Felicia Schwartz
@felschwartz
diplomatic correspondent @politico by way of @ft @wsj. [email protected] and fschwartz.75 on signal
Devastating loss. May his memory be a blessing
CSIS mourns the loss of our Chief Communications Officer, Andrew Schwartz. For 20 years, he led with vision and integrity, shaping how CSIS engaged the world. His leadership, mentorship, and legacy in strategic communications will have a lasting impact: csis.org/analysis/memor…
Big day for Syria: President Trump signs EO scrapping most of the Syria sanctions regime politi.co/45IHox4
“The letter bearing Trump’s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy—like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. A pair of small arcs denotes the…
“An octogenarian Air Force retiree who spent half a century in his nation’s service was not allowed to attend a party for a dog he essentially donated to the government and named after his dead wife.” @shaneharris on Trump’s retribution theatlantic.com/national-secur…
Trump has privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russian territory, even asking Zelenskyy whether he could strike Moscow if the US provided long-range weapons, according to people briefed on the discussions. w/ @HenryJFoy & @maxseddon. ft.com/content/b66f03…
SCOOP: DOD's top investigators are digging into 2 close Hegseth aides and their role in the use of the Signal app and DOD leaks. “Ricky [Buria] & Tim [Parlatore] are some of the folks that they’re zeroing in on,” said a person familiar. (w/ @dlippman) politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
Trump said tonight the U.S. would start sending air defenses to Ukraine again. But Kyiv was already looking at two meetings this week with U.S. officials in Rome and Kyiv to restat shipments of HIMARS and other precision munitions. politico.com/news/2025/07/0…
Trump just posted what appear to be letters to the leaders of South Korea and Japan about trade. They're a little hard to follow but it looks like US tariffs of "only 25%" on each country's exports to the US (plus a threat to retaliate for any retaliation). 1/2
The unfounded attacks by @DNIGabbard on @washingtonpost reporter @nakashimae demean the office she has been appointed to. We will continue to pursue transparency and report on the IC in service to our readers and the values on which this country was founded. Happy July 4th. 🇺🇸
Statement from Executive Editor Matt Murray: “For three decades, Ellen Nakashima has been one of the most careful, fair-minded, and highly regarded reporters covering national security. Reaching out to potential sources rather than relying solely on official government press…
"The pause — reported first by POLITICO — was driven by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby and a small circle of advisers"
Trump allies caught off guard by Pentagon’s Ukraine weapons freeze politi.co/3TjofKP w/ @JackDetsch @paulmcleary @EliStokols
Trump allies caught off guard by Pentagon’s Ukraine weapons freeze politi.co/3TjofKP w/ @JackDetsch @paulmcleary @EliStokols
As the Trump admin. blocks weapon shipments to Ukraine, the Zelenskyy team and European allies are taking a new approach. w/ @JackDetsch @ak_mack @felschwartz @EliStokols politico.com/news/2025/07/0…
The Pentagon believes Iran's nuclear program has been degraded by 1 to 2 years, the Pentagon spokesperson tells reporters.
SCOOP: DOD has halted shipments of some air defense missiles & other precision munitions to Ukraine over worries that US weapons stockpiles are too low. It comes as Ukraine fends off largest Russian barrages of the war. @paulmcleary @reporterjoe & me: politico.com/news/2025/07/0…
NEW -full story coming ASAP
SCOOP: The Pentagon has halted shipments of some air defense missiles and other precision munitions to Ukraine due to worries that U.S. weapons stockpiles have fallen too low, @paulmcleary writes
.@felschwartz & @politico colleagues win today's award for epic headline
Scoop: Foreign ministers were surprised to hear Rubio arguing against more Russia sanctions this am. Last night, he’d told them the Senate would take up the sanctions bill soon, right after passing BBB, per 4 officials. w/ @JackDetsch @felschwartz politico.eu/article/marco-…
“If we did what everybody here wants us to do, and that is come in and crush them with more sanctions, we probably lose our ability to talk to them about the ceasefire and then who’s talking to them?" @SecRubio tells Politico's @DashaBurns politico.com/news/2025/06/2…
Trump & his team are taking their victory lap in The Hague today, with @SecRubio dubbing this year's NATO confab "the Trump summit" in an exclusive interview with Politico's @DashaBurns politico.com/news/2025/06/2…
