Epstein Secrets

t five attempts to overthrow or assassinate the president. The government claims to have foiled at least a dozen more plots in that period ... Mr. Maduro's Socialist Party is resorting to this siege mentality to justify ubiquitous surveillance, arbitrary detentions and the torture of perceived enemie

esident Nicolas Maduro is cracking down on his own military. From the Times: "Top military leaders have repeatedly declared their allegiance to the Maduro administration. But over the past two years, as the oil-rich economy crumbled and a majority of Venezuelans were left without sufficient food and

ess to vote on new gun-control measures. "But there's one problem: Democrats are privately sparring over what exactly to approve," Rachael Bade and Paul Kane report. "House Democrats universally agree on expanding background checks, legislation they easily passed in February. They've also coalesced arou

onal efforts to oust Maduro from power, has made secret contact with Diosdado Cabello, who is considered the most powerful man in Venezuela after Maduro (The Associated Press). ...Axios reported over the weekend that Trump spoke with military advisers about a potential naval blockade of Venezuela's

Tillerson and renewed in 2018 (The Associated Press). > Venezuela: The United States, frustrated after unsuccessful international efforts to oust Maduro from power, has made secret contact with Diosdado Cabello, who is considered the most powerful man in Venezuela after Maduro (The Associated Press)

vacancies and with a pile-up of House-passed bills in the Senate, Democrats say using McConnell as a rallying banner can be effective (The Hill). Paul Kane: North Carolina runoff a test of women's standing in the Republican Party. Elsewhere on the political scene ... Kris Kobach, the former Kansas sec

sident Nicolas Maduro is cracking down on his own military. From the Times: "Top military leaders have repeatedly declared their allegiance to the Maduro administration. But over the past two years, as the oil-rich economy crumbled and a majority of Venezuelans were left without sufficient food and

ss to vote on new gun-control measures. "But there's one problem: Democrats are privately sparring over what exactly to approve," Rachael Bade and Paul Kane report. "House Democrats universally agree on expanding background checks, legislation they easily passed in February. They've also coalesced arou