Epstein Secrets

CIA had delivered bags of cash to his office for years, calling it 'nothing unusual.' ... According to the interviews, the CIA, the U.S. military, the State Department and other agencies used cash and lucrative contracts to win the allegiance of Afghan warlords in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Page

affer raised the issue with Biden. And other stories have said that staffers were intimidated to broach the issue with the then-vice president. -- The Justice Department's inspector general is set to release his report today concluding the FBI was justified in opening an investigation into the Trump campaign's relatio

e administration wants to expand the system of secure facilities where migrant families can be incarcerated for months or longer. In late November, Justice Department lawyers appealed a federal judge's decision that blocked the government's attempt to eliminate a 20-day time limit on most family detentions. ... F

ration is significantly expanding its power to quickly deport undocumented immigrants who entered the country illegally within the past two years. Maria Sacchetti reports: "Officials are calling the new strategy, which will take effect immediately, a 'necessary response' to the influx of Central Americans and

where Pomoeo was Page 17888 EFTA00047399 staying, situated in a small events space on the second floor. Pompeo slipped into the meeting, without the State Department alerting the press traveling with him about where he was headed or who he was going to meet. ... The Hamilton Society is a group of right-leaning

a lot of work around sex and drug trafficking. "We can maintain those components while also moving the [Enforcement and Removal] section of ICE to the Department of Justice where we have more oversight and more accountability of those agencies," Hackett explained. -- For now, Biden is polling well among Latinos, someth

r information that leads to Yakubets's capture and that it's the largest such money offering yet for a cyber criminal. Brian Benczkowski, who heads the Justice Department's criminal division, said Yakubets was the 'leader of a criminal cyber gang' and had been involved in cyber crime for the past decade on an 'unimagin

ous signs that his condition was perilous." -- The number of pregnant immigration detainees has spiked 52 percent during the Trump administration. Maria Sacchetti reports: "The spike in pregnant detainees came after federal officials terminated an Obama administration order to release most expectant mothers

Budget Talks Will Break Down if White House Bypasses Congress to Cut Foreign Aid, Pelosi Warns By Erich Wagner The Democratic leader stresses that the State Department must be allowed to continue spending money while Congress considers any rescission request, per a GAO legal analysis.... https://link.govexec.com/c

estigation ending without charges for those at Trump's business "should be of great concern to the American people and investigated by Congress and The Department of Justice." -- The president's current lawyer Jay Sekulow had little to say. He sent a terse, two-word statement: "Case closed." -- Read the 269 pages of s

in U.S. custody, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent allegedly asked her to watch a live video of him masturbating. Abigail Hauslohner and Maria Sacchetti report: "'I felt like the world was falling on top of me,' said the 48-year-old woman, an undocumented immigrant who came to the country from Guat

in Mexico and Mexico's financial sector, if more comprehensive anti- money laundering policies are applied. ... In a news release about the meeting, the Justice Department did not mention the terrorism designation. ... Still, many in Mexico EFTA00047432 worry about a further emboldening of security forces in the figh

formation that leads to Yakubets's capture and that it's the largest such money offering yet for a cyber criminal. Brian Benczkowski, who heads the Justice Department's criminal division, said Yakubets was the 'leader of a criminal cyber gang' and had been involved in cyber crime for the past decade on an 'unimagina

ious signs that his condition was perilous." — The number of pregnant immigration detainees has spiked 52 percent during the Trump administration. Maria Sacchetti reports: "The spike in pregnant detainees came after federal officials terminated an Obama administration order to release most expectant mothers b

s stopping and frisking people, mostly African American men,' he said, leading the Obama administration to intercede. `We took action against them; the Justice Department took action against them, held the police department accountable.- Biden seethed about Harris's busing attack during the previous debate: "He told

rom Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey, Mexico. (Marco Ugarte/AP) THE IMMIGRATION WARS: -- A federal judge in California blocked Trump's latest asylum ban. Maria Sacchetti and Spencer S. Hsu report: "The policy aimed to curtail Central American migration across the southern border by requiring asylum seekers to apply

s stopping and frisking people, mostly African American men,' he said, leading the Obama administration to intercede. 'We took action against them; the Justice Department took action against them, held the police department accountable.- Biden seethed about Harris's busing attack during the previous debate: "He told

o to Monterrey, Mexico. (Marco Ugarte/AP) THE IMMIGRATION WARS: EFTA00046474 -- A federal judge in California blocked Trump's latest asylum ban. Maria Sacchetti and Spencer S. Hsu report: "The policy aimed to curtail Central American migration across the southern border by requiring asylum seekers to apply

Mike Pompeo is searching for a safe exit from his position ahead of a Senate run, three GOP sources tell Time: "Pompeo's plan had been to remain at the State Department until early spring next year, ... but recent developments, including the House impeachment inquiry, are hurting him politically and straining his r

and Border Protection issued a new edict regarding which U.S. officials are worthy of a framed portrait on the agency's walls: Just the president. Maria Sacchetti reports: "The shrinking photo gallery is the result of an agency mandate to feature only Senate-confirmed leaders and elected officials on its walls

were given notice to report to an ICE office and leave the United States, the homeland 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

her daughter died of an infection after "neglect and mistreatment" in a U.S. detention center told a House panel she begged for help to no avail. Maria Sacchetti reports: "'My baby grew sicker every day,' Yazmin Juarez, the mother of 19- month-old Mariee, said during an emotional hearing. `She was vomiting c

sanitary conditions. The federal government is required under a consent decree to provide "safe and sanitary" conditions to migrant children. But a Justice Department lawyer argued during a June court hearing, which went EFTA00044775 viral, that the federal government is not legally required to provide toothbru

— could find it harder to get a green card under a policy change unveiled yesterday by the Trump administration. Abigail Hauslohner, Nick Miroff, Maria Sacchetti and Tracy Jan report: "The new criteria for 'Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds,' due to take effect Oct. 15, will set stricter standards for

ry to lock people up. On Sunday, perhaps emboldened by the standing ovation, Warren sent an email to her fundraising list that said she will direct the Justice Department to "hold perpetrators accountable" for "the Trump administration's criminal abuses at the border." The resonance of Warren's push for criminal char

sylum protections as they now are on the southern border. The policy is almost certain to face a legal challenge." More on the immigration wars: • Maria Sacchetti: "Former Southwest Key leader who ran migrant child shelters for U.S. government earned $3.6 million in 2017." • Politico: "U.S. Citizenship and Im