Epstein Secrets

ning behind the scenes. He said he connected Giuliani with a top aide to the new Ukrainian president because he hoped it would smooth the way for a White House meeting and improved bilateral ties. Eager to defend his own reputation, Volker was adamant that he never personally witnessed or participated in i

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

vidence came out about Nixon's illegal behavior." -- "Democrats are now left with one option to end Trump's presidency: The 2020 election," writes Dan Balz: "Regardless of the evidence of obstruction contained in Mueller's report, impeachment is a fraught strategy for the Democrats, given public opinio

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

nd Democratic debate I The Fact Checker HOW IT'S PLAYING: -- Wednesday's debate turned on character as much as ideology, which chief correspondent Dan Balz interprets as a foreboding turnivr Democrats: "By the end of the evening, the candidates had done as much to make a case against one another as ag

in the unprecedented position of funding federal security needs with local tax dollars." -- A State Department intelligence official resigned after the White House blocked him from submitting written congressional testimony about climate change. Juliet Eilperin reports: "Rod Schoonover — who worked in the Bure

firm commitments." EFTA00044383 -- The U.S.-U.K. "special relationship" is in tatters now that the British ambassador, Kim Darroch, has resigned. Dan Balz analyzes the situation: Darroch's resignation "represents a new low point in recent relations between the two countries. ... Darroch's resignation

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 -- Barry Myers, the White House's pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has withdrawn from consideration due to health concerns.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 Jas

whom have yet been subpoenaed for testimony." Sondland's dramatic testimony undercut the president's version of events, writes chief correspondent Dan Balz: "He arrived for Wednesday's hearing facing an obvious dilemma, which was to risk a rharna of Ivinn to Cnnnracc by cinnifirantly rlicni itinn tocti

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

been subpoenaed for testimony." Sondland's dramatic testimony undercut the president's version of EFTA00047080 events, writes chief correspondent Dan Balz: "He arrived for Wednesday's hearing facing an obvious dilemma, which was to risk a charge of lying to Congress by significantly disputing testimon

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

and New Hampshire on Sunday. "I'm not endorsing Joe because I've known him a long time. I'm endorsing him because I know him so well," Kerry told Dan Balz, who broke the story. "The world has to be put back together, the world that Donald Trump has smashed apart." Kerry, who served alongside Biden for

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

y and New Hampshire on Sunday. "I'm not endorsing Joe because I've known him a long time. I'm endorsing him because I know him so well," Kerry told Dan Balz, who broke the story. "The world has to be put back together, the world that Donald Trump has smashed apart." Kerry, who served alongside Biden for

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

rector. He tweeted 49 times on Wednesday. The rally and the tweets reflect his adeptness at bypassing the traditional filters of the legacy media. Dan Balz, our newspaper's chief correspondent, reflects in a story today on everything that's changed since the Clinton impeachment. "A consistent theme of