Epstein Secrets

penalty. But some inside the Justice Department worried about an ulterior motive — namely the fact that the DOJ made a formal request to speak with Prince Andrew as part of its investigation into sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. A senior DOJ official said some feared that the U.K.'s decision to broadly pause

e DOJ made a formal request to speak with Prince Andrew as part of its investigation into sexual predator

ck said China backslid the most last year on religious liberty, as thousands more people of faith were subjected to forced labor and imprisonment. (Carol Morello) • The British death toll would have been halved if the country locked down a week earlier, former government adviser Neil Ferguson testified befo

Park. Hundreds were forced to quickly evacuate. (Andrew Freedman) • Chinese leader Xi Jinping commemora

ay." • The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is dispatching 59 lawmakers and a staff of 16 to monitor voting in 10 U.S. states. (Carol Morello) • A surge of early voting in Fairfax County, Virginia's largest, has meant two-hour waits for some voters to cast ballots. (Antonio Olivo and Lol

t. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler was a coal lobbyist. Health and Human Se

that if Congress lifts sanctions against the country, Tehran will commit firmly to allowing international inspections of its nuclear program, per Carol Morello. 2. An alleged Islamic State fighter and American citizen has returned to the United States, transported by the U.S. military to face terrorism- r

t. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler was a coal lobbyist. Health and Human Se

d that if Congress lifts sanctions against the country, Tehran will commit firmly to allowing international inspections of its nuclear program, per Carol Morello. 2. An alleged Islamic State fighter and American citizen has returned to the United States, transported by the U.S. military to face terrorism-re

tro, 10.5; de Blasio, 9.7; and tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang came in last, speaking for only 8.7 minutes

administration imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a dramatic step bound to further escalate tensions with Tehran. Carol Morello and Karen DeYoung report: "A senior administration official said Zarif had acted more as a `propaganda minister' than a diplomat. The announcement

he Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. (Andrew Harnik/AP) ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN AND WOMEN: 1

ee people and wounded eight others at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla. The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of terrorism. Devlin Barrett, Carol Morello and Hannah Knowles report: "Officials sought to reassure Pensacola residents that they knew of no ongoing threat to the area, saying that while inv

Deal protesters crashed a birthday party for Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.), demanding he endorse a tax on bi

y chains and weighed on global economic growth." -- The U.S. said Iranian forces may have killed more than 1,000 protesters during weeks of unrest. Carol Morello and Missy Ryan report: "Brian Hook, the special representative for Iran, said the Trump administration will ask Congress to impose harsh sanctions

Deal protesters crashed a birthday party for Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.), demanding he endorse a tax on bi

ly chains and weighed on global economic growth." — The U.S. said Iranian forces may have killed more than 1,000 protesters during weeks of unrest. Carol Morello and Missy Ryan report: "Brian Hook, the special representative for Iran, said the Trump administration will ask Congress to impose harsh sanctions

were Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.), who went from Republican to independent, and Rep. Jeff Van Drew (N.J.), who is moving from Democrat to Republican. Van Drew remained a Democrat at least for Wednesday and was joined in voting against both articles by Rep. Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.), who represents the

and the Iranian mission six blocks away, and to the residence of Iran's U.N. ambassador nearby. The group arrived in New York on Sunday morning. (Carol Morello) 9. Britain said it will work for the release of an Iranian supertanker seized near Gibraltar if Iran guarantees the ship will not travel to Syria

tro, 10.5; de Blasio, 9.7; and tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang came in last, speaking for only 8.7 minutes.

administration imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a dramatic step bound to further escalate tensions with Tehran. Carol Morello and Karen DeYoung report: "A senior administration official said Zarif had acted more as a `propaganda minister' than a diplomat. The announcement