Epstein Secrets

." -- Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lobbied for an aluminum mill project in Kentucky backed by a close ally of Vladimir Putin. From Politico: "The disclosure comes as Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to review Rusal's $200 million investment in the Kentucky

firm where Bates and Dunn work, and McConnell's office declined to comment on whether they had done so. -- The Kremlin announced that Trump called Putin to offer U.S. help with fighting Siberian wildfires. From Reuters: "The Kremlin said the two leaders had spoken by phone at Washington's initiativ

ral regions to declare states of emergency. ... 'President Putin expressed his sincere gratitude for such an atte

ll project in Kentucky backed by a close ally of Vladimir Putin. From Politico: "The disclosure comes as D

ers on the stage." -- As several Democrats rushed to criticize Biden, they grew increasingly comfortable with criticizing Obama's legacy by proxy. Matt Viser, Toluse Olorunnipa and Amy B Wag report: "The Obama administration's record on deportations, criminal justice, trade and health care was challenge

ral regions to declare states of emergency. ... 'President Putin expressed his sincere gratitude for such an atte

." -- Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lobbied for an aluminum mill project in Kentucky backed by a close ally of Vladimir Putin. From Politico: "The disclosure comes as Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to review Rusal's $200 million investment in the Kentucky p

firm where Bates and Dunn work, and McConnell's office declined to comment on whether they had done so. -- The Kremlin announced that Trump called Putin to offer U.S. help with fighting Siberian wildfires. From Reuters: "The Kremlin said the two leaders had spoken by phone at Washington's initiative

ll project in Kentucky backed by a close ally of Vladimir Putin. From Politico: "The disclosure comes as D

ers on the stage." -- As several Democrats rushed to criticize Biden, they grew increasingly comfortable with criticizing Obama's legacy by proxy. Matt Viser, Toluse Olorunnipa and Amy B Wang report: "The Obama administration's record on deportations, criminal justice, trade and health care was challenge

ed interest in leading the Agriculture Department." • China finally congratulated Biden for his win. (Eva Dou) • Other leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, still have not done so. (Rick Noack) • The lawyer for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, a teenager charged with kil

ou) • Other leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, still have not do

n. (Eva Dou) • Other leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, still have

called for him to receive classified briefings even as the Trump administration continued to bar a formal transition," Seung Min Kim, Josh Dawsey, Matt Viser and Jon Swaine report. "At [Trump] campaign headquarters, many staffers were expected to be laid off in the coming days, two officials said ... Pri

IVVVI V VI VI VVIVVI ItIVI I IIVt JI 1 . • Former senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.): "Senators have a duty to keep an open mind on impeachment." Vladimir Putin attends his annual news conference in Moscow on Thursday. (Pavel Golovkin/AP) THE LATEST ON THE UKRAINE AFFAIR: -- Russian President Vladimir Puti

o overturn the results of the 2016 election. "The party that lost the election, the Democratic Party, is trying to achieve results by other means," Putin told reporters at the Kremlin. He likened Trump's impeachment to the Mueller probe, which Putin downplayed as being meritless. Putin observed that

ave a duty to keep an open mind on impeachment." Vladimir Putin attends his annual news conference in Mosco

N.J.), who won in 2018 in a conservative district that Trump carried. "That's another way of saying we're going to just have open borders," he told Matt Viser. "That's not good for the country. We can't have endless people coming in. I do believe we need borders, and the border even needs to have physical

hen Trump decided to withhold military aid to Kyiv, it was the Kremlin that benefited. 'Russia. It's about Russia,' Pelosi said. 'All roads lead to Putin. Understand that.' But Democrats have yet to commit to including articles of impeachment that directly address Trump's alleged ties to Russia that

.J.), who won in 2018 in a conservative district that Trump carried. "That's another way of saying we're going to just have open borders," he told Matt Viser. "That's not good for the country. We can't have endless people coming in. I do believe we need borders, and the border even needs to have Page 17