Epstein Secrets

ed at his confirmation hearing in 2017. Acosta's critics said he was not fit to lead an agency that has oversight over human trafficking offenses," John Wagner and Lisa Rein report. "Some attorneys for victims questioned Acosta's tweet saying the evidence was new." -- Acting White House chief of staff Mick

Barr will not recuse himself from the current prosecution of Epstein, but he will not engage in "any retrospective review" of the 2008 plea deal. Matt Zapotosky reports: "Barr had telegraphed at his confirmation hearing in January that he might have to step aside from any Justice Department reviews of Epste

d not come from the Fire Department.- -- Trump defended his promotion of the baseless conspiracy theory connecting the Clintons to Epstein's death. John Wagner reports: Trump said he "retweeted a 'very highly respected conservative pundit' who is a `big Trump fan.' On Saturday, Trump retweeted a message fr

signed the warden of the federal detention center where sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died. Two staffers were placed on leave. From Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky and Aaron C. Davis: "The move to transfer , who had only recently begun working as the MCC's warden, came a day after Attorney General William P.

d not come from the Fire Department.- -- Trump defended his promotion of the baseless conspiracy theory connecting the Clintons to Epstein's death. John Wagner reports: Trump said he "retweeted a 'very highly respected conservative pundit' who is a `big Trump fan.' On Saturday, Trump retweeted a message f

ssigned the warden of the federal detention center where sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died. Two staffers were placed on leave. From Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky and Aaron C. Davis: "The move to transfer , who had only recently begun working as the MCC's warden, came a day after Attorney General William P.

Washington, making it hard to focus on the issues he wanted to address — "trade, health care, immigration and infrastructure, to name just a few." (John Wagner) -- A federal judge in Arkansas blocked abortion restrictions that were set to take effect yesterday. The judge said that the state "has no intere

"He frequently asked lawmakers to repeat their questions, saying that he could not hear them or that they were speaking too fast," Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky, Rosalind S. Helderman and Karoun Demirjian report. "He also said he was unfamiliar with some of the specifics of the investigation — a surprising

Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate who is challenging Mitch McConnell, flip-flopped on whether she would have voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. John Wagner and Colby ltkowitz report: "First, during a wide-ranging interview with Louisville's Courier-Journal, McGrath said that while she found Christine

meland security officials said." -- A second federal judge blocked the Justice Department's attempt to swap out its attorneys in the census case. Matt Zapotosky reports: "U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel in Maryland wrote in a six-page order that he shared the concerns of a federal judge in New York who

curity aid at the time of the call between the heads of state, and that they found nothing alarming in the presidents' discussion," Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner and Colby ltkowitz report. The White House challenged Cooper's timeline, arguing that just because the Ukrainians asked does not mean they knew th

s to what he described as a widely understood campaign to pressure a foreign government to investigate Joe Biden. Rachael Bade, Aaron C. Davis and Matt Zapotosky report: "More forcefully than he has before, Sondland declared that the Trump administration would not give Ukraine's newly elected president, Volo

ecurity aid at the time of the call between the heads of state, and that they found nothing alarming in the presidents' discussion," Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner and Colby ltkowitz report. The White House challenged Cooper's timeline, arguing that just because the Ukrainians asked does not mean they knew tha

ls to what he described as a widely understood campaign to pressure a foreign government to investigate Joe Biden. Rachael Bade, Aaron C. Davis and Matt Zapotosky report: "More forcefully than he has before, Sondland declared that the Trump administration would not give Ukraine's newly elected president, Volod

iolence in some cities on leaders who have endorsed such steps and said he planned to increase federal law enforcement's presence to reduce crime," Matt Zapotosky reports. "Soon after he finished speaking, Chicago's mayor accused Trump of seeking to distract from his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.... T

nguage. And many others, think Andrew Jackson, enacted racist policies. Trump's spokeswoman also insists that he is not racist. (Colby Itkowitz and John Wagner) Trump keeps bragging about passing a cognitive test, but it doesn't mean what he thinks it does. EFTA00025459 --- PAGE BREAK --- "In another F

ith the committee. ... Those who know him well said that it was virtually impossible that he would ignore or reject a subpoena," per Rachael Bade, Matt Zapotosky and Karoun Demirjian. "Still, Mueller is EFTA00021203 --- PAGE BREAK --- unlikely to answer Democrats' biggest question: whether he or his team

sinesses have ever had in the White House." When the vice president touched on border security, the crowd broke out in chants of "Build the wall." (John Wagner) E. Jean Carroll poses for a portrait at her home in Warwick, N.Y. (Eva Deitch for The Washington Post) E. Jean Carroll poses for a portrait at he