Epstein Secrets

virtual policy, it has also been more open to the media than any White House in recent memory. In the beginning, I sought a level of formal access to this White House, something of a fly-on- the-wall status. The president himself encouraged this idea. But, given the many fiefdoms in the Trump White House that came

heeding Senate leader Mitch McConnell’s prescription that “this president will sign whatever is put in front of him,” while also taking advantage of the White House’s lack of political and legislative experience and outsourcing as much policy as possible to Capitol Hill. In the early weeks of the administration, P

om he had never met before, for positions whose importance Trump did not particularly understand. Ailes, a veteran of the Nixon, Reagan, and Bush 41 White Houses, was growing worried by the president-elect’s lack of immediate focus on a White House structure that could serve and protect him. He tried to impres

cific ideas about how to turn his themes and vitriol into policy, nor a team that could reasonably unite behind him. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019969 In most White Houses, policy and action flow down, with staff trying to implement what the president wants—or, at the very least, what the chief of staff says the preside

his cohost () on the MSNBC show Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski, came for lunch at the White House. Scarborough is a former Republican congressman from Pensacola, Florida, and Brzezinski is the daughter of Zbigniew Brzezinski, a high-ranking aide in the Johnson White House and Jimmy Carter’s National Security

lus-update-pelosi-signals-relief-bill-could-be-far- off.html> (10/22, Pramuk, 3.62M) reports that Pelosi indicated Thursday that "while Democrats and the White House are close to reaching a coronavirus stimulus deal, it could take a lot longer to write and vote on a bill." Pelosi "plan[ned] to speak to Treasury S

— Delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again Victory Rally at The Villages, FL; delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again Victory Rally in Pensacola, FL. * Vice President Pence — Second Couple cast election ballots in Indiana. US Senate: * Senate considers SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett — Sen

Biden Is President. The Washington Post (2/22, Parker, Viser, 10.52M) reports that while White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield says the White House's "focus is entirely on President Biden's agenda, and Donald Trump doesn't factor in that for us," the "reality may prove more difficult." During a C

e attack, which U.S. authorities concluded was an act of international terrorism." According to the Post, "A 152-page complaint in federal court in Pensacola, Fla., makes new allegations that the shooter, Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lt. Ahmed Mohammed al-Shamrani, executed the attack with the support of `a

e's office has focused closely on correspondence that could be subject to public records requests, those which involve discussions between staff at the White House and at other agencies. Internal White House records are not subject to federal public records law, but messages that include officials at federal a

arns Trump that `the rule of law is what sets us apart from our adversaries' Richard V. Spencer visits the Blue Angels at the squadron'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 I

ignation after losing confidence in him. Their explanation is that Esper became "deeply troubled" when he discovered Spencer was backchanneling with the White House to offer a secret deal in which a review board would decide to let Gallagher keep his Trident pin — and affiliation with the SEALs — if Trump didn't

warns Trump that `the rule of law is what sets us apart from our adversaries' Richard V. Spencer visits the Blue Angels at the squadron's hangar in Pensacola, Fla., on Nov. 5. He was forced out on Sunday as secretary of the Navy. (MI Schumaker/Navy/EPA-EFE/Rex) BY HOHMANN with Mariana Mara THE BIG ID

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

kers. Sign up to receive the newsletter. Emergency responders head to the scene of a shooting on Friday morning near the Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola, Fla. (WEAR-TV via AP) WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: -- A shooter who opened fire Friday morning at Naval Air Station Pensacola, killing at least two p

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

kers. Sign up to receive the newsletter. Emergency responders head to the scene of a shooting on Friday morning near the Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola, Fla. (WEAR-TV via AP) WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: -- A shooter who opened fire Friday morning at Naval Air Station Pensacola, killing at least two p