Epstein Secrets

soldiers out of Syria. Trump made the decision on the fly during a phone call when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked him to leave Syria. Mattis felt it was militarily unwise to exit the battlefield, which would just allow Islamic State factions to regain their strongholds. He also considere

s newsletter Read online The Washington Post The Daily 202 Intelligence for leaders. Presented by Nokia re,iCarol By Carol D. Leonnig D. with Mariana Alfaro Leonni Email Trump's coronavirus blame game is part of a pattern from the White House Note to readers: James Hohmann is on vacation until July 2

mber when he resigned as secretary of defense to protest Trump ordering U.S. troops to withdraw from Syria, but there are echoes. Both Spencer and Mattis said Trump deserves someone whose views are better aligned with his own. Spencer was ousted over his efforts to resolve a dispute between the Whit

ron's hangar in Pensacola, Fla., on Nov. 5. He was forced out on Sunday as secretary of the Navy. I Schunnaker/Navy/EPA-EFE/Rex) BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: What makes America exceptional isn't any arsenal. It's moral authority. That's the upshot of Richard V. Spencer's Sunday letter to P

ember when he resigned as secretary of defense to protest Trump ordering U.S. troops to withdraw from Syria, but there are echoes. Both Spencer and Mattis said Trump deserves someone whose views are better aligned with his own. Spencer was ousted over his efforts to resolve a dispute between the White

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