Epstein Secrets

Services, Verma has forged a far more partisan and outspoken brand than almost any of her predecessors. Typically, CMS administrators are visible on Capitol Hill and elsewhere but focus on the wonkish details of public insurance programs. Verma, in contrast, has emerged as one of the administration's champio

ch a break. "I know that from the perspective of Washington what goes on in my city might look small, but frankly, where we live, the infighting on Capitol Hill is what looks small," Buttigieg said. "The usual way of doing business in Washington is what looks small. And I believe we need to send somebody in

ls to what he described as a widely understood campaign to pressure a foreign government to investigate Joe Biden. Rachael Bade, Aaron C. Davis and Matt Zapotosky report: "More forcefully than he has before, Sondland declared that the Trump administration would not give Ukraine's newly elected president, Volod

cracy because he thinks that he's been let off once and we're not going to do something about it." Swalwell's comments come as several Democrats on Capitol Hill have demanded investigations -- and even the resignation of Attorney General Bill Barr -- after the move to scale back the Stone sentence. "Congres

hes back against Trump's criticism of Justice Dept., says tweets 'make it impossible for me to do my job' The Washington Post By Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky 2/13/2020 Attorney General William R Barr pushed back hard Thursday against President Trump's criticism of the Justice Department, saying, "I'm no

ein and Darroch are only the two latest examples. Josh Dawsey reports: "Trump sat across from Darroch during the annual St. Patrick's Day lunch on Capitol Hill in March, inquiring about Brexit and bragging of his strong political standing. ... Trump interacted with Darroch on a number of occasions in Londo

Barr will not recuse himself from the current prosecution of Epstein, but he will not engage in "any retrospective review" of the 2008 plea deal. Matt Zapotosky reports: "Barr had telegraphed at his confirmation hearing in January that he might have to step aside from any Justice Department reviews of Epste

is year. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) -- Follow the money: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had quarterbacked the effort on Capitol Hill to lift sanctions on Russia's largest aluminum producer, a company that soon afterward backed the creation of the first new aluminum-rolling mill

signed the warden of the federal detention center where sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died. Two staffers were placed on leave. From Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky and Aaron C. Davis: "The move to transfer , who had only recently begun working as the MCC's warden, came a day after Attorney General William P.

this year. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) -- Follow the money: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R- Ky.) had quarterbacked the effort on Capitol Hill to lift sanctions on Russia's largest aluminum producer, a company that soon afterward backed the creation of the first new aluminum-rolling mill

ssigned the warden of the federal detention center where sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died. Two staffers were placed on leave. From Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky and Aaron C. Davis: "The move to transfer , who had only recently begun working as the MCC's warden, came a day after Attorney General William P.

his words carefully. The former special counsel responded monosyllabically to hundreds of questions on Wednesday. He clearly did not want to be on Capitol Hill, declined repeated requests to read aloud passages from his 448-page report and took special care to never utter the I-word: impeachment. This make

"He frequently asked lawmakers to repeat their questions, saying that he could not hear them or that they were speaking too fast," Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky, Rosalind S. Helderman and Karoun Demirjian report. "He also said he was unfamiliar with some of the specifics of the investigation — a surprising

am deeply, deeply sorry," Herring said. Page 13808 EFTA00044319 Nancy Pelosi speaks to reporters following a House Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill. (Andrew Harnik/AP) PELOSI VS. AOC: -- When Pelosi said, "Regrets is not what I do," the speaker was referring to comments she made about "the Sq

meland security officials said." -- A second federal judge blocked the Justice Department's attempt to swap out its attorneys in the census case. Matt Zapotosky reports: "U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel in Maryland wrote in a six-page order that he shared the concerns of a federal judge in New York who

a break. "I know that from the perspective of Washington what goes on in my city might look small, but frankly, where we live, the infighting on Capitol Hill is what looks small," Buttigieg said. "The usual way of doing business in Washington is what looks small. And I believe we need to send somebody in

s to what he described as a widely understood campaign to pressure a foreign government to investigate Joe Biden. Rachael Bade, Aaron C. Davis and Matt Zapotosky report: "More forcefully than he has before, Sondland declared that the Trump administration would not give Ukraine's newly elected president, Volo

des away: Former special counsel Mueller's investigation has largely faded from the airwaves less than a month after his high-profile testimony on Capitol Hill, serving as a possible sign for Democrats that public interest in the probe is waning. During a rally in New Hampshire last week, Trump did not lau

d some of the largest pieces of malware ever seen to swipe tens of millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims' bank accounts. Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky report: "Officials identified those charged as Maksim Yakubets of Moscow and Igor Turashev of Yoshkar-Ola, Russia. They said that a $5 million rew

ith the committee. ... Those who know him well said that it was virtually impossible that he would ignore or reject a subpoena," per Rachael Bade, Matt Zapotosky and Karoun Demirjian. "Still, Mueller is EFTA00021203 --- PAGE BREAK --- unlikely to answer Democrats' biggest question: whether he or his team

t Barnes, Felicia Sonmez and Tara Bahrampour report: "The order was part of last-minute wrangling in the lower courts, in the Supreme Court and on Capitol Hill as the justices are set to vote on the issue before the end of their term, presumably this week. ... Solicitor General Noel Francisco, EFTA0002121

ME TOO MOVEMENT: EFTA00021227 --- PAGE BREAK --- -- The latest sexual assault allegation against Trump has been greeted with relative silence on Capitol Hill — particularly by Republicans. Colby Itkowitz, Emily Davies and Hailey Fuchs report: "The muted reaction to the claim by [magazine columnist E. Je