By: Ellen Nakashima, John Hudson, Adam Taylor
Mike Needham, a long-serving adviser to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is moving from a senior position at the State Department to the National
Ellen Nakashima is a national security reporter at The Washington Post. She covers critical topics related to intelligence, counterterrorism, and military law enforcement, with a focus on the U.S.-China relationship, the west's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and classified intelligence leaks. Ellen has been featured in various publications including The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Boston Globe, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, and is a member of three Pulitzer Prize-winning teams at The Post.
