Epstein Secrets

n early from recess to vote on new gun-control measures. "But there's one problem: Democrats are privately sparring over what exactly to approve," Rachael Bade and Paul Kane report. "House Democrats universally agree on expanding background checks, legislation they easily passed in February. They've also

, while offering the caveat that Trump could change his mind and decide to move forward. "Multiple sources familiar with the calls said Trump and Mulvaney both did not seem aware of the details of Blagojevich's case, even though the president had decried the former governor as being treated 'unbelieva

or Rod Blagojevich in the face of massive Republican blowback, CNN reports: "Several Republican lawmakers called acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and White House counsel Pat Cipollone. At least two of them, Reps. Darin LaHood and Mike Bost, made their case directly to the President on Thursd

resident and other senior officials to what he described as a widely understood campaign to pressure a foreign government to investigate Joe Biden. Rachael Bade, Aaron C. Davis and Matt Zapotosky report: "More forcefully than he has before, Sondland declared that the Trump administration would not give Ukra

peach Trump. But they should punish him." • Deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus: "The House is now fully entitled to hear from Pence, Pompeo, Mulvaney and Giuliani." • Jennifer Rubin: "If Pompeo doesn't testify, he should be impeached." • Kathleen Parker: "It looks like Republicans are trying to

sonal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani. Sondland testified that top-level officials — including [Vice President] Pence, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — were made aware at various points of what was happening, and he provided emails to back up his assertions. 'Ev

rn early from recess to vote on new gun-control measures. "But there's one problem: Democrats are privately sparring over what exactly to approve," Rachael Bade and Paul Kane report. "House Democrats universally agree on expanding background checks, legislation they easily passed in February. They've also c

nor Rod Blagojevich in the face of massive Republican blowback, CNN reports: "Several Republican lawmakers called acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and White House counsel Pat Cipollone. At least two of them, Reps. Darin LaHood and Mike Bost, made their case directly to the President on Thursda

ng EFTA00043461 the caveat that Trump could change his mind and decide to move forward. "Multiple sources familiar with the calls said Trump and Mulvaney both did not seem aware of the details of Blagojevich's case, even though the president had decried the former governor as being treated 'unbeliev

ends much of her time quoting the founders of the nation in her bid to justify her move to embrace impeachment. Occasionally she favors the Bible," Rachael Bade and DeBonis report in a ticktock on how the speaker transformed from a skeptic to the face of impeachment. "On Thursday morning, before lashing out

n'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 office director. A senior House Intelligence Committee official said the panels overseeing the impeachment probe are continu

Priebus and Kelly had clashed with the president over his Twitter statements and the influence of his eldest daughter and her husband. "Instead, Mulvaney has focused much of his energy on creating a new White House power center revolving around the long-dormant Domestic Policy Council and encompassi

The court is Page 18005 EFTA00047516 demanding answers, and views from the Justice Department, by Monday afternoon." -- More team coverage: • Rachael Bade, Mike DeBonis and Josh Dawsey: "Inside the decision to impeach Trump: How both parties wrestled with a constitutional crisis." • Seung Min Kim: "S

sident has sometimes kept him out of the loop when making contentious foreign policy decisions, advisers say. At a recent donor retreat in Chicago, Mulvaney told attendees that he does not seek to control the president's tweeting, time or family, one attendee said. Priebus and Kelly had clashed with the

hampioned for decades. -- Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) will release a proposal later today to allow more people to be eligible for Medicaid services. Mick Mulvaney and Ivanka Trump depart Marine One last month. (I= Lamarque Reuters) EFTA00047495 PERSONNEL IS POLICY: -- Mick Mulvaney is building a fiefdom as

(R-N.C.), who was at the rally, defended the president. He said he had no control over the crowd and likened it to a rock concert. (Felicia Sonmez, Rachael Bade and Seung Min Kim) EFTA00046261 -- The Marine Corps confronted Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) over his use of its official emblem and slogan in a

s being aggressive enough in trying to roll back protections for their workers. It has been widely reported that acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who confessed last year while speaking to Wall Street bankers that as a member of Congress he did not meet with lobbyists unless they gave him mon

Tlaib: Netanyahu took 'page out of Trump's book' -- Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) blasted Israel for blocking their visit. Rachael Bade reports: "Speaking to reporters at the Minnesota state house in St. Paul, Omar called into question the millions of dollars in U.S. aid given to Is

people familiar with the private conversations. NRA officials also have lobbied Vice President Pence's office and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, as well as governors and EFTA00046767 lawmakers who face potentially difficult reelection races in 2020. ... White House aides and NRA officials

'high crimes' they believe are clearly outlined in [the Mueller report] — or allegations that Trump has used his office to benefit his bottom line," Rachael Bade reports. "The idea, however, is running into resistance from some moderate Democrats wary of impeachment blowback in their GOP-leaning districts, a

a place for us all. We must remember it's not my America or your America. It's our America." (Colby Itkowitz) -- White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told Page 17382 EFTA00046893 Loll' IS VIIcilldUC Oil I- OA JUI way Lllal I I 1-1Ilip tweets had "zero to do with race," and Wallace called

discredit one of the key witnesses in the inquiry by questioning his motives and his loyalty to the president," Tom Hamburger, Carol Leonnig and Rachael Bade report. "Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) suggested in a letter released Monday that Vindman fits the profile of `a significant number of bureaucrats and

a place for us all. We must remember it's not my America or your America. It's our America." (Colby Itkowitz) -- White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday" that Trump's tweets had "zero to do with race," and Wallace called him out. From Mediaite: "'Nobody object

nds much of her time quoting the founders of the nation in her bid to justify her move to embrace impeachment. Occasionally she favors the Bible," Rachael Bade and DeBonis report in a ticktock on how the speaker transformed from a skeptic to the face of impeachment. "On Thursday morning, before lashing out

n'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 office director. A senior House Intelligence Committee official said the panels overseeing the impeachment probe are conti