Epstein Secrets

criminals," Kori Schake, a veteran of George W. Bush's national security team, writes in the Atlantic:

war criminals," Kori Schake, a veteran of George W. Bush's national security team, writes in the Atla

did not bat an eye, did not sugarcoat it, that it works.- -- Friday news dump follow-up: "Trump sides with war criminals," Kori Schake, a veteran of George W. Bush's national security team, writes in the Atlantic: "Trump has exercised his authority to intervene in three cases involving war crimes, on the side of

ld signs that read "We Vape! We Vote!" outside President Trump's rally in Dallas on Oct. 17. (Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Mara THE BIG IDEA: President Trump is spurning the women who have his ear to side with male advisers as he kowtows to a pressure campaign orchestrated b

n the Eastern District of Texas in the George W. Bush administration. He also served as the mayor of H

y in the Eastern District of Texas in the George W. Bush administration. He also served as the mayor

ffe "has no background in intelligence, though he did serve as a terrorism prosecutor and the U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Texas in the George W. Bush administration. He also served as the mayor of Heath, Tex., a town of about 9,000 outside Dallas. ... Trump has repeatedly blasted the intelligenc

Trump kisses Hope Hicks goodbye on her last day as White House communications director on March 29, 2018. (Andrew Harnik/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Mara THE BIG IDEA: What emails about Ukraine does President Trump think, or hope, will never get out? During two interviews with FBI agents and members

avaged by Hurricane Dorian: A video of George W. Bush from after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan went vira

s ravaged by Hurricane Dorian: A video of George W. Bush from after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan went

explained how he and his daughter were stopped from reaching the U.S. while attempting to leave the islands ravaged by Hurricane Dorian: A video of George W. Bush from after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan went viral after Trump revealed that he invited the Taliban to Camp David: Trevor Noah took a look at some

nie Sanders speaks on Saturday at the New Hampshire Democratic Party state convention in Manchester. (Gretchen Ertl/Reuters) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Mara THE BIG IDEA: MANCHESTER, N.H. - Several presidential candidates are offering to quench a thirst for generational change that, so far, has not mat

t week to "go back." The Times's Saul and Jeremy W. Peters report: "Though they dismiss Mr. Trump's

lated to genetics research. Epstein donated $6.5 million to Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics in 2003, per NBC News. -- One of President George M. Bush's grandsons will enter an already crowded GOP primary for a suburban Houston congressional seat. From the Texas Tribune: "Nonprofit executive Pierce

Nonprofit executive Pierce Bush will announce his candidacy for Congress on Monday morning, according to an email written by his father, Neil Bush. Bush will enter an already crowded GOP primary for Texas' 22nd District, the suburban Houston-area seat retiring U.S. Rep. Pete Olson currently holds.

ity Leader Mitch McConnell, visits the Capitol in March for a lunch with the Republican caucus. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) BY HOHMANN with Mariana Mara THE BIG IDEA: Mitch McConnell told President Trump privately last month that no politician has ever lost an election for spending more money. That

er partners of Trump's personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani, would be seen as subverting military ju

on's hangar in Pensacola, Fla., on Nov. 5. He was forced out on Sunday as secretary of the Navy. (MI Schumaker/Navy/EPA-EFE/Rex) BY HOHMANN with Mariana Mara THE BIG IDEA: What makes America exceptional isn't any arsenal. It's moral authority. That's the upshot of Richard V. Spencer's Sunday letter to P

tweets made by Trump's personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, making that connection. 'I became aware

s at the Capitol on Friday. House investigators released the transcript of his deposition on Monday night. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) BY HOHMANN with Mariana Mara THE BIG IDEA: Holmes, the political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, testified that he "vividly" remembers his July 26 lunch at a restaur