Washington Post reporter covering Trump administration foreign policy with a focus on the State Department. Adam.taylor@washpost.com or Mradamtaylor.01 on signalhttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3lp53h5ujek24“Some of his former colleagues were hoping he would be the ‘adult in the room.’ That is a very warped view of our constitutional system." Inside Marco Rubio’s meteoric — and precarious — rise in Trumpworld wapo.st/4j43YTI https://wapo.st/4j43YTI14 May 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp53h5ujek24https://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3lo4wbhylxk2rAfter 100 days, the toll of Trump’s foreign aid cuts has begun to sink in wapo.st/4d0fePB Includes USAID and PEPFAR @sammywestfall.bsky.social01 May 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4wbhylxk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3lms4mw4ov22a🚨I have a new beat at The Washington Post, covering the Trump administration's foreign policy with a focus on the State Department. If you have something to share, reach out to me at Adam.Taylor@washpost.com or mradamtaylor.01 on Signal 🚨14 Apr 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lms4mw4ov22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3lms2gsn6r226SCOOP w/ @johnphudson.bsky.social : We got a look at Trump OMB proposals for cuts to State/USAID budget. Among them: - 48% total budget cut - Humanitarian assistance cut by 54%, Global health 55 % - Funding for UN, NATO cut - Fulbright eliminated https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/14/state-department-budget-cuts-trump-rubio/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzQ0NjAzMjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzQ1OTg1NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NDQ2MDMyMDAsImp0aSI6IjE1NDdiYjAxLWRlZDYtNDljNi1hZmRiLWY5YjE0OTBkZDRiNyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC1zZWN1cml0eS8yMDI1LzA0LzE0L3N0YXRlLWRlcGFydG1lbnQtYnVkZ2V0LWN1dHMtdHJ1bXAtcnViaW8vIn0.F7ds15z8Jr2uxxjiB_toIyPj9AB9t8eYhPW4vBtefEg14 Apr 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lms2gsn6r226https://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3ljb7bkdkfc222 questions. 1. Would Trump have gotten angry if Vance hadn't first? Listening to the full conversation, I'm not sure. 2. Some analysts had been surprised at draft framework for the U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal, finding better terms than expected for Kyiv. Was it sincere proposal?28 Feb 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljb7bkdkfc22https://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3ljb6x2utnk2x"Just the word 'wow' is how Oleksandr, 40, a Ukrainian military officer fighting in Russia’s Kursk region, responded to the footage of the argument. 'We still have a lot of work to be done,' he wrote. 'Better war, than shameful peace.'" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/28/zelensky-trump-meeting-europe-ukraine-reactions/28 Feb 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljb6x2utnk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3ljamdrrt6s2lThe Ukraine-U.S. deal hinges on huge deposits of critical minerals. But how much are these deposits actually worth? Experts aren’t so sure. wapo.st/4iilaoF https://wapo.st/4iilaoF28 Feb 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljamdrrt6s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3liwyrot6mk25Friedrich Merz, Germany's new conservative leader, says that Europe urgently needs "independence" from the United States. What would that actually mean? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/24/germany-europe-independence-us/24 Feb 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwyrot6mk25https://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3liwyrot6mk25Friedrich Merz, Germany's new conservative leader, says that Europe urgently needs "independence" from the United States. What would that actually mean? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/24/germany-europe-independence-us/24 Feb 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwyrot6mk25https://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3liv5wvzxtc2h"Wolff’s reportorial style has caused consternation in the past — his narrative can sometimes veer into the improbably telepathic — but what could be more appropriate for a president who exists in an alternate reality?" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/books/review/all-or-nothing-michael-wolff.html?utm_source=semafor24 Feb 2025 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3liv5wvzxtc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3limm4n65y22oNEW: Data analysis by @dfrlab.bsky.social and @algorithmwatch.bsky.social shows how Elon Musk's promotion of AfD on X ahead of Sunday's German election brought the far right party a massive new online audience. Read more here: wapo.st/3XyyZrh20 Feb 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3limm4n65y22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3limm4n65y22oNEW: Data analysis by @dfrlab.bsky.social and @algorithmwatch.bsky.social shows how Elon Musk's promotion of AfD on X ahead of Sunday's German election brought the far right party a massive new online audience. Read more here: wapo.st/3XyyZrh20 Feb 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3limm4n65y22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3lhtnuthakk2n10 Feb 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtnuthakk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3lhkmlbbw222hwapo.st/4hDPCcy https://wapo.st/4hDPCcy07 Feb 2025 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhkmlbbw222hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3lhjeteflyc22"When targeting senior commanders in the group, the Israeli military authorized the killing of 'triple-digit numbers' of Palestinian civilians as 'collateral damage,' and maintained close real-time coordination with US officials regarding the expected casualty figures" https://www.972mag.com/tunnels-hamas-lethal-gas-bombs-gaza/06 Feb 2025 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjeteflyc22https://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3lgvjo2mfw22ePEPFAR-funded HIV clinics in Africa are still closed, despite a humanitarian waiver from Secretary Rubio to an all encompassing aid pause under the Trump admin. “Complete disruption,” says one advocate. wapo.st/3EcElRU https://wapo.st/3EcElRU29 Jan 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvjo2mfw22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3lg7kx472fs2tAccidental Wes Anderson21 Jan 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg7kx472fs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3lfrxjreepk2bAccount of Trump Jnrs visit to Greenland, from a local who filmed them for intentional news agencies washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/…15 Jan 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrxjreepk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mradamtaylor.bsky.social/post/3lfcwrjrws22xFun fact. The Washington Post still had more traffic than mass media sites like Yahoo News and Daily Mail in November, per @pressgazette.co.uk https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-us-monthly-3/09 Jan 2025 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:ybkriuappvi2zz7vc4enz3yk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfcwrjrws22x