Epstein Secrets

case involving "the so-called public charge rule, which seeks to discourage some immigrants from using public services." The Washington Post (2/22, Barnes, 10.52M) also reports. Supreme Court Denies Trump Effort To Block Release Of Tax Returns To Manhattan DA. The New York Times (2/22, Al, Liptak, Ra

rt to the Congress, with testimony from Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell; 10:00 AM • Senate Judiciary Committee concludes consideration of Merrick Garland to be AG - Nominations hearing considers Merrick Garland to be Attorney General, second and final day, with testimony from external witnesses * Hear

Garland "appears to be on his way to Senate confirmation." CBS' Kris Van Cleave: "Nearly five years after being nominated to the US Supreme Court, Merrick Garland finally got his Senate confirmation hearing today for attorney general. ... He'd take over a department beset by low morale and under fire by Democ

ive." Guantanamo Detainee Agrees To Give Up Right To Give Testimony On Alleged CIA Interrogation Program. The New York Times (5/14, Al, Rosenberg, Barnes, 20.6M) reports, "A detainee at Guantanamo Bay has agreed to a deal intended to lead to his release in the next few years in return for giving up t

t Ward and Deputy Fox were shot prior to the standoff, with the Times adding, "The authorities have not said when the Ligons were killed or how Mr. Barnes died." Barnes' sister, Sommer, "said she wanted to talk about her brother's case because her family had spent days warning officials that he was be

eral lawmakers, including lone Republican Nicole Malliotakis and NY Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, sent a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, challenging the `state secrets privilege' that ex-Presidents Trump, Obama and Bush invoked to block release of a classified 16-page FBI report. Re

idential election, calling accusations of hacking unfounded." US Officials Remain More Concerned About Russia Than Iran. The New Ynrk Times (10/22, Barnes, Perlroth, Sanger, 18.61M) reports that "while senior Trump administration officials said this week that Iran has been actively interfering in the p

d are set to confirm Barrett just 38 days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days and never held a vote." The AP (10/22, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Republicans "powered past a Democratic boycott" to advance the nomi

g military presence in the area. The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.cotn/2021/05/05/us/politics/biden-putin-russia-ukraine.html> (5/5, Cooper, Barnes, 20.6M) reports that "Senior Defense Department officials said that close to 80,000 Russian troops remained near various strips" of the Russian-Ukra

nting aggressive efforts over the past few years to crack down on Chinese malign influence at U.S. universities." The piece quotes Attorney General Merrick Garland saying in House Appropriations testimony this week, "Well, within the last month or so, the intelligence community has identified China as a threat

mpts by desperate adversaries." The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/us/politics/iran-russia-election-interference.html> (10/21, Barnes, Sanger, 18.61 M) reports Ratcliffe said Iran obtained American voter registration data and used it "to send threatening, faked emails to voters. ..

0 Democrats will boycott, Schumer highlighted" Senate Majority Leader McConnell's actions in 2016 "when he refused to consider Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, the choice of President Barack Obama to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February." Reuters <https://www.reuters

oncerned About Russia Than Iran. The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/russia-election-interference-hacks.html> (10/22, Barnes, Perlroth, Sanger, 18.61M) reports that "while senior Trump administration officials said this week that Iran has been actively interfering in the

are set to confirm Barrett just 38 days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days and never held a vote." The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/election-2020-donald-trump-virus-outbreak-senate-elections-boycotts- de2972

ipal deputy director of public affairs." CIA Warns Ex-Officers Against Working For Foreign Government, Speaking Publicly. The New York Times (1/26, Barnes, Haberman, 20.6M) reports CIA Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Sheetal T. Patel on Monday "sent a note to retired officers this week warn

and Names Coley To Lead Public Affairs At DO), Sources Say. Axios (1/26, Nichols, 1.26M) reports President Biden's Attorney General-designate Judge Merrick Garland "has tapped Anthony Coley, an Obama-era Treasury Department official, to serve as a senior adviser and to lead public affairs at the Department of J

idential election, calling accusations of hacking unfounded." US Officials Remain More Concerned About Russia Than Iran. The New York Times (10/22, Barnes, Perlroth, Sanger, 18.61M) reports that "while senior Trump administration officials said this week that Iran has been actively interfering in the p

d are set to confirm Barrett just 38 days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days and never held a vote." The AP (10/22, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Republicans "powered past a Democratic boycott" to advance the nomi

t it would withdraw forces from the Ukrainian border, Moscow has maintained a strong military presence in the area. The New York Times (5/5, Cooper, Barnes, 20.6M) reports that "Senior Defense Department officials said that close to 80,000 Russian troops remained near various strips" of the Russian-Ukr

nting aggressive efforts over the past few years to crack down on Chinese malign influence at U.S. universities." The piece quotes Attorney General Merrick Garland saying in House Appropriations testimony this week, "Well, within the last month or so, the intelligence community has identified China as a threat

"showed almost half of US workers prefer to continue remote work." Supreme Court To Hear Student First Amendment Case. The Washington Post (4/25, Barnes, 10.52M) reports that the Supreme Court will hear a First Amendment-focused case this week, and it revolves around a SnapChat message sent by stude

acks as the 20th anniversary of the attacks looms." The Herald adds, "GOP lawmakers in DC — along with a few Democrats - wrote to both U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray to finally go public with the intel. It could expose how out of the 19 hijackers that day, 15 of them were citize