Epstein Secrets

r (D-N.H.), far right, poses for a selfie at the Capitol earlier this year with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.). (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Altaro THE BIG IDEA: MANCHESTER, N.H. - Both of New Hampshire's House members endorsed launching an impeachmen

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

asio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) hold a news conference last week at the Capitol. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) EFTA00047245 THE DIVIDED STATES (AND TERRITORIES) OF AMERICA: -- The Louisiana cop who called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D- N.Y.) a "vile

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

o-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) listen during a House Oversight and Reform Committee meeting in February. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), one of the four lawmakers attacked by Trump on Sunday, said during a panel at Netroots that she and other l

in Mexico and Mexico's financial sector, if more comprehensive anti- money laundering policies are applied. ... In a news release about the meeting, the Justice Department did not mention the terrorism designation. ... Still, many in Mexico EFTA00047432 worry about a further emboldening of security forces in the figh

formation that leads to Yakubets's capture and that it's the largest such money offering yet for a cyber criminal. Brian Benczkowski, who heads the Justice Department's criminal division, said Yakubets was the 'leader of a criminal cyber gang' and had been involved in cyber crime for the past decade on an 'unimagina

io-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) listen during a House Oversight and Reform Committee meeting in February. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), one of the four lawmakers attacked by Trump on Sunday, said during a panel at Netroots that she and other l

ry to lock people up. On Sunday, perhaps emboldened by the standing ovation, Warren sent an email to her fundraising list that said she will direct the Justice Department to "hold perpetrators accountable" for "the Trump administration's criminal abuses at the border." The resonance of Warren's push for criminal char

id Trump should use his meeting with Xi to intervene on behalf of his father, whose ordeal has gone largely unnoticed for nearly three years while the State Department and Li's supporters worked quietly, but unsuccessfully, to secure his release." -- Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the U.S.-China trade deal

hing." Andrew Goldstein, a lead prosecutor for Mueller, walks through the rain outside the building where the Mueller team did its work in March. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Andrew Goldstein, a lead prosecutor for Mueller, walks through the rain outside the building where the Mueller team did its work in March. (J.