Epstein Secrets

has rejected any need for Western ships to patrol the waters along its -southern coast, instead pledging to secure the Strait of Hormuz itself. ... The United States has said that it envisages a scheme whereby nations would protect ships that carry their own flag, but that joint operations would be designed to c

g Ukraine fend off Russian aggression, but the drama surrounding the impeachment inquiry is making Kyiv nervous. Sergey Morgunov, Will Englund and Michael Birnbaum report: "Powerful night-vision devices remove the cover of darkness. Counterartillery radar detects and pinpoints the batteries during firing. Surv

) distanced herself from the Medicare-for-all plan that she co-sponsored with Bernie Sanders. From the Daily Beast: "I think almost every member of the United States Senate who's running for president, and many others, have signed on to a variety of plans in the Senate. And I have done the same,' Harris said, ac

is investing heavily in Central Europe. But there are lots of strings attached, and some countries are already coming to regret the relationship. Michael Birnbaum reports: "Czech President Milos Zeman has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping eight times — an unusual amount of face time for the leader of 10

sexual assault remain endemic. Marianne Williamson is alarmed that the mistakes made at the dawn of our republic will be repeated in Afghanistan as the United States negotiates a troop drawdown with the Taliban. While her fellow Democratic presidential candidates tout their desire to end America's longest war as

a is investing heavily in Central Europe. But there are lots of strings attached, and some countries are already coming to regret the relationship. Michael Birnbaum reports: "Czech President Milos Zeman has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping eight times — an unusual amount of face time for the leader of 10

o has said they are making executives so uncertain about the outlook that companies are delaying investments and slowing the economy. ... Typically, the United States provides businesses with some warning of tariff changes, delaying their effective date to allow goods in transit to arrive at American ports without

mit, Trump slammed French President Emmanuel Macron's criticism of NATO as "very, very nasty" and "disrespectful." Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker and Michael Birnbaum report: Referring to comments Macron made "last month in an interview with The Economist — in which Macron described the 'brain death' of NATO due

i reports: "News stories emerged last week about squalid conditions at a Border Patrol detention facility housing about 300 migrant children on the U.S.- Mexico border. ... Apart from their appalling specifics, the stories were notable for one element: They were all based on secondhand accounts. Repo

Bernie Sanders has pointed to Germany's tuition-free universities as an example that America should follow, but such a system involves trade-offs. Michael Birnbaum reports: "[T]here is little magic to how European countries keep costs down for their students: Even though most impose far higher income taxes tha