Lipton joined '' The Times '' in 1999 , covering the final years of the administration of New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani , as well as the 2001 terror attacks . Since 2004 , he has been based in the Washington bureau of '' The New York Times '' , where he is an investigative reporter who now writes about the Trump administration , as well as lobbying and corporate agendas in Congress . His previous assignments included the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration , as well as the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
2001 terror attacks
September 11 attacks
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