Epstein Secrets

r will modify his testimony and plans to say this afternoon that he didn't know the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations. From the Times: "Mr. Volker will say that he did not realize that others working for Mr. Trump were tying American security aid to a commitment to investigate Democrats. His t

Stanley-Becker report. -- Vindman is the second of three immigrants scheduled to testify. (My Big Idea from Friday explains the significance.) -- Volker will modify his testimony and plans to say this afternoon that he didn't know the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations. From the Times: "Mr. V

a place for us all. We must remember it's not my America or your America. It's our America." (Colby Itkowitz) -- White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday" that Trump's tweets had "zero to do with race," and Wallace called him out. From Mediaite: "'Nobody object

00047268 Welcome to the Daily 202, PowerPost's morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign up to receive the newsletter. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker reading the financial page as he waits for a hearing in 1980. ( K. W. Atherton!The Washington Post) WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: -- Paul Volcker, a h

e cause was complications from prostate cancer, said his daughter, Janice Zima. "With influence that spanned five decades and seven presidents, Mr. Volcker left as deep an imprint on the U.S. economy and financial system as has anyone of his generation," Neil Irwin writes in his obituary. "As a senior

y cares that the federal balance sheet is drowning in red ink. Undoubtedly, many people who work in the White House — led by acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney — want spending cuts. And these administration officials insist that Trump has told them he wants to make big cuts in 2021 if he wins a second term

accusations of corruption, was tantamount to investigating Vice President Biden. I drew a sharp distinction between the two: However, the Post says Volker's testimony is "belied by text messages that he tumed over to the House Intelligence 4 EFTA01653166 Committee last month, which show acting U.S.

ed as saying, "I feared at the time of the call on July 25 how its disclosure would play in Washington's dimate. ... My fears have been realized." Volker Says He Misunderstood Import Of Push For Burisma Probe. The Washington Post (11/19, Wagner, Itkowit, 14.2M) reports that Kurt Volker, a former envo

about secondhand accounts, Democrats say, they should allow Trump associates who do have firsthand information — acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Energy Secretary Rick Perry, for example — to testify." Mary Bruce said on ABC World News Tonight (11/14, story 5, 2:10, Muir, 6.71M), "Democr