Epstein Secrets

team's ability to 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 mi

GOP to defend Trump offer more bad facts for the president Volker and Morrison's impeachment testimony, in under 5 minutes BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: They were there to bat cleanup, but both the GOP's witnesses on Tuesday afternoon instead provided fresh fodder for the impeachment

r employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong said he was repeatedly tortured by Chinese secret police over a two-week period over the protests. Simon Denyer, Tiffany Liang and Casey Quanckenbush report: "Simon Cheng, in an account of his treatment published on Facebook, described being handcuffed and sh

GOP to defend Trump offer more bad facts for the president Volker and Morrison's impeachment testimony, in under 5 minutes BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: They were there to bat cleanup, but both the GOP's witnesses on Tuesday afternoon instead provided fresh fodder for the impeachment c

ue with the U.S. has been nothing but a "foolish trick" and warned Washington that it could be on the receiving end of an unwelcome Christmas gift. Simon Denyer reports: "The North Korean regime has given the United States until the end of the year to drop its 'hostile policy,' come up with a new approach

he's been largely sidelined over the past year as the United States negotiated directly with the Taliban. (Rafiq Maqbool/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: In 1776, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband as the colonists prepared to declare independence. "And. by the way, in the new

ue with the U.S. has been nothing but a "foolish trick" and warned Washington that it could be on the receiving end of an unwelcome Christmas gift. Simon Denyer reports: "The North Korean regime has given the United States until the end of the year to drop its 'hostile policy,' come up with a new approach t

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 Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: MANCHESTER, N.H. - Both of New Hampshire's House members endorsed launching an impeachment inquiry against President Trump on Frida

ing establishment during local council elections in a significant endorsement of the protest movement that's shaken the territory. Shibani Mahtani, Simon Denyer, Tiffany Liang and Anna Kam report: "Voters took to the polls in record numbers to cast ballots in the only fully democratic election in the Chines

ron's hangar in Pensacola, Fla., on Nov. 5. He was forced out on Sunday as secretary of the Navy. I Schunnaker/Navy/EPA-EFE/Rex) BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: What makes America exceptional isn't any arsenal. It's moral authority. That's the upshot of Richard V. Spencer's Sunday letter to P

ing establishment during local council elections in a significant endorsement of the protest movement that's shaken the territory. Shibani Mahtani, Simon Denyer, Tiffany Liang and Anna Kam report: "Voters took to the polls in record numbers to cast ballots in the only fully democratic election in the Chines

y Leader Mitch McConnell, visits the Capitol in March for a lunch with the Republican caucus. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Mitch McConnell told President Trump privately last month that no politician has ever lost an election for spending more money. That

knowledge." -- South Korean fighter jets fired 360 warning shots at an intruding Russian military aircraft, according to Seoul's Defense Ministry.Simon Denyer reports: "The South Korean fighters fired 80 warning shots the first time, and a further 280 shots when the aircraft returned a few minutes later,

the corrosive consequences of letting corruption go unchecked Exclusive: A secret history of the war in Afghanistan, revealed BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: A toxic. of U.S. government policies, under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, directly contributed to Afghanis

e his interests in oil, arms deals and terrorism intersect." -- North Korea claims to have carried out an "important" test at a rocket launch site. Simon Denyer and Min Joo Kim report: "The test paves the way for North Korea to launch a satellite or intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) around the end of

w the corrosive consequences of letting corruption go unchecked Exclusive: A secret history of the war in Afghanistan, revealed BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: A toxic of U.S. government policies, under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, directly contributed to Afghanist