Epstein Secrets

ning behind the scenes. He said he connected Giuliani with a top aide to the new Ukrainian president because he hoped it would smooth the way for a White House meeting and improved bilateral ties. Eager to defend his own reputation, Volker was adamant that he never personally witnessed or participated in i

ague: The official White House Twitter account attacked a current White House official in the middle of that official's testimony before Congress: The White House's director of social media also attacked Vindman from his government account, prompting this observation from a Post colleague: The president's son

o accomplish the mission,' the statement said." -- North Korea fired a "new type of ballistic missile" into the sea, toward Japan. Simon Denyer and John Hudson report: "South Korea's National Security Council said it had assessed the projectiles to be a 'new type of short-range ballistic missile,' but said

mp's initial April call with Zelensky, released Friday, revealed that the president didn't even broach corruption during that conversation, despite the White House's readout from the time that said he had raised the issue. "I think the Ukrainians gradually came to understand that they were being asked to do some

have worked with Giuliani offered a different take on his White House tenure. `He doesn't really try to be involved in anything,' one former senior White House official told me ... `He's just having a nice time.' Yet for the differing opinions on the nature of Giuliani's role, the officials I spoke to were

THE NEW WORLD ORDER: -- Mike Pompeo declared that Israel's West Bank settlements do not violate international law. Karen DeYoung, Steve Hendrix and John Hudson report: "The move upends more than 40 years of U.S. policy that has declared Israeli expansion into territories occupied since the 1967 war a major

297 put it before the negotiations began on Tuesday: "We need to move towards a trust-building road map with the Westerners." Such sweet talk— and the White House's strong desire to avoid a confrontation with Tehran— could result in a dangerous deal that would lift international sanctions on Iran without ensurin

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iolate multiple state coronavirus directives and ignores several federal guidelines. Note that no one is wearing a mask, including Pence, who leads the White House's coronavirus response task force: EFTA00162713 A veteran GOP operative who was the chief strategist on Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign t

vidence in response to Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty requests might be connected to the dispute over the prince. (Matt Zapotosky, Shane Harris and John Hudson) • Tyson Foods, the leading U.S. chicken producer, said it will cooperate with a Justice Department probe into chicken price-fixing. The company w

p's initial April call with Zelensky, released Friday, revealed that the president didn't even broach corruption during that conversation, despite the White House's readout from the time that said he had raised the issue. "I think the Ukrainians gradually came to understand that they were being asked to do some

HE NEW WORLD ORDER: -- Mike Pompeo declared that Israel's West Bank settlements do not violate international law. Karen DeYoung, Steve Hendrix and John Hudson report: "The move upends more than 40 years of U.S. policy that has declared Israeli expansion into territories occupied since the 1967 war a major

in the unprecedented position of funding federal security needs with local tax dollars." -- A State Department intelligence official resigned after the White House blocked him from submitting written congressional testimony about climate change. Juliet Eilperin reports: "Rod Schoonover — who worked in the Bure

y taken advantage of a government weakened by the Brexit stalemate." -- Diplomats in Washington are afraid of putting Trump criticisms in writing. John Hudson and Karen DeYoung report: "Darroch's resignation has already prompted discussions in embassies about scaling back access to diplomatic cables and m

inistration's authority to transfer money between budget accounts to finance construction of the wall. Democrats have fought to limit or eliminate the White House's ability to transfer money in this way, but White House officials have pushed hard to retain the flexibility to do so. The exact resolution was unce

h China, secretly helped the North Korean government build and maintain the country's commercial wireless network. Ellen Nakashima, Gerry Shih and John Hudson report: "Huawei partnered with a Chinese state-owned firm, Panda International Information Technology Co. Ltd., on a variety of projects there spa

tration's authority to transfer money between budget accounts to finance construction of the wall. Democrats have fought to limit or eliminate the White House's ability to transfer money in this way, but White House officials have pushed hard to retain the flexibility to do so. The exact resolution was unce

h China, secretly helped the North Korean government build and maintain the country's commercial wireless network. Ellen Nakashima, Gerry Shih and John Hudson report: "Huawei partnered with a Chinese state- owned firm, Panda International Information Technology Co. Ltd., on a variety of projects there span