Epstein Secrets

waterfalls early Tuesday morning, where they found the man with non-life-threatening injuries. (Allyson Chiu) Trump says he feels 'very badly' for Acosta on Epstein link THE #M ETOO RECKONING: -- Trump is standing by his embattled labor secretary, saying he feels "very badly" for Acosta, as Democr

ted by Acosta. "I feel very badly, actually, for Secretary Acosta because I've known him as being somebody who wor

I IGI GGJII luly I V....ILA ..7G%A WI I VC...II CI CAy II IU Mitch McConnell as a villain in a bid to win back the Senate and energize liberals. Costa reports: "That effort gained new momentum on Tuesday as Amy McGrath, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel and combat pilot, announced she would cha

so. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) THE IMMIGRATION WARS: -- Border arrests are dropping as Mexico's crackdown on migrants takes effect. Nick Miroff reports: "The number of people taken into custody along the U.S. southern border fell 28 percent in June, a drop that U.S. authorities say reflect

was 'engaged' before pointing out that (Treasury Secretary) Mnuchin was the lead negotiator on behalf of the administration in the fiscal talks." Alexander Acosta's resignation is the most recent illustration of Mulvaney's power: "Weeks after he was named acting White House chief of staff, Mulvaney summoned the

Mulvaney summoned the labor secretary for a tense January encounter that became known inside the West Wing as `the woodshed meeting.' Mulvaney told Acosta in blunt terms that the White House believed he was dragging his feet on regulation rollbacks desired by business interests and that he was on thin

-N.C.), a close Trump ally, won't run for reelection next year but will instead stay "in the fight" with Trump in an unspecified job. John Wagner, Costa and Mike DeBonis report: "'For everything there is a season,' Meadows said in a statement. 'After prayerful consideration and discussion with famil

materialize on the streets of major U.S. cities, even as his statement cast a cloud of fear that kept many families indoors. Abigail Hauslohner and Nick Miroff report: "Immigration enforcement authorities said their plans to track down migrants with deportation orders would continue, but their operations o

the 20o Trump agreed to leave there last year. EFTA00162647 The Justice Department's internal disciplinary arm concluded that then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta exhibited "poor judgement" but not "professional misconduct" when he approved a generous deal for Jeffrey Epstein to resolve allegations that he m

proved a generous deal for Jeffrey Epstein to resolve allegations that he molested dozens of girls years ago. The investigation's summary chastised Acosta, who went on to serve as Trump's labor secretary before resigning amid uproar over his involvement in the Epstein case, and acknowledged that Epste

d director, John McEntee, has recently intensified efforts to purge appointees who have failed to demonstrate sufficient fealty to the president," Nick Miroff and Ellen Nakashima report. "The latest removals came as DHS's top cybersecurity official, Christopher Krebs, told colleagues he, too, expected to

waterfalls early Tuesday morning, where they found the man with non-life-threatening injuries. (Allyson Chiu) Trump says he feels 'very badly' for Acosta on Epstein link THE #METOO RECKONING: -- Trump is standing by his embattled labor secretary, saying he feels "very badly" for Acosta, as Democrat

ted by Acosta. "I feel very badly, actually, for Secretary Acosta because I've known him as being somebody who wor

so. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) THE IMMIGRATION WARS: -- Border arrests are dropping as Mexico's crackdown on migrants takes effect. Nick Miroff reports: "The number of people taken into custody along the U.S. southern border fell 28 percent in June, a drop that U.S. authorities say reflects

was `engaged' before pointing out that (Treasury Secretary) Mnuchin was the lead negotiator on behalf of the administration in the fiscal talks." Alexander Acosta's resignation is the most recent illustration of Mulvaney's power: "Weeks after he was named acting White House chief of staff, Mulvaney summoned th

ulvaney summoned the labor secretary for a tense January encounter that became known inside the West Wing as `the woodshed meeting.' Mulvaney told Acosta in blunt terms that the White House believed he was dragging his feet on regulation rollbacks desired by business interests and that Page 17956 E

week to a North Dakota company owned by a frequent Fox News guest and major GOP donor. Trump personally pushed military officials to hire the firm. Nick Miroff reports: "In a letter to the Defense Department Office of Inspector General, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said there are reasons to be suspicious

-N.C.), a close Trump ally, won't run for reelection next year but will instead stay "in the fight" with Trump in an unspecified job. John Wagner, Costa and Mike DeBonis report: "'For everything there is a season,' Meadows said in a statement. 'After prayerful consideration and discussion with family

criminal convictions — including some low-level offenses and misdemeanors - measures that would make it harder for many to seek refuge in the U.S. Nick Miroff reports: "The proposed change from the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security would disqualify asylum applicants found guilty o

tt Zapotosky and Halley Fuchs) 2. Federal prosecutors are fighting efforts to throw out the lenient non-prosecution agreement that Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, as a prosecutor, offered to alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department told a federal judge that Epstein's alleged victims, wh

-prosecution agreement that Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, as a prosecutor, offered to alleged sex traffic

ration and Customs Enforcement in early June, will take over as acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, replacing John Sanders," per Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey. "The shake-up Tuesday comes after weeks of interagency squabbles and political knifings among agency officials ... Since April, th