Epstein Secrets

ier. The other lawyer, Jay P. Lefkowitz, helped secure [the previous deal]. The split nature of Barr's recusal suggests that federal prosecutors in New York — who unsealed new sex trafficking charges against Epstein on Monday — might not be investigating authorities' handling of the previous allegations

ffectively invalidated the Affordable Care Act when it zeroed out the tax imposed on those who choose not to buy insurance. (Gerald HerbertfAP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Joanie Greve and Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Oral arguments in New Orleans on Tuesday over the future of the Affordable Care Act foreshadow

ier. The other lawyer, Jay P. Lefkowitz, helped secure [the previous deal]. The split nature of Barr's recusal suggests that federal prosecutors in New York — who unsealed new sex trafficking charges against Epstein on EFTA00043093 Monday — might not be investigating authorities' handling of the previ

effectively invalidated the Affordable Care Act when it zeroed out the tax imposed on those who choose not to buy insurance. (Gerald Herbert/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Joanie Greve and Mariana Altaro THE BIG IDEA: Oral arguments in New Orleans on Tuesday over the future of the Affordable Care Act foreshadowe

as consumed with questions about whether the court still has a live controversy before it, a requirement for rendering an opinion. The court denied New York's earlier plea to dismiss the case as moot. It said it would consider the question after argument." -- Barr's Justice Department asked the Supreme C

he 18-year war, but he's been largely sidelined over the past year as the United States negotiated directly with the Taliban. (Rafiq Maqbool/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: In 1776, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband as the colonists prepared to declare independence. "And. b

as consumed with questions about whether the court still has a live controversy before it, a requirement for rendering an opinion. The court denied New York's earlier plea to dismiss the case as moot. It said it would EFTA00046848 consider the question after argument." Barr's Justice Department asked th

ing info President Trump kisses Hope Hicks goodbye on her last day as White House communications director on March 29, 2018. (Andrew Harnik/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Mara THE BIG IDEA: What emails about Ukraine does President Trump think, or hope, will never get out? During two interviews with FBI

EFTA00046942 oniciats worn turning over i rump s returns using New y one s i rust mot, signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) and enacted July 7. ... New York tax officials had agreed not to turn over Trump's records any sooner than seven days after Nichols ruled on whether the Trump lawsuit should be hea

for a selfie at the Capitol earlier this year with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.). (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Altaro THE BIG IDEA: MANCHESTER, N.H. - Both of New Hampshire's House members endorsed launching an impeachment inquiry against Pres

ama to deport fewer undocumented immigrants during their eight years in the White House, Biden suggested — apparently apropos of nothing — that the New York mayor cannot be trusted to hold someone's confidences. "I keep my recommendation to him in private," he told de Blasio. "Unlike you, I can expect y

Trump, Biden attacked most of his rivals on the debate stage. He looked weak. Biden becomes debate night target as candidates go on the attack BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Joe Biden didn't just defend himself in Detroit on Wednesday night. He went after Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, J

al women's soccer team celebrated its World Cup victory in New York: 'Equal pay, equal pay!:' Highlights from U.S. women's soccer victory parade in New York During a speech at the parade, team co-captain Megan Rapinoe encouraged everyone watching to "be better": German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen

Listen to The Big Idea In the era of no regrets, Acosta and Pelosi are not sorry Acosta: 'Today's world treats victims very, very differently' BY JAMES HOHMANN with Joanie Greve and Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Sorry, not sorry. We've entered an era of no regrets. "I have no regrets about anything," Spea

tein, who had been convicted in Florida of soliciting an underage EFTA00044385 prostitute, should not be registered as a top-level sex offender in New York. Instead, the prosecutor, Jennifer Gaffney, asked a judge to reduce Mr. Epstein's sex-offender status to the lowest possible classification, which

Listen to The Big Idea In the era of no regrets, Acosta and Pelosi are not sorry Acosta: 'Today's world treats victims very, very differently' BY JAMES HOHMANN with Joanie Greve and Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Sorry, not sorry. We've entered an era of no regrets. "I have no regrets about anything," Speak

set by it." -- Undeterred: AOC proposed a "9/11-style commission" to investigate family separations at the border during a town hall meeting in her New York congressional district. (Vox) -- Miss Michigan Kathy Zhu was stripped of her title after several EFTA00044489 insensitive and racist tweets surfa

mum on Hong Kong as mobs attack protesters and China challenges U.S. influence Men in white shirts beat Hong Kong protesters with bats, batons BY JAMES HOHMANN with Emily Davies THE BIG IDEA: The stories coming out of Hong Kong this morning shock the conscience. Pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting was