Alex Horton is a National Security Reporter at The Washington Post. He focuses on the U.S. military, covering themes of security and law enforcement, counterterrorism, and environmental impacts on national security. Alex has been featured in numerous publications, including Boston.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Seattle Times.
Preston is the artificial intelligence that powers the Intelligent Relations PR platform. Meet Preston
Not enough data
Alex Horton's coverage focuses heavily on international conflicts, military news, and government & politics. His articles primarily cover evolving stories and breaking news related to the Israel-Gaza conflict, U.S. military involvement, Ukraine-Russia conflict, and broader international relations.
To effectively reach out to Alex Horton, consider providing expert insights or first-hand accounts related to ongoing conflicts or significant developments in global politics and military affairs. Additionally, given his focus on evolving stories and breaking news within these topics, timely responses with unique perspectives are likely to capture his attention.
This information evolves through artificial intelligence and human feedback. Improve this profile .
By: Aaron Schaffer, Alex Horton, Tara Copp
Unlike the past two decades of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, where soldiers on foot patrols and in convoys made up the majority of combat deaths, in this conflict such fatalities are occurring among troops who have never set foot in Iran, dying instead in attacks targeting bases sometimes hundreds of miles away.
By: Dylan Moriarty, Terrence Mccoy, Alex Horton, Samantha Schmidt
The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.
By: Alex Horton, Samantha Schmidt Dylan Moriarty, Terrence McCoy
The Trump administration's deadly military strikes have not reduced the amount of cocaine entering the United States. In Florida, the price of the drug is down any about 50% in the last five years.
By: Alex Horton, Tara Copp, Susannah George
By: Tara Copp, Alex Horton, Susannah George
Fighter jets from the United States and Saudi Arabia conducted joint military strikes Tuesday targeting Iranian proxy forces in Iraq, officials
By: Tara Copp, Alex Horton, Susannah George, Ellen Francis
President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to hit Iran “hard,” after U.S. officials said Iran had launched a ballistic missile attack, which was intercepted, on U.S. military assets in the region.
By: Alex Horton, Tara Copp
Citing reporting by The Post, lawmakers told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the probe is necessary because they are not confident in the Pentagon’s ability to examine the incident objectivity.
Democratic lawmakers announced Thursday that they are opening an investigation into the Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. service members
Democratic lawmakers announced Thursday that they are opening an investigation into the Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. service members in Kuwait earlier this year, citing doubts over the objectivity of the military's internal review of the attack.
By: Eddie Byrom, Harry Wallace, Colin Ingram, Jack Hope-Bell, Alex Horton, Dan Douthwaite, Tim Van, Andy Gorvin, Romano Franco, Connor O Riordan, Noah Thain, Luc Benkenstein, Charlie Allison, Matt Critchley, Simon Harmer, Grant Roelofsen, Simon Fernandes W
Glamorgan Men v Essex Men Metro Bank One Day Cup Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Friday 07 August 2026, 11am
