Noah Robertson
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Noah Robertson

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Congressional National Security Reporter for the Washington Post | Formerly @defense_news & @csmonitor

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Plans in works in case Trump tries to tilt vote

U.S. officials fret about subversion of democracy

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Plans in works in case Trump tries to tilt vote

U.S. officials fret about subversion of democracy

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Washington Post•OCT 21, 2026•Lead Story
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Troop deaths not tallied

OFFICIALS SAY COUNT MISSES AT LEAST 4

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Washington Post•SEP 19, 2026
Philadelphia Inquirer front page

Officials say not all Iran casualties reported

Six officials say the Pentagon has omitted at least four American troops from the count of war dead on its public database.

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Philadelphia Inquirer•SEP 19, 2026
Washington Post front page

NSA begins historic retooling of spy agency

Focus will be on priorities including AI, China and cybersecurity

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Washington Post•SEP 14, 2026•Lead Story
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U.S. arms shortage alarms partners

ASIAN ALLIES WARY OF N. KOREA AND CHINA

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Washington Post•AUG 27, 2026
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Secure facility already exists

Ex-officials say bunker undercuts ballroom suit

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Washington Post•AUG 24, 2026
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Fallback for U.S. weighed in Gulf

Pentagon hints it may not rebuild bases as before

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Washington Post•AUG 19, 2026
Philadelphia Inquirer front page

Military has lost 25% of its Reaper drones

Officials say since the war began in February about 45 of the drones have been lost at a cost of $30M to $50M each.

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Philadelphia Inquirer•AUG 14, 2026
Philadelphia Inquirer front page

Trump, Hegseth clashed over munition concerns

President said U.S. has “massive amounts” of munitions and vowed to hunt down leakers.

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Philadelphia Inquirer•AUG 7, 2026
Washington Post front page

Trump, Hegseth clash over weaponry

Frustrations about the Iran war boiled over at Camp David

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Washington Post•AUG 6, 2026
Washington Post front page

Russia bill is a memorial to Graham’s tenacity

He pushed for a measure to curb Moscow’s main source of income

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Washington Post•JUL 30, 2026
Washington Post front page

Clayton is confirmed as chief of intelligence

He has been less controversial than Pulte, who had the job a month

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Washington Post•JUL 29, 2026
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House tees up billions for war

The two measures face a difficult path to being law

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Washington Post•JUL 23, 2026
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On Hill, a plea for war clarity

HEGSETH PRESSED AS FIGHTING INTENSIFIES

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Washington Post•JUL 22, 2026
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Colby causes a split in GOP

FEUD OVER TRUMP PENTAGON APPOINTEE

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Washington Post•JUN 29, 2026
Washington Post front page

Intelligence pick in limbo as Trump backtracks

He delays Clayton hearing, leaving Pulte in seat for longer

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Washington Post•JUN 18, 2026•Lead Story
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House rejects extension of expiring wiretap law

Critical post-9/11 spy tool is all but certain to lapse for the first time

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Washington Post•JUN 12, 2026
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Rubio outlines terms for Iran

AS TALKS FALTER, CONFLICT DRAGS ON Lawmakers have shown frustration with war

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Washington Post•JUN 3, 2026
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Hegseth slams ‘defeatist’ lawmakers in fiery clash

Pentagon leader rebuts Democrats’ criticism over Iran war, purge of officials

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Washington Post•APR 30, 2026
Highlights the rhetorical intensity and partisan division of a congressional hearing involving the Defense Secretary.
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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

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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.
Washington Post front page

Measure to block further Iran strikes fails in Senate

War powers resolution is the fourth to falter in the chamber since war’s start

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Washington Post•APR 16, 2026
Washington Post front page

Powerful surveillance program faces obstacles

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

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Washington Post•APR 13, 2026
Highlights legal and legislative challenges to a controversial intelligence-gathering tool.

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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 Noah Robertson 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.