Epstein Secrets

ke Pompeo participated in the virtual signing ceremony. "There is no international right to abortion," he said. (Miriam Berger) • Attorney General Bill Barr is preparing to announce a new effort to withhold federal grant money from police departments that don't meet certification standards on the use of

med at codifying their status as independent contractors renders the ruling moot, or a subsequent appeal to the state Supreme Court is successful," Faiz Siddiqui reports. • A wildfire in Colorado exploded sixfold in size over 24 hours, growing to about 170,000 acres and extending deeper into Rocky Mountain

e's a list of the 95 Democrats who broke with Pelosi on the floor.) -- But the House did vote on party lines, 230 to 198, to hold Attorney General Bill Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt for failing to provide documents related to the Trump administration's efforts to add a ci

artled last night when they were charged 100 times the advertised fare for short trips, a glitch that sparked jokes about surge pricing gone wild. Faiz Siddiqui reports: "Riders in cities including Washington and San Diego took to social media to post about the sky-high rates, a problem that Uber confirmed

ed States as they lose EFTA00046475 jobs or income, he said." -- No surprise: The Justice Department said it will not prosecute Attorney General Bill Barr or Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross after the House voted on party lines to hold them in criminal contempt for declining to provide documents related

ud the U.S. and to filing false tax returns, prosecutors said in a statement." -- Uber plans to record audio of customers during rides in the U.S. Faiz Siddiqui scoops: "The new feature, which is first to be piloted in some Latin American cities next month, allows users to opt in to activate an audio record

listens as Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Nov. 26. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATIONS: -- Attorney General Bill Barr has told associates he disagrees with the Justice Department's inspector general on one of the key findings in an upcoming report about the FBI's R

- Three people are dead and at least 15 injured after a shooting Sunday evening at a food festival in Gilroy, Calif. Allyson Chiu, Meagan Flynn and Faiz Siddiqui report: "One gunman was killed by officers at the scene, Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said early Monday morning. Police are still searching fo

ts in Trump districts." • Eugene Robinson: "Trump is impeaching himself." Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador meets with Attorney General Bill Barr on Thursday at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City. (Mexican Presidency/AFP) THE NEW WORLD ORDER: -- Attorney General Bill Barr's meeting in Mexic

ts were reported on its U.S. rides last year, the first time it has revealed the scale of the safety problem that exists at ride-hailing companies. Faiz Siddiqui reports: "The reported assaults were part of Uber's long-awaited safety study, published Thursday amid widespread and ongoing criticism of its safe