Epstein Secrets

rla and William Booth report: "Essentially, the Duke of York will now go dark — as sponsors of some of the 200

too, falls short, as most analysts predict, the country's deja-vu nightmare will continue with another election, probably in March." -- Britain's Prince Andrew is quitting his public duties "for the foreseeable future" after a chaotic interview during which he defended his relationship with convicted sex o

es he endorses had already begun to abandon him, concluding that he no longer casts a royal glow but controversial shade. In a statement Wednesday, Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, said: 'It has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances relating to my former associa

much evidence has not been turned over, which gives Democrats usable evidence to substantiate a likely article of impeachment based on obstruction. Karoun Demirjian reports: "'Based on a sample of the documents attached to Ambassador Sondland's statement ... we can see why Pompeo and [Trump] have made

Zuckerberg testifies on Capitol Hill last year. (Andrew Harnik/AP) THE BRAVE NEW WORLD, BROUGHT TO YOU B

nde from Mexico into the United States on June 13, Karla Yadira Rivera, 36, cries as she walks to Border Patrol agents with her daughters Karla, 11; Andrea, 12; and Emilia, 17, in El Paso. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) THE IMMIGRATION WARS: -- Border arrests are dropping as Mexico's crackdo

A BEAR IN THE WOODS: -- A congressional panel grilled former Trump associate Felix Sater for more details on the president's failed Moscow project. Karoun Demirjian and Tom Hamburger report: "Sater met privately with House Intelligence Committee staffers investigating interference in the 2016 EFTA000

the fact that he [Epstein] has quite obviously conducted himself in a manner unbecoming? Yes.' Emily Maitlis: 'Unbecoming? He was a sex offender.' Andrew: 'Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm being polite.' The interview was undoubtedly a coup for the BBC, which was in talks with the palace for nearly a year to sec

been happening relatively slowly." -- England's Prince Andrew hoped that an interview with the BBC about his r

n to the anonymous whistleblower about the president's efforts to pressure Ukraine "exposed things that didn't need to be exposed." Felicia Sonmez, Karoun Demirjian and Douglas MacMillan report: "'This would have been far better off if we would've just taken care of this behind the scenes,' Johnson s

tion, along with recommendations as to how to make our judicial and investigative systems better.- -- Nepotism alert: What does Rudy Giuliani's son Andrew actually do in the White House all day? The Atlantic's Elaina Plott tried to figure it out: "The younger Giuliani has served in the Office of Public

ning to identify anyone by name." -- "Last year, Ratcliffe's name was floated as a possible replacement for former attorney general Jeff Sessions," Karoun Demirjian notes in a sidebar. "He joined the House Intelligence Committee earlier this year, where he has been considered the GOP's replacement fo

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

ee voted to advance Trump's pick to be the military's second-highest officer, despite an Army colonel's allegations that he sexually assaulted her. Karoun Demirjian reports: "The vote was 20 to 7, reflecting bipartisan support for Gen. John E. Hyten ... The vote also reflected bipartisan opposition,