Epstein Secrets

HE NEW WORLD ORDER: -- Mike Pompeo declared that Israel's West Bank settlements do not violate international law. Karen DeYoung, Steve Hendrix and John Hudson report: "The move upends more than 40 years of U.S. policy that has declared Israeli expansion into territories occupied since the 1967 war a major

equiring people who try to influence American policy or opinion at the direction of foreign governments or entities to disclose their activities to the Justice Department, people familiar with the case said. The inquiry had proceeded far enough last month that Mr. Barrack, who played an influential role in the campai

onfronting career professionals and political appointees in the Department's history,' wrote Chang, who had no diplomatic experience before joining the State Department. ...Chang, in her rebuttal document, argued that her 'background was fully investigated by the FBI and State Department's Diplomatic Security. No q

a protest and not as surrender,' closing by saying that stepping down was 'the only acceptable moral and ethical option for me at this time.' ... 'The Department of State is experiencing what I and many believe is the worst and most profound moral crisis confronting career professionals and political appointees in th

to go that route," Trump said during his meeting with the Pakistani prime minister. "I just don't want to kill 10 million people." (Anne Gearan and John Hudson) EFTA00047250 VIDEOS OF THE DAY: Hasan Minhaj took a look at the problematic names of some American places: Seth Meyers took a closer look at T

CIA had delivered bags of cash to his office for years, calling it 'nothing unusual.' ... According to the interviews, the CIA, the U.S. military, the State Department and other agencies used cash and lucrative contracts to win the allegiance of Afghan warlords in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Page

affer raised the issue with Biden. And other stories have said that staffers were intimidated to broach the issue with the then-vice president. -- The Justice Department's inspector general is set to release his report today concluding the FBI was justified in opening an investigation into the Trump campaign's relatio

e administration wants to expand the system of secure facilities where migrant families can be incarcerated for months or longer. In late November, Justice Department lawyers appealed a federal judge's decision that blocked the government's attempt to eliminate a 20-day time limit on most family detentions. ... F

y taken advantage of a government weakened by the Brexit stalemate." -- Diplomats in Washington are afraid of putting Trump criticisms in writing. John Hudson and Karen DeYoung report: "Darroch's resignation has already prompted discussions in embassies about scaling back access to diplomatic cables and m

were given notice to report to an ICE office and leave the United States, the homeland 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

nge. But White House officials would not let him submit the bureau's written statement that climate impacts could be `possibly catastrophic,' after the State Department refused to cut references to federal scientific findings on climate change. Individuals familiar with the matter, who asked for anonymity to speak

15hannuela 8. 'Turkey; in Freedom of the Press 2016 (New York: Freedom House, 2016), bttpsWfreedom house otereport/freedornsress/701.6/ turkey. 9. John Hudson, 'Erdogan Allies Accuse Leading Washington Think Tank of Orchestrating Coup," Foreign Policy, August 8, 2016, 56 EFTA00804780 Freedom House Conc

to be inter- ested in gaining control of a major Hollywood studio. American lawmakers were sufficiently disturbed by Wanda's initiatives to request a Justice Department in- vestigation. There is concern that China's companies, with state encouragement, are pursuing influence in Hollywood to ensure a favorable depic

vidence in response to Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty requests might be connected to the dispute over the prince. (Matt Zapotosky, Shane Harris and John Hudson) • Tyson Foods, the leading U.S. chicken producer, said it will cooperate with a Justice Department probe into chicken price-fixing. The company w

overseeing Flynn's case, former New York federal judge John Gleeson said Flynn's guilt `could hardly be more provable.' He issued a sharp rebuke of the Justice Department's move to abandon the long-running case and called out Trump for refusing to accept `settled foundational norms of prosecutorial independence,'" Spen

o accomplish the mission,' the statement said." -- North Korea fired a "new type of ballistic missile" into the sea, toward Japan. Simon Denyer and John Hudson report: "South Korea's National Security Council said it had assessed the projectiles to be a 'new type of short-range ballistic missile,' but said

s stopping and frisking people, mostly African American men,' he said, leading the Obama administration to intercede. 'We took action against them; the Justice Department took action against them, held the police department accountable.- Biden seethed about Harris's busing attack during the previous debate: "He told

y taken advantage of a government weakened by the Brexit stalemate." -- Diplomats in Washington are afraid of putting Trump criticisms in writing. John Hudson and Kar_en_aeioung Page 13833 EFTA00044344 report: -uarrocn s resignation nas aireaay promptea discussions in embassies about scaling back acces

were given notice to report to an ICE office and leave the United States, the homeland 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

THE NEW WORLD ORDER: -- Mike Pompeo declared that Israel's West Bank settlements do not violate international law. Karen DeYoung, Steve Hendrix and John Hudson report: "The move upends more than 40 years of U.S. policy that has declared Israeli expansion into territories occupied since the 1967 war a major

- or undercut - some of the most damning witness testimony about Trump's conduct. Sondland turned over communications from his personal devices to the State Department, but State won't share them with investigators. — Holmes also testified that aides to Energy Secretary Rick Perry were "very aggressive in terms of