Epstein Secrets

wrong. Beyond the inverted yield curve, economists are pointing to a litany of other early warning signs that indicate a recession looms, despite the Federal Reserve's recent decision to cut interest rates. There's already been a decline in business investment, and some companies are pulling back on hiring. Yest

tainty loom despite temporary reprieve from Trump on China tariffs Trump says China tariffs delayed for 'Christmas season' BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: If President Trump wanted to stabilize the listing stock market, his Tuesday announcement that he will temporarily postpone the imple

ent to enter talks. Japan's Nikkei gained 0.6% and the Korean Kospi jumped more than 1%. ... Investors will pay close attention to the minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting on Wednesday, as well as any statements from Chairman Jerome Powell ahead of the economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo., starting

he's been largely sidelined over the past year as the United States negotiated directly with the Taliban. (Rafiq Maqbool/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: In 1776, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband as the colonists prepared to declare independence. "And. by the way, in the new

core constitutional values" because the First Amendment has long protected offensive speech. (Susan Svrluga) 7. U.S. stocks hit record highs after Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell said that an interest rate cut is likely at the end of this month. Powell testified before Congress that a cut was likely given Trump's

no regrets, Acosta and Pelosi are not sorry Acosta: 'Today's world treats victims very, very differently' BY JAMES HOHMANN with Joanie Greve and Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Sorry, not sorry. We've entered an era of no regrets. "I have no regrets about anything," Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters yester

polarized that a slight downturn in the economy might not cost him a huge amount of support — especially if he can persuade his supporters to blame the Federal Reserve or that the trade war is worth the momentary economic pain — but he simply can't afford to lose much support, period." -- Farmers support Trump's

blankets on Monday in the Border Patrol Central Processing Center in McAllen, Tex. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: President Trump is building his reelection campaign around the same brand of nativism that energized tens of millions of aggrieved

greed last week to a plea deal that could put him behind bars for up to four years. (Politico) 2. Judy Shelton, whom Trump intends to nominate for the Federal Reserve Board, is calling for a massive interest-rate cut at the Fed's July meeting. While Wall Street traders are anticipating a 25-basis- point cut, Shelton is

y Leader Mitch McConnell, visits the Capitol in March for a lunch with the Republican caucus. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Mitch McConnell told President Trump privately last month that no politician has ever lost an election for spending more money. That

a hearing in 1980. K. W. Atherton/The Washington Post) WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: — Paul Volcker, a hard-headed economic statesman who as chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987 shocked the U.S. economy out of a cycle of inflation and malaise and so set the stage for a generation of prosperity, died Dec. 8

w the corrosive consequences of letting corruption go unchecked Exclusive: A secret history of the war in Afghanistan, revealed BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: A toxic of U.S. government policies, under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, directly contributed to Afghanist

ent's battle to tamp down the number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The Associated Press reports: "According to a new rule published in the Federal Register, asylum seekers who pass through another country first will be ineligible for asylum at the U.S. southern border. The rule, expected to go into ef

ed five hallmarks of Trump's governing style 'Maybe he's looking up': Trump implies the late Rep. John Dingell might be in hell BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: In the Age of Trump, even the extraordinary has become ordinary. After he was impeached 21 years ago today, Bill Clinton spoke on th