Epstein Secrets

ent of the reasoning or legal justification ... Emails show Vought and OMB staffers arguing that withholding aid was legal, while officials at the National Security Council and State Department protested. OMB lawyers said that it was legal to withhold the aid, as long as they deemed it a 'temporary' hold ... "Mulvaney

ide the pro- Beijing establishment during local council elections in a significant endorsement of the protest movement that's shaken the territory. Shibani Mahtani, Simon Denyer, Tiffany Liang and Anna Kam report: "Voters took to the polls in record numbers to cast ballots in the only fully democratic election

as massive resentment among the Afghan people. And we were the most corrupt here, so had no credibility on the corruption issue." 3. From a former National Security Council staffer: "In the beginning, the military kept saying that corruption was an unfortunate short-term side effect then toward the end the feeling was

ce Force are thinking of quitting after being caught between the government's pro-Beijing stance and the fury of the people they swore to protect. (Shibani Mahtani and Tiffany Lianq) 7. The Vatican appointed a new bishop to lead a West Virginia diocese rocked by allegations of sexual harassment and financial

was massive resentment among the Afghan people. And we were the most corrupt here, so had no credibility on the corruption issue." 3. From a former National Security Council staffer: "In the beginning, the military kept saying that corruption was an unfortunate short-term side effect then toward the end the feeling was

the countries turns into a tech cold war." -- Large and peaceful protests in Hong Kong show that the pro-democracy movement is still going strong. Shibani Mahtani reports: "Hundreds of thousands of people showed up in the park where the movement began in June, waving signs calling for the end of Chinese Commu

ompared Trump to Richard Nixon: Trump went after Pelosi after she made her impeachment announcement: A quote from Fiona Hill, who worked on Trump's National Security Council until this summer and testified against him last month, seemed apropos: Trump's campaign manager tried to use polling from a district held by a fre

a small group of protesters. Police said that more than 40 people were arrested, and Hong Kong's hospital authority said 22 people were injured. (Shibani Mahtani) 7. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's cost-cutting spree is generating chaos and leading to political backlash. In just 71/2 months,