffs over treatment of Bolsonaro, other disagreements w/ @ebazaileimil @drdesrochers @meganmesserly politico.com/news/2025/07/0…
I don't see an easy way out of the Trump vs Lula confrontation following today's 50% tariff announcement. Trump's previous battles with Petro, Sheinbaum and Mulino de-escalated relatively quickly, but those are countries with very US-connected economies & security relationships…
Earlier today, @SecRubio announced new sanctions on U.N. Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur @FranceskAlbs for what he called a "campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel". Read more for @politico: politico.com/news/2025/07/0…
This appears to have gone largely unreported by the media. John F. Miniclier, the last surviving American veteran from the Battle of Midway, passed away on May 24 at the age of 103. Another World War II soldier fades into history. Thank you for your service. RIP.
Incredible reporting from my friend @G_Svirnovskiy for @politico. politico.eu/article/belaru…
Great speaking with @ebazaileimil about today's @POTUS-@IsraeliPM meeting for @politico's #NationalSecurityDaily. politico.com/newsletters/na…