Epstein Secrets

n occasional punching bag of Trump's. The president has attacked him on Twitter from time to time, which has turned him into a lightning rod inside the Republican Party. Koch, who has always been more of a libertarian than a conservative, feels like he and his views have been EFTA00162632 largely misunderstood, w

d director, John McEntee, has recently intensified efforts to purge appointees who have failed to demonstrate sufficient fealty to the president," Nick Miroff and Ellen Nakashima report. "The latest removals came as DHS's top cybersecurity official, Christopher Krebs, told colleagues he, too, expected to

cian Joan Perry by 20 points in a special election. Felicia Sonmez reports: "The race had been viewed by some as a test of women's standing within the Republican Party. Perry had won the endorsements of all 13 House Republican women and received nearly $1 million in support from an outside group created to boost

so. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) THE IMMIGRATION WARS: -- Border arrests are dropping as Mexico's crackdown on migrants takes effect. Nick Miroff reports: "The number of people taken into custody along the U.S. southern border fell 28 percent in June, a drop that U.S. authorities say reflect

ician Joan Perry by 20 points in a special election. Felicia Sonmez reports: "The race had been viewed by some as a test of women's standing within the Republican Party. Perry had won the endorsements of all 13 House Republican women and received nearly $1 million in support from an outside group created to boost f

so. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) THE IMMIGRATION WARS: -- Border arrests are dropping as Mexico's crackdown on migrants takes effect. Nick Miroff reports: "The number of people taken into custody along the U.S. southern border fell 28 percent in June, a drop that U.S. authorities say reflects

d me so. ... As we lie on the bed of nails Trump has made, it's often difficult to see how much the paradigm of acceptable conduct has shifted. For the Republican Party, it's now a question of whether we want to start cleaning up the mess or continue papering over the cracks." -- Trump's base probably will not be e

er wall construction received a $400 million Page 17296 EFTA00046807 contract to build a span of new barriers across an Arizona wildlife refuge. Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey report: "North Dakota- based Fisher Sand and Gravel won the contract to build in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in Yuma