Paulina Smolinski

60 Minutes Associate Producer/Reporter based in NY Previously: CBS News White House Producer/Reporter [email protected]

[Natalie Brand @NatalieABrand]

President Trump touts efforts to rebuild military & administration’s shift in foreign policy at ⁦@WestPoint_USMA⁩. “In some cases, they sent warriors on nation building crusades that wanted nothing to do with us,” Recap via ⁦@psmolinski⁩ https://t.co/6iyISStU7A

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President Trump on Friday night authorized the military to take control of a strip of public land along the southern border. https://t.co/YiBQZupiae

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Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland later this week, the White House announced Sunday, the most high-profile visit yet as the Trump administration eyes the Danish territory. https://t.co/lKnEJ3ajjz

[Paulina Smolinski @psmolinski]

In early March, President Trump criticized what he characterized as a one-sided security alliance between the U.S. and Japan.

But Japanese government officials admit—there’s no Plan B for Japan’s defense other than the U.S.

Reporting from Tokyo:

https://t.co/RmvS7x77Gw

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President Trump said the head of the EPA is prepared to implement deep staffing and spending cuts, raising fears among employees and environmental groups. https://t.co/fJe6oqCztM

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DOGE's Elon Musk says federal employees must document their work or resign. https://t.co/5GIOoe4I9E

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President Trump is expected to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Saturday amid discussions about the Ukraine war, according to two sources familiar with the plans. https://t.co/munGIdzf4a

[Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs]

Kash Patel's swearing in as FBI director will be today, @psmolinski reports.

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A team of President Trump's advisers are expected to meet with Russian officials next week to begin peace negotiations over the war in Ukraine, two U.S. government officials familiar with the details told CBS News Saturday. https://t.co/TTruOh0QFe

[Sara Cook @saraecook]

Waltz, Witkoff, and Rubio will meet with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia this week, a US government official tells me, further confirming my colleague @psmolinski’s reporting. Sources would not confirm whether Ukrainian officials were invited. @CBSNews

[Margaret Brennan @margbrennan]

Trump NSA Mike Waltz, Steve Witkoff and Sec. Marco Rubio will meet with Russian officials this week in Saudi Arabia to start Ukraine Peace negotiations, CBS' Paulina Smolinski has learned. Meanwhile, last Thursday Rubio told podcasters that Russia was still trying to figure out which diplomats would be involved.

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The Biden administration will remove Cuba from the state sponsor of terrorism list as part of a deal for the release of political prisoners in exchange for an easing of restrictions. https://t.co/DiTHNoGi1a

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Biden to emphasize NATO and other foreign partnerships in final foreign policy speech. https://t.co/fgGxUNSWTr

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Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election set in motion a race against time by President Biden to safeguard his environmental legacy in his remaining days as president. https://t.co/cEwmxV29uS

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President Biden will participate on Thursday in the annual Christmas tree lighting on the Ellipse, his last time taking part in the annual tradition before he departs the White House next year. https://t.co/sJEZ4wP5aF

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President Biden is vacationing this week in Santa Ynez, California. But what is a vacation for the commander-in-chief is a lot of work for the people in places where the president chooses to relax. https://t.co/XgrLV1IrEa

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said there would be no confirmed U.S. ambassadors to Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Lebanon by the end of the summer. https://t.co/N5Z9SrqsHk

[Paulina Smolinski @psmolinski]

"We are young. We have so much things we can do in the U.S. When you don't have any clear status, it's difficult."
Two year later, thousands of Afghan refugees are still waiting for asylum with no pathway to permenant legal status.
https://t.co/XI0qN1X8Ut

[Paulina Smolinski @psmolinski]

The remains of a former U.S. Marine who died in Ukraine after joining the fight against the Russian invasion will be coming home Friday.
Marine Capt. Grady Kurpasi went missing in April 2022 after taking small-arms fire in the Kherson region.
https://t.co/0ZldKx3ioP

[Paulina Smolinski @psmolinski]

Last year nearly a third of Pakistan was flooded. It could happen again this year while the country still struggles to recover.
Thank you @EllenUchimiya for the edit
https://t.co/AgoTF6Osen