Epstein Secrets

w too close and ignored multiple calls to turn away. Speaking at the White House, Trump said the drone came within 1,000 yards of the USS Boxer in the Strait of Hormuz before the crew "took defensive action" and "immediately destroyed" it, per Dan Lamothe and Liz Sly. In New York, meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minist

administrative state President Trump speaks to the media as he arrives on Air Force One in Greenville, N.C., on Wednesday. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Emily Davies THE BIG IDEA: President Trump has soured on hiring generals, whom he stocked his administration with at the beginning. Remember

shows a speedboat of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps moving around the British- EFTA00046477 flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which Iran seized in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. (Morteza Akhoondi/AP) THE NEW WORLD ORDER: -- The U.S. and Europe have sharply different plans for patrols in the Persian Gulf. Adam Ta

e Big Idea The six most important quotes from Mueller's six hours of testimony Mueller: 'We have underplayed' Russia's effect on our elections BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Mary THE BIG IDEA: Bob Mueller chose his words carefully. The former special counsel responded monosyllabically to hundreds of questi

in 2014. (British Ministry Page 13813 EFTA00044324 of Defense/AP) -- Three Iranian vessels attempted to stop a British tanker traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, Britain said today, in the latest escalation between Iran and the world. Erin Cunningham reports from Dubai: "A British navy ship, HMS Montrose,

Listen to The Big Idea In the era of no regrets, Acosta and Pelosi are not sorry Acosta: 'Today's world treats victims very, very differently' BY JAMES HOHMANN with Joanie Greve and Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Sorry, not sorry. We've entered an era of no regrets. "I have no regrets about anything," Spea

ria off the coast of Cyprus in 2014. (British Ministry of Defense/AP) -- Three Iranian vessels attempted to stop a British tanker traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, Britain said today, in the latest escalation between Iran and the world. Erin Cunningham reports from EFTA00044368 Dubai: "A British navy ship,

Listen to The Big Idea In the era of no regrets, Acosta and Pelosi are not sorry Acosta: 'Today's world treats victims very, very differently' BY JAMES HOHMANN with Joanie Greve and Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Sorry, not sorry. We've entered an era of no regrets. "I have no regrets about anything," Speak

sa Loveluck and Mustafa Salim) -- A British warship tried but failed to prevent Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps from seizing a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz last week, intercepted Page 13951 EFTA00044462 radio communications show, fueling a wave of recriminations in London on Sunday over who was to b

mum on Hong Kong as mobs attack protesters and China challenges U.S. influence Men in white shirts beat Hong Kong protesters with bats, batons BY JAMES HOHMANN with Emily Davies THE BIG IDEA: The stories coming out of Hong Kong this morning shock the conscience. Pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting was

uisa Loveluck and Mustafa Salim) -- A British warship tried but failed to prevent Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps from seizing a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz last week, intercepted radio communications show, fueling a wave of recriminations in London on Sunday over who was to blame for the incident last

mum on Hong Kong as mobs attack protesters and China challenges U.S. influence Men in white shirts beat Hong Kong protesters with bats, batons BY JAMES HOHMANN with Emily Davies THE BIG IDEA: The stories coming out of Hong Kong this morning shock the conscience. Pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting was

terview at the Capitol. (Susan Walsh/AP) Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) gives an interview at the Capitol. (Susan Walsh/AP) ITEM. BYLINE TEXT BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Altaro THE BIG IDEA: Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is a former CIA analyst who served three tours in Iraq as one of the American gove

wn, leaving 290 dead. Adam Taylor reports: "On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by the U.S. military. The flight ... was flying over the Strait of Hormuz toward its destination, Dubai, when it was hit by two surface-to-air missiles. Though Pentagon officials at first denied any knowledge of the incid