News Reporter

Lindsey Curnutte

6 articles 2016

Lindsey Curnutte is a journalist who contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2016, covering a range of news topics including national politics, foreign policy, and government accountability. Her reporting for the magazine spanned campaign finance, congressional debates, veterans' affairs, and D.C. local issues.

All Aboard D.C.'s Streetcar Nightmare

July 15, 2016 · Washington D.C., Streetcars, Lindsey Curnutte

The late mayor Marion Barry called the D.C. streetcar project "ill-planned, ill-thought-out, ill-engineered, ill-everything," a statement with which few would disagree. After a 54-year hiatus, the streetcar is back in action, offering commuters the nostalgia of a sluggish transit service with a…

Baltic Official Says Russia Would Be 'Stupid to Challenge NATO'

June 30, 2016 · Russia, Baltic States, Lindsey Curnutte

As Russian influence spreads across Eastern Europe, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said conventional military involvement by Russia in the Baltics is not expected, "because that would be stupid to challenge NATO."

Clinton, Allies to Spend $23 Million in Battleground States

June 20, 2016 · Lindsey Curnutte, Blog

Hillary Clinton and Democratic supporters are launching $23.3 million worth of TV advertising buys in battleground states, NBC reported Monday. As for planned spending by pro-Donald Trump forces in the same states? $0.

VA Fires First Negligent Officials in 18 Months

June 9, 2016 · Lindsey Curnutte, Blog

The Department of Veterans' Affairs fired three senior officials from the Phoenix VA health care system Wednesday, marking the first dismissals linked to the mismanagement in Arizona since the system's director was ousted in November 2014.