Epstein Secrets

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

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

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.

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

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

was likely given Trump's trade war and slowing growth abroad, comments that came hours before the S&P 500 index crossed 3,000 for the first time. (Heather Long) 8. A Florida police officer allegedly planted meth on random drivers. In one case, an innocent man lost custody of his daughter because of it. Po

ey said. Prosecutors want the trial to begin in June 2020, while Epstein's defense wants it to start after Labor Day of next year. (Renae Merle and Matt Zapotosky) -- Princess Haya Bint Hussein, one of the six wives of Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Maktoum, is seeking protection from him. She's n

A: -- The Fed cut the benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than a decade, lowering it by a quarter-point to just under 2.25 percent. Heather Long reports: The goal is to bolster the country's economy "amid early signs of a global slowdown. However, the central bank also inadvertently caused c