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60 Minutes Associate Producer/Reporter based in NY Previously: CBS News White House Producer/Reporter [email protected]

New York, NY
Joined December 2019
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President Trump touts efforts to rebuild military & administration’s shift in foreign policy at ⁦@WestPoint_USMA⁩. “In some cases, they sent warriors on nation building crusades that wanted nothing to do with us,” Recap via ⁦@psmolinski⁩ cbsnews.com/news/president-t…
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Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland later this week, the White House announced Sunday, the most high-profile visit yet as the Trump administration eyes the Danish territory. cbsn.ws/4ixLYlp
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In early March, President Trump criticized what he characterized as a one-sided security alliance between the U.S. and Japan. But Japanese government officials admit—there’s no Plan B for Japan’s defense other than the U.S. Reporting from Tokyo: cbsnews.com/news/us-japan-mi…
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President Trump said the head of the EPA is prepared to implement deep staffing and spending cuts, raising fears among employees and environmental groups. cbsn.ws/3XiSP9y
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President Trump is expected to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Saturday amid discussions about the Ukraine war, according to two sources familiar with the plans. cbsn.ws/3ELDsjN
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Kash Patel's swearing in as FBI director will be today, @psmolinski reports.
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A team of President Trump's advisers are expected to meet with Russian officials next week to begin peace negotiations over the war in Ukraine, two U.S. government officials familiar with the details told CBS News Saturday. cbsn.ws/4hFIzQV
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Paulina Smolinski retweeted
Waltz, Witkoff, and Rubio will meet with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia this week, a US government official tells me, further confirming my colleague @psmolinski’s reporting. Sources would not confirm whether Ukrainian officials were invited. @CBSNews
Trump NSA Mike Waltz, Steve Witkoff and Sec. Marco Rubio will meet with Russian officials this week in Saudi Arabia to start Ukraine Peace negotiations, CBS' Paulina Smolinski has learned. Meanwhile, last Thursday Rubio told podcasters that Russia was still trying to figure out which diplomats would be involved.
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Trump NSA Mike Waltz, Steve Witkoff and Sec. Marco Rubio will meet with Russian officials this week in Saudi Arabia to start Ukraine Peace negotiations, CBS' Paulina Smolinski has learned. Meanwhile, last Thursday Rubio told podcasters that Russia was still trying to figure out which diplomats would be involved.
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The Biden administration will remove Cuba from the state sponsor of terrorism list as part of a deal for the release of political prisoners in exchange for an easing of restrictions. cbsn.ws/3DTaQol
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Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election set in motion a race against time by President Biden to safeguard his environmental legacy in his remaining days as president. cbsn.ws/3BHbVib
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President Biden will participate on Thursday in the annual Christmas tree lighting on the Ellipse, his last time taking part in the annual tradition before he departs the White House next year. cbsn.ws/3ZCXmFk
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President Biden is vacationing this week in Santa Ynez, California. But what is a vacation for the commander-in-chief is a lot of work for the people in places where the president chooses to relax. cbsn.ws/3M8WZuS
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"We are young. We have so much things we can do in the U.S. When you don't have any clear status, it's difficult." Two year later, thousands of Afghan refugees are still waiting for asylum with no pathway to permenant legal status. cbsnews.com/news/afghans-wai…
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The remains of a former U.S. Marine who died in Ukraine after joining the fight against the Russian invasion will be coming home Friday. Marine Capt. Grady Kurpasi went missing in April 2022 after taking small-arms fire in the Kherson region. cbsnews.com/news/grady-kurpa…
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