Epstein Secrets

, or what concessions Tehran wants from Washington." -- The Pentagon's transition plan underscores an upheaval in leadership. Missy Ryan reports: "Mark Esper, who became acting defense secretary on June 24 after his predecessor, then-acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan, abruptly stepped aside, is

public attacks from Trump, who was angry about leaked cables that showed the diplomat privately described the president as "inept" and "insecure." Jennifer Hassan reports: "Trump blasted Darroch in a series of tweets this week, calling him 'a pompous fool' and said his administration would not work with him.

, or what concessions Tehran wants from Washington." -- The Pentagon's transition plan underscores an upheaval in leadership. Missy Ryan reports: "Mark Esper, who became acting defense secretary on June 24 after his predecessor, then-acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan, abruptly stepped aside, is

public attacks from Trump, who was angry about leaked cables that showed the diplomat privately described the president as "inept" and "insecure." Jennifer Hassan reports: "Trump blasted Darroch in a series of tweets this week, calling him 'a pompous fool' and said his administration would not work with him.

e speeches for Ronald Reagan's education secretary William Bennett. -- Meanwhile, Trump's pending nominee for secretary of defense, Army Secretary Mark Esper, spent years as a top lobbyist for Raytheon, which received $18.1 billion in unclassified defense contracts last year. He was elevated to acting se

chants." • Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen: "In Trump's vision of a white America, immigrants should be grateful and servile." • Jennifer Hassan, Kayla Epstein and Adam Taylor: "Angela Merkel says she rejects Trump's racist remarks, stands 'in solidarity' with Ilhan Omar." • Eugene Robinson

s unfolded shows the influence Trump's new team of national security advisers has. From the Journal: "The group, including new Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and new national security adviser Robert O'Brien, along with [Pompeo], backed the president'

ts display of Britain's royal family less than 24 hours after the couple announced they would be "stepping back" from their roles as senior royals. Jennifer Hassan reports: "The figures will no longer stand alongside the rest of the royal family. They have been moved by the wax museum's staff. The likenesses o