Epstein Secrets

n Trump's inner circle. Chief of Staff John Kelly, fed up with Trump—just as Trump was f up with him—seemed surely on the way out. Kelly had joined the Wh House, replacing Reince Priebus, Trump's first chief of staff, in Aug 2017, charged with bringing management discipline to a chaotic W Wing. But by mid-f

mp campaign, arguably among the most careless about election law compliance in recent history. Before joining the Trump administra- tion, McGahn had no White House or executive branch experience. He had never worked in the Justice Department or, in fact, anywhere in gov- ernment. Formerly an attorney for a nonp

ecently been named secretary of state, John Bolton would soon become the national security advisor, and Larry Kudlow had been appointed director of the National Economic Council. The president's chief political aides were Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, both Bannon allies, if not acolytes; both operated outside the Whi

authorities said." Neuberger Says Actions Taken Unlikely To Deter Russia From New Cyberattacks. CNN (4/24, Marquardt, Cohen, Sands, 89.21M) reports the White House's top official "on the response to the massive SolarWinds hack says the sweeping measures announced by the Biden Administration against Russia are un

rten, paid family leave and tuition-free community college, among other domestic priorities." The Post adds that in a "potential last-minute change, White House officials as of Friday were planning to include about $200 billion to extend an increase in health insurance subsidies through the Affordable Care A

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thirty, Ryan called the president to say he was short fifteen to twenty votes and needed to pull the vote. Bannon, backed by Mulvaney, who had become the White House’s Hill operative, continued to urge an immediate vote. A defeat here would be a major defeat for the Republican leadership. That suited Bannon just fin

ore and more seemed to be. Meanwhile, virtually everybody believed that a large measure of the fault lay in Reince Priebus, who had failed to create a White House that could protect the president from himself—or from Bannon or from his own children. At the same time, believing that the fundamental problem lay i

a lightweight and Bannon a slob who couldn’t run anything. Within weeks of Cohn’s arrival on the transition team, Bannon nixed Cohn’s plan to expand the National Economic Council by as many as thirty people. (Kushner, not to be denied, nixed Bannon’s plan to have David Bossie build and lead his staff.) Bannon also retailed the

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

nfirmation hearing in the Senate to be deputy OMB director, may still face competition from Gene Sperling, who has the distinction of twice leading the National Economic Council." Haaland Commits To "Strike The Right Balance" On Oil, Natural Gas. The AP (2/22, Daly) reports that in testimony prepared for her confirmation he

arned of 'impending doom' from a potential fourth surge of the pandemic. ... The back-to-back appeals reflected a growing sense of urgency among top White House officials and government scientists that the chance to conquer the pandemic...may slip through its grasp." The Boston Globe (3/29, 1.04M) reports Bi

address funding needs and widening inequality." The Washington Post (3/29, Stein, 10.52M) says as Biden's team began putting the package together, the National Economic Council "circulated an internal proposal calling for about $3 trillion in new spending and $1 trillion in new tax hikes," but some members of the economic