Epstein Secrets

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

2011, for instance, New Jersey Democrat Robert Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, worked with Illinois Republican Mark Kirk to impose crushing sanctions on the Iranian central bank despite strong opposition from the administration. It is far from clear that Iran will off

as "key contacts") began reaching out to Republican senators to say that now was not the time to vote on an Iran sanctions bill opposed fiercely by the White House, according to four Senate sources who spoke to The Daily Beast on condition of anonymity. Until then, AIPAC was willing to endure open criticism fr

most guaranteed to pass. Among the lawmakers reached were a handful of Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; Sen. Mark Kirk (the Republican co-sponsor of the bill AIPAC had been pushing to support until then), and Sen. Lindsey Graham, another stalwart ally of Israel. AI

nically undecided, the state went strongly Republican in the Presidential election and Kennedy is heavily favored to hold the seat. Illinois Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) lost his race to Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL). In Indiana, Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) won his race against former Democratic Senator Evan Bayh (D-I

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