Epstein Secrets

eration to rehabilitation' — a solution that [Sen. Cory] Booker, speaking to reporters after his earlier NAACP appearance, called 'inadequate.' ... Booker described Biden as 'an architect of mass incarceration.' After Biden left the stage, he responded emphatically to Booker's second day of criticism

GOP to defend Trump offer more bad facts for the president Volker and Morrison's impeachment testimony, in under 5 minutes BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: They were there to bat cleanup, but both the GOP's witnesses on Tuesday afternoon instead provided fresh fodder for the impeachment

"HuffPost searched mentions EFTA00046549 in U.S. publications for 2019, finding that news outlets cited Buttigieg's Rhodes scholarship 596 times. Booker had just 79 mentions." Booker also attended Stanford and Yale Law. -- Documents reveal that a massive "dark-money" group pumped $140 million into

GOP to defend Trump offer more bad facts for the president Volker and Morrison's impeachment testimony, in under 5 minutes BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: They were there to bat cleanup, but both the GOP's witnesses on Tuesday afternoon instead provided fresh fodder for the impeachment c

son's Bookstore owner Michael Herrmann. Herrmann's quaint shop in Concord has served as a pit stop for politicos for years. ... [Buttigieg, Harris, Booker, Beto O'Rourke and Julian Castro] have stopped by in the past few months. And white voters have asked them about their stance on reparations. When

he's been largely sidelined over the past year as the United States negotiated directly with the Taliban. (Rafiq Maqbool/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: In 1776, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband as the colonists prepared to declare independence. "And. by the way, in the new

he accused both African American senators onstage — each the child of civil rights activists — of being weak on civil rights. In Biden's telling, Booker stood idly by as mayor of Newark while police officers under his command engaged in stop- and-frisk policies that targeted black men. "You went out

ed most of his rivals on the debate stage. He looked weak. Biden becomes debate night target as candidates go on the attack BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Joe Biden didn't just defend himself in Detroit on Wednesday night. He went after Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Julian Castro, Kirsten

e debate that he too was a Rhodes Scholar and previously served as a mayor of Newark before representing New Jersey in the Senate. In a subtle dig, Booker mentioned that he led "the largest city in my state." (South Bend is the fourth-most-populous city in Indiana.) Gabbard and Buttigieg spar over mil

cathed Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg chit-chat during a television break in the debate. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post) BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Amy Klobuchar questioned last week whether a woman with Pete Buttigieg's level of experience would be on a presidential debate stage

ve R. Wootson Jr. and Scherer report: "As he struggles with low- single-digit polling and the prospect of missing the cut for next month's debate, Booker has become a symbol for the harsh reality of this year's nominating process. It is just not enough to win plaudits for performance, as he has after

ron's hangar in Pensacola, Fla., on Nov. 5. He was forced out on Sunday as secretary of the Navy. I Schunnaker/Navy/EPA-EFE/Rex) BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: What makes America exceptional isn't any arsenal. It's moral authority. That's the upshot of Richard V. Spencer's Sunday letter to P

eve R. Wootson Jr. and Scherer report: "As he struggles with low-single-digit polling and the prospect of missing the cut for next month's debate, Booker has become a symbol for the harsh reality of this year's nominating process. It is just not enough to win plaudits for performance, as he has after

y Leader Mitch McConnell, visits the Capitol in March for a lunch with the Republican caucus. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Mitch McConnell told President Trump privately last month that no politician has ever lost an election for spending more money. That

er testifies 'The report is my testimony': Mueller would not provide Congress new information BYLINE TEXT BY JAMES HOHMANN with Joanie Greve and Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Bob Mueller thought his public statement last month could get him out of testifying before Congress about his 448-page report and 22

in the crowded field even though he had been viewed as a likely candidate for years. The Times's Jonathan Martin and Nick Corasaniti report: "Mr. Booker is more comfortable 'leading with love,' as he often says in speeches, and he warns against 'fighting fire with fire' when it comes to confronting