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The Wall Street Journal Assistant Editor #IStandWithEvan

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7 months
Today marks the next change for me at the WSJ: I will be moving from DC bureau chief to WSJ assistant editor working full time on the mission to secure the release of our colleague Evan Gershkovich. Let’s hope it is a short-term assignment. #IStandWithEvan
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Paul Beckett
6 months
All: please save a seat and a thought for ⁦ @evangershkovich ⁩ at your Thanksgiving table. There are no holidays in Russian prison. #IStandWithEvan
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Paul Beckett
4 years
An ex-business partner of Hunter Biden said he consulted his father about a planned venture with a Chinese oil company. Joe Biden denied any involvement in the venture and corporate records reviewed by The Journal show no role for him.
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Paul Beckett
3 years
More than 130 federal judges broke the law, hearing hundreds of cases involving companies in which they had financial interests. Many could now be reopened. This is a remarkable WSJ story. Check it out. via @WSJ
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Paul Beckett
3 years
The Oklahoma City bombing helped solidify for Merrick Garland the urgency and complexity of the domestic terror threat, a perspective he would bring to the Justice Department if confirmed as attorney general - smarts from @sgurman via @WSJ
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Paul Beckett
5 months
Saving a seat at our Christmas table for ⁦ @evangershkovich ⁩. It is time for him to come home. #IStandWithEvan
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Paul Beckett
4 years
Dr. Fauci, a member of the White House’s coronavirus task force, said on CNN that the U.S. “could have saved more lives” if it had moved faster on social distancing
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Paul Beckett
4 years
Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor is planning to leave the country on Jan. 2 and understood that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wanted to avoid being photographed with him, a person familiar with the situation said.
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Paul Beckett
3 years
While battling the U.S., the Taliban also wages a parallel and largely hidden war against Islamic State. The Kabul bombings show how bloody it could become. Extraordinarily rich, extraordinarily timely. This is a must-read story by @AlanCullison via @WSJ
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Paul Beckett
4 years
Microsoft says that Russian government hackers have targeted at least 200 organizations tied to the 2020 presidential election in recent weeks - the latest on election interference from ⁦ @dnvolz
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Paul Beckett
4 years
A growing number of Covid-19 reinfections around the world suggest that it may be hard to reach broad herd immunity against the virus without a vaccine, researchers say
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Paul Beckett
11 months
The White House is condemning the harassment of a Wall Street Journal reporter who questioned India’s prime minister about human rights in his country at a press conference last week. WSJ also condemned this disgraceful campaign.
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Paul Beckett
4 years
Doctors on the front lines of the first U.S. coronavirus hot spot describe difficulty coordinating with the federal government and getting supplies. Excellent reporting, damning conclusions
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Paul Beckett
5 years
Congratulations to all my colleagues in NY and DC who did so much to break and sustain the Michael Cohen story - a very worthy Pulitzer winner. Very proud. @WSJ
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Paul Beckett
4 months
It is outrageous that our colleague ⁦ @evangershkovich ⁩ has now been illegally detained for 9 months. More must be done to bring him home. #IStandWithEvan
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Paul Beckett
6 years
WSJ SCOOP: Special Counsel Mueller requested Trump campaign data firm to hand over employee emails via @WSJ
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Paul Beckett
5 years
WSJ SCOOP: Highly classified CIA report says Saudi crown prince sent 11 messages to top aide who oversaw hit squad in the hours around Khashoggi’s murder from ⁦ @wstrobel
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Paul Beckett
1 year
WSJ out in full force - at Nasdaq, where else! - to raise awareness of the plight of our colleague ⁦ @evangershkovich #IStandWithEvan #worldpressfreedomday
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Paul Beckett
5 months
#IStandWithEvan and thanks to @jaketapper for continuing to highlight this outrage
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Jake Tapper
5 months
It’s Sun Dec 17; WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was unfairly detained by the Russian FSB on March 29 — 263 days ago. US Ambassador: Evan “remains cheerful & thankful for the support of family, friends & everyone who has been following his difficult situation.” #IStandWithEvan
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Paul Beckett
1 year
The WSJ’s Washington bureau today. It will be there til he’s home. #IStandwithEvan
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Paul Beckett
2 months
At last night’s Gridiron Dinner, I thanked @POTUS ⁩ for thinking and speaking about ⁦ @evangershkovich ⁩ and for his administration’s efforts to secure his release - and urged him to keep up the good fight. (h/t ⁦ @andrea_shalal ⁩ for the photo) #IStandWithEvan
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Paul Beckett
7 years
WSJ SCOOP: Federal prosecutors are seeking a plea deal with Manafort’s former son-in-law via @WSJ
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Paul Beckett
4 years
Conservatives and Trump’s son criticized Rep. Liz Cheney over her willingness to break with the president, in a spat foreshadowing a bigger fight over the GOP’s future.
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Paul Beckett
3 years
Michael Avenatti is set to be sentenced in a Manhattan federal courtroom for trying to extort Nike for more than $20 million, capping a public downfall since his representation of adult-film actress Stormy Daniels. Latest from ⁦ @rebeccadobrien
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Paul Beckett
4 years
The IRS is investigating longtime NRA Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre for possible criminal tax fraud related to his personal taxes, according to people familiar with the matter. An attorney for Mr. LaPierre didn’t immediately comment.
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Paul Beckett
1 year
The National Press Club awarded its highest honor for press freedom to WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, who remains imprisoned in Moscow
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Paul Beckett
5 years
Ugh - I suppose I ought to read this. A decade-by-decade breakdown of optimal exercises. All can be done with little to no equipment. via @WSJ
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Paul Beckett
5 months
#IStandWithEvan - 250 days is 250 days too long. Time to come home.
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Paul Beckett
5 years
WSJ Scoop: Joe Biden tells donors he is in and is concerned he won’t garner the millions in online donations that Beto O’Rourke and Bernie Sanders announced at the beginning of their runs @emilyglazerwsj + @kthomasdc via @WSJ
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Paul Beckett
3 years
Mohammed and his four children are hiding from the Taliban and are among countless Afghan allies who were left behind when the U.S. ended its 20-year military campaign in Afghanistan on Monday - scoop from ⁦ @DionNissenbaum
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Paul Beckett
4 years
The Democratic ticket’s itinerary this week includes traditionally red states like Georgia and Texas, while the president is primarily working to shore up states he won four years ago.
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Paul Beckett
3 years
Friends and family members of some of the 13 U.S. personnel killed in the terrorist attack at Kabul’s airport described the deceased as brave and committed to military service
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Paul Beckett
2 years
Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman to serve as acting U.S. president when President Biden briefly transferred his powers to her via @WSJ
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Paul Beckett
3 months
WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's family seeks his release from Russia via @scrippsnews Evan’s sister Danielle is a remarkable, dedicated advocate for his release. He must come home soon. #IStandWithEvan
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Paul Beckett
4 years
FBI Director Christopher Wray ordered more than 40 changes in how the bureau seeks secret surveillance warrants and handles other matters after a Justice Department report uncovered flaws in monitoring a former Trump campaign adviser
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Paul Beckett
11 months
It is time for ⁦ @evangershkovich ⁩ to come home and back to the WSJ newsroom. The U.S. government must act. And the Russian government must release him. #IStandWithEvan
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Paul Beckett
5 years
Amtrak is looking toward the future of high-speed rail with a new fleet of Acela trains being built in upstate New York
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Paul Beckett
4 years
The best story on the Iran-US conflict you will read today: The U.S. sent an encrypted fax via the Swiss Embassy in Tehran urging Iran not to escalate, followed by a flurry of back and forth messages.
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Paul Beckett
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Pjotr Sauer
4 months
Last year, we celebrated NYE together in Berlin. Today Evan, our dear friend and colleague will spend New Year’s in a tiny cell in Moscow. We miss him everyday. Evan should be released immediately
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Paul Beckett
6 years
The world’s greatest chess player agreed to a secret match against a novice he’d never met. Here’s what happened: Your great weekend read via @WSJ
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Paul Beckett
5 years
The owner of said Matthew Whitaker demanded he take down a comment about a firm Whitaker advised that later was shut down by the FTC.
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Paul Beckett
7 years
WSJ SCOOP: Mueller’s move to impanel grand jury in Washington signals Russia probe is ramping up via @WSJ
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Paul Beckett
6 years
WSJ SCOOP: Foxconn promised to hire 13,000 employees for its planned Wisconsin plant. That’s proving hard in a tight labor market so it is considering bringing in Chinese engineers
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Paul Beckett
4 years
Two immigrants in Trump-led naturalization ceremony said they didn’t know they would appear at RNC, but didn’t mind being featured. A little awkward. ⁦ @tparti ⁩ & ⁦ @MichaelCBender ⁩ have the story.
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Paul Beckett
5 years
After WTO entry, China became the world’s manufacturing floor. Research shows Chinese competition cost the U.S. 2.4 million jobs between 1999 and 2011, battering factory towns.
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Paul Beckett
3 years
A large portion of the Afghan Air Force is now in neighboring countries after hundreds of Afghan service members used U.S.-supplied planes and helicopters to flee the Taliban
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Paul Beckett
7 years
(ANOTHER) WSJ SCOOP - Facebook Gave Special Counsel Robert Mueller More Details on Russian Ad Buys Than Congress
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Paul Beckett
4 years
Just incredibly proud of the work that my colleagues in the WSJ's DC bureau - and across the whole WSJ newsroom - did throughout this extraordinary election. Major kudos to all involved. It is a helluva team.
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Paul Beckett
7 months
On the six-month anniversary of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detention in Russia, his family writes, “It’s hard not to think about everything he is missing” @evangershkovich is part of a truly remarkable and wonderful family #IStandwithEvan via @WSJ
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Paul Beckett
4 months
300 days. Thanks for the opportunity to talk about it @jaketapper . #IStandWithEvan
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Jake Tapper
4 months
It’s Tuesday, January 23, 2024. WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by the Russian FSB on March 29, 2023. 300 DAYS AGO. His “crime” was practicing journalism in Russia. FREE HIM NOW!!! #IStandWithEvan
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Paul Beckett
1 year
50 days is 50 days too long for ⁦ @evangershkovich ⁩ to be in a Russian jail for the “crime” of committing journalism. He needs to be home and back in the newsroom NOW. #IStandWithEvan
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Paul Beckett
6 months
#ISrandWithEvan - saving a place at our Thanksgiving table for ⁦ @evangershkovich ⁩. We look forward to celebrating with him when he comes home. There are no holidays in a Russian prison.
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Paul Beckett
7 years
WSJ: Manafort Faces Another Money-Laundering Probe
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WSJ: Treasury Dept.'s financial-crimes monitor to share data with Senate on possible Trump-Russia ties via @WSJ
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