Karen DeYoung

Washington, D.C.

Associate editor and senior national security correspondent

Education: University of Florida, BS in journalism, 1971

Karen DeYoung is associate editor and senior national security correspondent for The Washington Post. In more than three decades at the paper, she has served as bureau chief in Latin America and London and as correspondent covering the White House, U.S. foreign policy and the intelligence community. She has been assistant managing editor for national news, national editor and foreign editor. She has won numerous awards for national and international reporting and is the author of “Soldier,” a biography of Colin Powell.
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U.S. launches more strikes on Houthis; communications restored in Gaza after week-long outage

U.S. strikes in Yemen Friday targeted “Houthi missile launchers that were ready to launch attacks,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

January 19, 2024

U.S. hits Houthi sites in Yemen; Israel steps up West Bank raids

Pakistan launched retaliatory strikes on Iran’s Baluchistan region, opening a new front in Middle East tensions.

January 18, 2024

Despite U.S. pressure on Israel, casualty count in Gaza remains high

In the besieged Gaza Strip, civilian casualties remain high and aid deliveries low. The Biden administration has concluded Israel is not heeding its demands.

January 14, 2024

Top Biden administration officials meet in Mexico for migration talks

As southern border crossings increase, Mexican President López Obrador says that United States should concentrate more on helping “poor people” in the region.

December 27, 2023

Israel expanding fight in Gaza refugee camps; strikes mount along northern border

Israel said it was expanding combat operations in Gaza Strip refugee camps as strikes along the Israel-Lebanon border renew fears of regional escalation.

December 27, 2023

The world wants a respite for Gaza. Israel vows to keep fighting.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli commanders have suggested that the level of violence with which they’re prosecuting the war on Hamas will persist or even intensify.

December 26, 2023

More than 20,000 dead in Gaza, as U.N. calls for fighting pause and aid

Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 attack led by Hamas has left nearly 1 out of every 100 people in the Gaza Strip dead.

December 22, 2023

U.S. will support Gaza resolution in U.N. Security Council

By Thursday evening, the Security Council had circulated a draft among members that might allow the United States to abstain rather than veto the resolution.

December 21, 2023

Security Council moves closer to vote on Gaza resolution; no fully functional hospitals left in north Gaza

By Thursday evening, the Security Council had circulated a draft among members that might allow the United States to abstain rather than veto.

December 21, 2023

Israel-Gaza war: Hamas leader in Egypt for talks on war; U.N. Security Council postpones Gaza vote again

Hamas’s political leader is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials, raising hopes of negotiations to halt fighting in Gaza and allow the release of more hostages.

December 20, 2023