Epstein Secrets

"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

me have expressed it subtly, like [Elizabeth] Warren decrying 'consultant- driven' campaigns; some have been more direct, like former HUD secretary Julian Castro warning that Buttigieg can't excite nonwhite voters. ... In the past, Buttigieg has gotten around tough questions with the help of rival candidate

orkers who were supposed to regularly check on millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein the night he hanged himself in his cell. Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky report: "The Page 17444 EFTA00046955 two corrections workers, wnose names nave not men reieasea, tell under suspicion immediately after Epstein

rimes related to his 2015 electoral campaign but has been shielded by presidential immunity, which he loses in January. He says he is innocent." • Julian Castro warned that migrants may "end up dead" because of the deal. The Democratic presidential candidate said the country is not safe. (CBS News) • To tr

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everal candidates walking around the fair this weekend, including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), former housing and urban development secretary Julian Castro and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio haven't qualified for next month's primary debate, so their time there was precious: "On Friday, Castro walked t

d some of the largest pieces of malware ever seen to swipe tens of millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims' bank accounts. Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky report: "Officials identified those charged as Maksim Yakubets of Moscow and Igor Turashev of Yoshkar-Ola, Russia. They said that a $5 million rew

ired astronaut Mark Kelly (D), has evaporated, according to a survey released today by OH Predictive Insights, a Phoenix-based pollster. HuffPost: Julian Castro to announce ambitious animal welfare plan. The Associated Press: Democrats are spending millions of dollars to try to win statehouses. IN FOCUS/S

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

ANN with Mariana Mary THE BIG IDEA: Joe Biden didn't just defend himself in Detroit on Wednesday night. He went after Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Julian Castro, Kirsten Gillibrand and even Bill de Blasio. The media coverage of the second night of the second Democratic debate has focused on the hits leveled

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

ing.- -- Elizabeth Warren called for decriminalizing illegal border crossings. HuffPost's Roque Planas reports: "Warren joins fellow 2020 contender Julian Castro and several other prominent Democrats in backing a reform that, if enacted, would give civil immigration courts exclusive legal control over immigr