Tomas Thor

Breaking News Intern

Tomas Thor is a breaking news intern at The Daily Beast. He was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain, to an Icelandic mother and Argentinian father, and moved to New York in 2016. Tomas is a rising senior at Columbia University, where he has served as Class President. He was an academic-year intern at NBC’s TODAY Show for 9 months and has written for the local independent publication The Examiner News.

Donald Trump as a toy soldier

MAGA’S WORST NIGHTMARE

Trump’s Record of Deluded War Boasts Comes Back to Bite Him

On the six-month anniversary of the start of the U.S. conflict with Iran, there is still no end in sight.

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Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC.

BACKGROUND CHECK

Trump DOJ Sets Off Alarm Bells With Election Monitoring Hire

The Florida lawyer served jail time after illegally accessing government election websites.

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Mike Johnson and police side by side

FREEDOM OF PRESS?

Mike Johnson Fundraising Event Calls Cops on NYT Reporter

While the Times reporter waited in the parking lot, Fox News was welcomed inside.

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(L-R) Tico Wells, Leon Robinson, Robert Townsend and Michael Wright of the musical group The Five Heartbeats pose in the press room at the 2011 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on June 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

GENERATIONAL TALENT

‘The Five Heartbeats’ Star Dies Aged 70

The actor is being remembered as “an extraordinary artist whose work touched generations.”

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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: Jennifer Simpson of the United States, silver, celebrates with the US flag after the Women's 1500 metres final during day four of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on August 7, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

‘THAT CHAPTER HAS ENDED’

U.S. Olympic Star Retires After Shocking Cardiac Arrest

The medalist said returning to running would be too dangerous.

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