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Ellen Nakashima

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National security reporter for The Washington Post. [email protected]. Reach me securely on Signal at Ellen.626

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Last Front PageMAY 23, 2026Latest appearance

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Gabbard abruptly resigns her job as intelligence chief

Departure ends a stormy 15-month tenure

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Gabbard abruptly resigns her job as intelligence chief

Departure ends a stormy 15-month tenure

With:John Hudson,Warren P. Strobel
WP
Washington Post•MAY 23, 2026•Lead Story
The story focuses on the sudden departure of a high-ranking intelligence official, balancing the personal motivation cited (family illness) with the administrative context of a 'stormy' tenure and exclusion from inner circles.
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Iran can endure blockade for months, CIA says

ALSO HAS AMPLE MISSILE, DRONE ARSENAL Analysis undercuts rosier picture painted by Trump

With:John Hudson,Warren P. Strobel
WP
Washington Post•MAY 8, 2026•Lead Story
The paper frames the intelligence assessment as a factual contradiction of the administration's optimistic public narrative regarding the efficacy of its naval blockade.
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Six months to rid Hormuz of mines, Pentagon assesses

Oil prices could be high late into year. Unpopular conflict has fractured Trump's base

With:Dan Lamothe,Noah Robertson
WP
Washington Post•APR 23, 2026•Lead Story
The paper frames the military assessment through a pragmatic economic and political lens, highlighting the prolonged timeline of the operation and its domestic fallout for the administration.
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Two CIA drug officers in Mexico die in car wreck

The crash also took the lives of two Mexican officials

With:Warren P. Strobel
WP
Washington Post•APR 22, 2026
Reports a fatal incident involving US intelligence personnel and Mexican officials with focus on the factual circumstances of the crash.
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Powerful surveillance program faces obstacles

Court ruling raises issues about government’s use of the tool on Americans

With:Warren P. Strobel,Noah Robertson
WP
Washington Post•APR 13, 2026
Highlights legal and legislative challenges to a controversial intelligence-gathering tool.
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Hegseth’s boasts are too rosy, some say

Downing of F-15 by Iran and risky rescue undercut claims of total dominance

With:Tara Copp,John Hudson
WP
Washington Post•APR 8, 2026
Contrasts the administration's confident rhetoric regarding military dominance with the operational reality of downed aircraft.
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Airman rescued after fighter jet was shot down

CIA DECEPTION CAMPAIGN SET UP MISSION

With:Tara Copp,Dan Lamothe,Alex Horton
WP
Washington Post•APR 6, 2026•Lead Story
The paper leads with the operational success of a high-stakes military extraction in Iran, detailing the evasion tactics and intelligence coordination rather than focusing solely on the initial military escalation.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Ellen Nakashima in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.