Epstein Secrets

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

aid investigators did not find evidence that his decision to sign off on the puzzlingly lenient deal was "based on corruption." (Matt Zapotosky and Beth Reinhard) The Senate is poised to confirm a controversial figure to the Federal Reserve. Judy Shelton is being considered for "a seat on the central bank's

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

move: They publicly severed ties with Saudi Arabia. Months later, however, the country's efforts to continue influencing U.S. policy remain strong. Beth Reinhard, EFTA00043109 Jonathan O'Connell and Tom Hamburger report: "Since fall 2018, high- powered lobbyists and lawyers have reaped millions of dollars f

ng assistance — 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 stric

ly 35 billion opioids — half of the pills distributed in the country — were handled by just 15 percent of pharmacies. Jenn Abelson, Andrew Ba Tran, Beth Reinhard and Aaron C. Davis report: "With the release and analysis of a federal database tracking every pain pill sold in the United States at the height of