Epstein Secrets

but could only do it if President Trump asks him." -- A former congressional staffer who fought to discredit the Russia investigation got a senior White House national security job. From the Daily Beast: "Kash Patel, who helmed the efforts of former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes to scr

. Harris trailed behind Biden, speaking for 17.7 minutes. Booker came in third with 12.8 minutes. Gillibrand spoke for 11.6 minutes; Inslee, 10.7; Bennet and Tulsi Gabbard, 10.6; Castro, 10.5; de Blasio, 9.7; and tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang came in last, speaking for only 8.7 minutes. • The Fact

lets that consultants thought could write about her, only AARP and Politico did. Sounds like a not-very-good return on investment. -- Barry Myers, the White House's pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has withdrawn from consideration due to health concerns. Andrew Freedman and Jaso

a general election than a primary. Five of the 10 candidates onstage were senators who would be jurors in any impeachment trial. A sixth senator, Bennet of Colorado, didn't qualify for the debate but continues to essentially camp out in New Hampshire as he tries to make some magic happen. The conve

nt's personal lawyer, spoke with in the administration in the calls reflected in the logs, but OMB officials say it wasn't anyone on their staff. A White House official had previously said the call logs don't align with the cellphone records of acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who is also the budget of

The Washington Post: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) continues her summer sprint to make the debate stage in Houston. The Associated Press: Sen. Bennet (D-Colo.) banking on moderation in age of Trump. > Warren apologizes (again): Warren waded back into the ancestry waters on Monday when she apolog

Mulvaney and Ivanka Trump depart Marine One last month. (= Lamarque/Reuters) PERSONNEL IS POLICY: -- Mick Mulvaney is building a fiefdom as acting White House chief of staff. Seung Min Kim, Lisa Rein, Josh Dawsey and Erica Werner interviewed 32 White House aides, current and former administration official

events are all going to say, 'If you fail to be at this event, you've lost.' They're all jealous lovers." (Sean Sullivan) VIDEOS OF THE DAY: Sen. Bennet (D-Colo.) announced this morning that he plans to hold 50 New Hampshire town halls in the 10 weeks leading up to the first-in-the-nation primary: T

secretary for a tense January encounter that became known inside the West Wing as `the woodshed meeting.' Mulvaney told Acosta in blunt terms that the White House believed he was dragging his feet on regulation rollbacks desired by business interests and that he was on thin ice as a result. ... Soon after, Ac

Democrats in national polls, Biden is the only one who has vocally opposed ending private health insurance in favor of a government-run plan. Sen. Bennet (D-Colo.) is particularly alarmed by the shift in the debate. "Donald Trump, you can see it in his face. He thinks the game is coming to him. You c

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icans can achieve. Hensarling notably has enjoyed a longtime friendship with Vice President- elect Mike Pence, which will give him a powerful ally in the White House as the new administration plots its strategy for financial regulation and nominates key appointees for the regulatory agencies. Hensarling agrees wit