Tara Copp
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@TaraCopp
@WashingtonPost Pentagon correspondent. Signal: taracopp.06. Email: [email protected]
Trump is planning another new addition to the White House: a helipad on the south lawn. Why? Because the long-stalled new Marine One helicopters keep burning the grass. with the estimable @DanLamothe washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
🚨🚨🚨 NEW: We’ll be on the ground in Kentucky on Monday talking the GREAT AMERICAN COMEBACK! Stay tuned to hear from our special guest: The Honorable Pete Hegseth! See you out there! 🇺🇸
New: Classified military intelligence assessments from early this month show Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities. Including: U.S. intel assesses Iran has restored operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites it maintains along the Strait of Hormuz, and ~90% of Iran's underground missile sites are "partially or fully operational." w @Adamentous @maggieNYT nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/…
SCOOP: A confidential new CIA analysis delivered to policymakers this week concludes that Iran can survive the U.S. naval blockade for at least 3 to 4 months before facing more severe economic hardship, a finding that contradicts those hailing an imminent collapse
BREAKING: CT Mirror and @ProPublica have won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for "On the Hook," an investigation into how Connecticut's towing practices had come to favor tow companies at the expense of low-income residents. More here: ctmirror.org/series/on-the-…
.@MikeBalsamo1 named @AP U.S. News director. On our blog: buff.ly/EqB8GwV
