Epstein Secrets

players. 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 hard-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

Rudy Giuliani pressed administration officials to dump Trump's nominee for ambassador to Qatar and replace her with someone else in late 2018. Josh Dawsey, Rosalind S. Helderman, Tom Hamburger and Devlin Barrett scoop: "Trump had nominated a career Foreign Service officer to ... a key post in a Middle

e after one of the kingdom's officers killed Americans has isolated him from members of his own party, especially in Florida. Toluse Olorunnipa and Josh Dawsey report: The president "used his appearances before television cameras — and his Twitter account — to repeatedly offer cover for the Saudis, conveyi

ing this click here. The Daily 202 Share: Listen to The Big Idea Witnesses called by GOP to defend Trump offer more bad facts for the president Volker and Morrison's impeachment testimony, in under 5 minutes BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: They were there to bat cleanup, but bo

, deepened a damning fact pattern for Trump and said that the underlying conduct the president stands accused of would generally be inappropriate. Volker said he "would have objected" if he knew at the time that Trump brought up Joe Biden repeatedly and specifically during the July 25 call with the U

impeachment acknowledged that Mueller's performance did not provide the made-for-TV moment for which they had hoped," Ashley Parker, Rachael Bade, Josh Dawsey and Mike DeBonis report. "The immediate upshot for Democratic leaders — who have faced turmoil within their caucus for refusal to begin impeachment

evidence that aides to former president Barack Obama left behind disparaging messages on the day Trump was inaugurated. Toluse Olorunnipa and Josh Dawsey report: "Grisham said that White House aides left 'Obama books' throughout the White House and taped a big 'You will fail' sign on the door of the

g trouble reading this, click here. Share: Listen to The Big Idea Witnesses called by GOP to defend Trump offer more bad facts for the president Volker and Morrison's impeachment testimony, in under 5 minutes BY JAMES HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: They were there to bat cleanup, but bo

s, deepened a damning fact pattern for Trump and said that the underlying conduct the president stands accused of would generally be inappropriate. Volker said he "would have objected" if he knew at the time that Trump brought up Joe Biden repeatedly and specifically during the July 25 call with the Uk

thout evidence that aides to former president Barack Obama left behind disparaging messages on the day Trump was inaugurated. Toluse Olorunnipa and Josh Dawsey report: "Grisham said that White House aides left 'Obama books' throughout the White House and taped a big 'You will fail' sign on the door of the

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

-- Rudy Giuliani pressed administration officials to dump Trump's nominee for ambassador to Qatar and replace her with someone else in late 2018. Josh Dawsey, Rosalind S. Helderman, Tom Hamburger and Devlin Barrett scoop: "Trump had nominated a career Foreign Service officer to ... a key post in a Middle

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

ians ahead of the 2016 election." WPost Analysis: GOP's Hearsay Impeachment Defense Is "Extremely Risky." A Washington Post (11/14, Bade, Debonis, Dawsey, 14.2M) analysis says the White House and Republicans "have seized on the lack of witnesses with firsthand knowledge of President Trump's actions