Epstein Secrets

d the debate from the Wall to the military. "This bill will provide the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending since World War IV said Mulvaney. "It'll be the largest increase for our men and women in uniform in salary in the last ten years!" * * * The attempt to distract the Trumpian ba

eemed to amply satisfy the president and which he repeated with great enthusiasm. Marc Short, the White House director of legisla- tive affairs, and Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Manage- ment and Budget, in a joint appearance in the White House briefing room that Thursday, shifted the debate fro

gn the bill, he would bring on what they most feared: a shutdown. And he might well blame the shutdown on his own party. Mark Meadows, the head of the House Freedom Caucus and a staunch Trump ally in Congress, called the president from Europe to say that after the vote on Thursday afternoon most members had left town

view has turned up some unflattering exchanges and facts that could at a minimum embarrass the president. ... "In the early August email exchanges, Mulvaney asked acting OMB director Vought for an update on the legal rationale for withholding the aid and how much longer it could be delayed. Trump had ma

extent of the budget deficits or the debt they add," said Club for Growth President McIntosh, a former Republican congressman. -- A few members of the House Freedom Caucus strategized last night about ways to tank this deal, which they see as a betrayal of the tea party principles that they got elected on and warn wi

y cares that the federal balance sheet is drowning in red ink. Undoubtedly, many people who work in the White House — led by acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney — want spending cuts. And these administration officials insist that Trump has told them he wants to make big cuts in 2021 if he wins a second term

xtent of the budget deficits or the debt they add," said Club for Growth President McIntosh, a former Republican congressman. -- A few members of the House Freedom Caucus strategized last night about ways to tank this deal, which they see as a betrayal of the tea party principles that they got elected on and warn wil

seemed to amply satisfy the president and which he repeated with great enthusiasm. Marc Short, the White House director of legisla- tive affairs, and Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Manage- ment and Budget, in a joint appearance in the White House briefing room that Thursday, shifted the debate from

d the debate from the Wall to the military. “This bill will provide the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending since World War II,” said Mulvaney. “It'll be the largest increase for our men and women in uniform in salary in the last ten years.” +b The attempt to distract the Trumpian base wit

sign the bill, he would bring on what they most feared: a shutdown. And he might well blame the shutdown on his own party. Mark Meadows, the head of the House Freedom Caucus and a | staunch Trump ally in Congress, called the president from Europe to say that after the vote on Thursday afternoon most members had left town