Epstein Secrets

se was expected to convey Esper's nomination `shortly.- -- The Pentagon said it spent at least $1.2 million on Trump's Fourth of July celebrations. CBS News's Page 12552 EFTA00043063 Kathryn Watson reports: "That figure does not represent the full cost of the event to taxpayers, but it does include the

BEAR IN THE WOODS: -- A congressional panel grilled former Trump associate Felix Sater for more details on the president's failed Moscow project. Karoun Demirjian and Tom Hamburger report: "Sater met privately with House Intelligence Committee staffers investigating interference in the 2016 presidential elec

ed Beijing's chokehold on the region and somehow reached the United States?" Russian troops took command of a U.S. air base in northern Syria. From CBS News: "The Russians are playing up the takeover of the Kobani airfield as a victory. The former U.S. airbase that served as the main logistical hub for A

n to the anonymous whistleblower about the president's efforts to pressure Ukraine "exposed things that didn't need to be exposed." Felicia Sonmez, Karoun Demirjian and Douglas MacMillan report: "'This would have been far better off if we would've just taken care of this behind the scenes,' Johnson said in an in

ours in solitude." Page 13621 EFTA00044132 -- Outrage drove a Malaysian senator to back away from an "anti-seduction" law he had proposed. From SBS News: "Mohamad lmran Abdul Hamid told the senate, known as the Dewan Negara, that a new law was needed to protect men. 'I propose a Sexual Harassment Ac

e voted to advance Trump's pick to be the military's second- highest officer, despite an Army colonel's allegations that he sexually assaulted her. Karoun Demirjian reports: "The vote was 20 to 7, reflecting bipartisan support for Gen. John E. Hyten ... The vote also reflected bipartisan opposition, after Sen.