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Julian E. Barnes
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Julian E. Barnes

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Intel/NatSec reporter for @nytimes. "I have seen 80-year-old Catholic school nuns named Bernadette with better senses of humor."--The Daily Caller.

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Last Front PageJUL 11, 2026Latest appearance
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Housing Official Chosen To Lead U.S. Intelligence

A Trump Loyalist With No Known Security Background Will Oversee Agencies

View Front PageNew York Times • JUN 3, 2026

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SECURITY SUBPAR ON AIR FORCE ONE GIVEN BY QATARIS

RETROFIT SCRUTINIZED

With:Tyler Pager,Eric Schmitt
NY
New York Times•JUL 11, 2026
New York Times front page

Security Concern Forced Switch of Air Force Ones

A Swap Adds to Doubts About Retrofitting of a Jet From Qatar

With:Tyler Pager,Eric Schmitt
NY
New York Times•JUL 10, 2026
Minnesota Star Tribune front page

Security concerns prompt Trump to switch planes

He left Turkey in old Air Force One instead of new Qatari jet he arrived on.

With:Tyler Pager,Eric Schmitt
MS
Minnesota Star Tribune•JUL 10, 2026
New York Times front page

Agencies Balk At Master List Of Every Spy

With:Devlin Barrett
NY
New York Times•JUN 30, 2026
New York Times front page

Trump to Pick New Nominee Of Intelligence

With:Devlin Barrett,Benjamin Weiser
NY
New York Times•JUN 12, 2026
New York Times front page

Housing Official Chosen To Lead U.S. Intelligence

A Trump Loyalist With No Known Security Background Will Oversee Agencies

With:Maggie Haberman
NY
New York Times•JUN 3, 2026•Lead Story
New York Times front page

Gabbard, Citing Ill Husband, Resigns as Intelligence Director

With:Dustin Volz
NY
New York Times•MAY 23, 2026
Reports on the resignation of the Director of National Intelligence for personal reasons following a tenure marked by policy friction.
New York Times front page

White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before Their Release

Executive Order to End Hands-Off Approach

With:Dustin Volz
NY
New York Times•MAY 5, 2026
Outlines early policy discussions within the administration regarding preemptive regulation of artificial intelligence.
New York Times front page

CEASE-FIRE CALLED AFTER TENSE DAY THREATENING IRAN

Trump Veers From ‘Civilization Will Die’ to Agreeing to Two-Week Pause

With:Tyler Pager,Michael Levenson,Farnaz Fassihi
NY
New York Times•APR 8, 2026•Lead Story
The paper focuses on the abrupt shift in presidential rhetoric and policy, contrasting severe existential threats with the subsequent agreement to a temporary diplomatic pause. The coverage frames the administration's decision-making process as volatile and unpredictable.
New York Times front page

HOW U.S. MILITARY, RACING THE CLOCK, SAVED AN AIRMAN

Account of Complex Mission After Iran Downed a Jet

With:Eric Schmitt,Erika Solomon
NY
New York Times•APR 6, 2026•Lead Story
The paper highlights the logistical and operational success of the U.S. military in a tense geopolitical scenario, pairing it with an analysis of the broader strategic consequences of the event.
New York Times front page

Iran Skeptical Of War Talks, U.S. Assesses

With:Edward Wong
NY
New York Times•APR 2, 2026
Relays intelligence assessments regarding Iran's reluctance to engage in negotiations amidst ongoing conflict.

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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 Julian E. Barnes 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.