Epstein Secrets

orward with the release of his tell-all book, despite a warning from the White House that it still contains classified material. (Tom Hamburger and Josh Dawsey) • Before he was fired as the State Department's inspector general, Steve Linick said he told top aides to Mike Pompeo that he was investigating t

edicts a slow recovery with unemployment at 9.3 percent by the end of 2020. The Fed projects the rate will drop to 6.5 percent by the end of 2021, Heather Long reports. "Chair Jerome H. Powell stressed Wednesday that more aid from Congress and the central bank is likely to be needed, especially since a sub

r who find themselves facing an onslaught of negative attention that reflects poorly on him. Epstein and Darroch are only the two latest examples. Josh Dawsey reports: "Trump sat across from Page 12535 EFTA00043046 Darroch during the annual St. Patrick's Day lunch on Capitol Hill in March, inquiring ab

e Powell has two messages for Congress this morning: Central bank independence is critical, and an interest-rate cut is likely at the end of July. Heather Long got a first look at his prepared testimony before the House Financial Services Committee: "Since [June], it appears that uncertainties around trad

or who find themselves facing an onslaught of negative attention that reflects poorly on him. Epstein and Darroch are only the two latest examples. Josh Dawsey reports: "Trump sat across from Darroch during the annual St. Patrick's Day lunch on Capitol Hill in March, inquiring about Brexit and bragging of

me Powell has two messages for Congress this morning: Central bank independence is critical, and an interest-rate cut is likely at the end of July. Heather Long got a first look at his prepared testimony before the House Financial Services Committee: "Since [June], it appears that uncertainties around trade

pons ban that expired 15 years ago." -- Gun-control groups are trying to build on the momentum after El Paso and Dayton. Amy B Wang, Tom Hamburger, Josh Dawsey and Marissa J. Lang report: - People are fed up. This keeps on happening,' Christian Heyne, vice president of policy for the Brady Campaign to Pre

officer, but he took the job listings down after Trump tweeted that more tariffs would hit Chinese goods in September," our economics correspondent Heather Long reported yesterday. "'It's the most frustrating time I've ever had running a business, and I've been doing this for 20 years,' said Cramer, chief e

football, cont.: The inside story of how Trump caved to the National Rifle Association yet again on taking meaningful action to curb gun violence. Josh Dawsey and David Nakam_ura report: "Since the shootings, NRA officials have repeatedly told the president and senior White House officials that universal

ted a similarly sized reduction, the tax cut could equate to a bigger tax break for many families than the 2017 tax law." (Economics correspondent Heather Long prepared 15 charts to compare the Trump economy to the Obama economy.) -- Nearly 3 out of 4 economists surveyed by the National Association for Bu

football, cont.: The inside story of how Trump caved to the National Rifle Association yet again on taking meaningful action to curb gun violence. Josh Dawsey and David Nakamura report: "Since the shootings, NRA officials have repeatedly told the president and senior White House officials that universal

nted a similarly sized reduction, the tax cut could equate to a bigger tax break for many families than the 2017 tax law." (Economics correspondent Heather Long prepared 15 charts to compare the Trump economy to the Obama economy.) EFTA00046770 -- Nearly 3 out of 4 economists surveyed by the National Ass

n after-the-fact justification for the decision and a debate over whether the delay was legal, according to three people familiar with the records. Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig and Tom Hamburger scoop: "The research by the White House Counsel's Office ... includes early August email exchanges between actin

at the Fed's July meeting. While Wall Street traders are anticipating a 25-basis- point cut, Shelton is publicly pushing for a 50-basis- point cut. (Heather Long) 3. Kelly Craft, Trump's nominee to be U.N. ambassador and the wife of a billionaire coal magnate, spent more than half of her days as ambassador

-- Rudy Giuliani pressed administration officials to dump Trump's nominee for ambassador to Qatar and replace her with someone else in late 2018. Josh Dawsey, Rosalind S. Helderman, Tom Hamburger and Devlin Barrett scoop: "Trump had nominated a career Foreign Service officer to ... a key post in a Middle

at the Fed's July meeting. While Wall Street traders are anticipating a 25-basis-point cut, Shelton is publicly pushing for a 50- basis-point cut. (Heather Long) 3. Kelly Craft, Trump's nominee to be U.N. ambassador and the wife of a billionaire coal magnate, spent more than half of her days as ambassador