Epstein Secrets

in health with a community-based approach. A quarter of child-care workers — 258,000 people — have lost their jobs amid the pandemic, my colleague Heather Long reported. According to the liberal think tank Center for American Progress, the coronavirus could lead to the permanent loss of nearly 4.5 million

ter Read online The Washington Post The Daily 202 Intelligence for leaders. Presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Mari ana faro By Mariana Alfaro Email America is in the middle of a child-care crisis Note to readers: James Hohmann is on vacation until July 20. We have an all-star lineup of

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

ant Normal e: Sign up for this newsletter Read online The Washington Post The Daily 202 Intelligence for leaders. Warne By James Hohmann with Mariana Alfaro Hohma Email Trump poised to accept GOP nod in Jacksonville, Fla., on 60th anniversary of `Ax Handle Saturday' On Aug. 27, 1960, a mob of 2OO wh

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

e 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 foreshadowed the massive impact that President

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

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. by the way, in the new

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

ed 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, Julian Castro, Kirsten

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

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," Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters yeste

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

y Leader Mitch McConnell, visits the Capitol in March for a lunch with the Republican caucus. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: Mitch McConnell told President Trump privately last month that no politician has ever lost an election for spending more money. That

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

the corrosive consequences of letting corruption go unchecked Exclusive: A secret history of the war in Afghanistan, revealed BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: A toxic. of U.S. government policies, under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, directly contributed to Afghanis