Epstein Secrets

push through a foreign policy 'wish list' he hopes could appeal to voters, current and former officials say." The President's announcement "caught the National Security Council, State Department and Pentagon by surprise, according to three US officials, and they fear that it could reduce the limited leverage the Afghan gov

Portland, Oregon City Council Urged To End FBI 3TTF Cooperation. The Portland (OR) Tribune (10/8, Redden, 92K) reports, "Pressure is growing for the City Council to end Portland police cooperation with all federal law enforcement organization, including the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. The issue is being

clear how Kerry's job will mesh with the activities of his former deputy, incoming Secretary of State Antony Blinken...and what role he'll play on the National Security Council." Asian American Lawmakers Express Concerns Over Composition Of Cabinet. The Washington Post EFTA00137474 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politic

m/news/best-states/califomia/articles/2020-12-07/ex-los-angeles-councilman- pleads-not-guilty-to-corruption> (12/7) reports from Los Angeles, "Former City Council member Jose Huizar pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges that he took bribes to help developers win favors for large building projects in th

clear how Kerry's job will mesh with the activities of his former deputy, incoming Secretary of State Antony Blinken...and what role he'll play on the National Security Council." Asian American Lawmakers Express Concerns Over Composition Of Cabinet. The Washington Post (12/7, Wang, 14.2M) reports, "Members of the Congressi

an ongoing investigation." Former Los Angeles Councilman Pleads Not Guilty To Corruption Charges. The AP (12/7) reports from Los Angeles, "Former City Council member Jose Huizar pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges that he took bribes to help developers win favors for large building projects in th

the President. He should have been aware of it." Reed said on CNN's Inside PoliticsVi (7/5, 795K) that "this was real enough to be discussed that the National Security Council, real enough to alert our allies to protect their own forces and anytime there is a threat to US forces, the President of the United States should b

Toledo, Ohio Bribery Scheme To Remain Free Until Trial. The AP (7/2) reported from Toledo, Ohio, "A private attorney accused along with four Toledo City Council members of taking part in a bribery and extortion scheme will be allowed to remain free while the case proceeds, a judge has ruled." Federal prosecu

undoing many restrictions that had been in place under prior administrations." Unlike previous limited presidential findings, this one, "driven by the National Security Council and crafted by the CIA, focuses more broadly on a capability: covert action in cyberspace." Zack Dorfman of the Aspen Institute (and an author of t

, "is moving forward with a novel proposal to replace police with unarmed civilians during traffic stops in a bid to curtail racial profiling." The City Council voted Wednesday to approve "a police reform proposal that calls for a public committee to hash out details of a new Berkeley Police Department that

st On NSC, Sources Say. Politico (7/10, Lippman, 4.29M) reports the White House "has tapped Ryan Tully to be the top Europe and Russian official on the National Security Council, the fifth person to hold the job in three and a half years, according to two people familiar with his hiring." Politico says Tully, who assumes th

munity-oriented programs like the Police Athletics League and procedural justice to avoid making cuts elsewhere." The budget pressures come "as the City Council pushes to shrink or radically restructure the MPD." NYTimes Profiles Smith, Administration's "De Facto Spokesman On Criminal Justice." The New York