Epstein Secrets

Some lawmakers expressed concern that a rift among White House advisers could imperil the deal at a final stage of negotiations. (Damian Paletta, Erica Werner and Yasmeen Abutaleb) 3. A federal judge said he is skeptical that there is enough evidence to convict Michael Flynn's former business partner of

was "concerned for new victims" and that Epstein's alleged sexual conduct with young girls "appears likely to be uncontrollable." (Renae Merle and Matt Zapotosky) 5. She famously flipped off the president. Now Juli Briskman is running for the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. (Petula Dvorak) 6. Big Bird

avert a government shutdown on Friday, setting up a December showdown over Trump's border wall that could fall in the midst of impeachment votes. Erica Werner reports: "The legislation, which passed 231 to 192, extends government funding through Dec. 20. It must pass the Senate and be signed by Trump befo

"He frequently asked lawmakers to repeat their questions, saying that he could not hear them or that they were speaking too fast," Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky, Rosalind S. Helderman and Karoun Demirjian report. "He also said he was unfamiliar with some of the specifics of the investigation — a surprising

, jolted by a recent report that found the Treasury Department was running out of cash much faster than previously forecasted," Damian Paletta and Erica Werner report. "But the talks have bogged down amid acrimony between Democrats and the White House, and now Washington's leaders run the risk of a fiscal

meland security officials said." -- A second federal judge blocked the Justice Department's attempt to swap out its attorneys in the census case. Matt Zapotosky reports: "U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel in Maryland wrote in a six-page order that he shared the concerns of a federal judge in New York who

s of the package, though the entire process remained fluid and there was confusion among Republican aides about when a deal might be reached," per Erica Werner, Seung Min Kim and Jeff Stein. • Ascena Retail Group, the conglomerate behind women's apparel brands Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant and Catherines, filed

iolence in some cities on leaders who have endorsed such steps and said he planned to increase federal law enforcement's presence to reduce crime," Matt Zapotosky reports. "Soon after he finished speaking, Chicago's mayor accused Trump of seeking to distract from his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.... T

ith the committee. ... Those who know him well said that it was virtually impossible that he would ignore or reject a subpoena," per Rachael Bade, Matt Zapotosky and Karoun Demirjian. "Still, Mueller is EFTA00021203 --- PAGE BREAK --- unlikely to answer Democrats' biggest question: whether he or his team

of migrant children in U.S. custody, which were added to secure passage amid bubbling anger over Trump's handling of the crisis. Mike DeBonis and Erica Werner report: "The 230-to-195 vote, largely along party lines, followed a flurry of last-minute negotiations among Democrats who said they have been horr