Epstein Secrets

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

simply "recognized the reality on the ground." A bid by Netanyahu's rival to form a new Israeli government has entered its final, fraught stretch. Ruth Eglash reports: Benny Gantz's options are limited. "The most obvious choice — uniting with [Netanyahu's] ruling Likud party — appears increasingly unlikel

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 a

the Trump administration's decision to no longer consider their settlements in the West Bank as illegal under international law. Steve Hendrix and Ruth Eglash report: "At a hastily arranged meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, settler leaders gathered Tuesday at Alon Shvut, a settlement south o

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

mply "recognized the reality on the ground." -- A bid by Netanyahu's rival to form a new Israeli government has entered its final, fraught stretch. Ruth Eglash reports: Benny Gantz's options are limited. "The most obvious choice — uniting with [Netanyahu's] ruling Likud party — appears increasingly unlikel

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

inister Benjamin Netanyahu became Israel's longest- serving leader over the weekend, eclipsing Israeli founder David Ben- Gurion. (Loveday Morris and Ruth Eglash) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to become the nation's longest-serving leader after elections for the upper house of Parliament favo

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

iver a strong message to Washington." -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces his first serious leadership challenge from his own party. Ruth Eglash reports: "The first public cracks in [Netanyahu]'s Likud party appeared over the weekend, days after the country's attorney general indicted the l

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

liver a strong message to Washington." — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces his first serious leadership challenge from his own party. Ruth Eglash reports: "The first public cracks in [Netanyahu]'s Likud party appeared over the weekend, days after the country's attorney general indicted the lo