Epstein Secrets

lly large number of judicial vacancies to fill during his first two-and-a-half years largely because McConnell blocked consideration of so many of Barack Obama's nominees once he seized control of the Senate in 2015. It was not just Merrick Garland. 2) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who cast a key vote for t

itico's Eliana and Burgess Everett report: "Acosta critics, including Mulvaney, have argued that he has not been aggressive enough in stamping out Obama-era workplace regulations and employment discrimination lawsuits, and they are using the Epstein lawsuit to push him out the door. Mulvaney on Tue

I find myself once again in the same position as President Obama. We both opposed reparations, and we both are th

se McConnell blocked consideration of so many of Barack Obama's nominees once he seized control of the S

mation hearing in 2017. Acosta's critics said he was not fit to lead an agency that has oversight over human trafficking offenses," John Wagner and Lisa Rein report. "Some attorneys for victims questioned Acosta's tweet saying the evidence was new." -- Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is

ally large number of judicial vacancies to fill during his first two-and-a-half years largely because McConnell blocked consideration of so many of Barack Obama's nominees once he seized control of the Senate in 2015. It was not just Merrick Garland. 2) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who cast a key vote for th

Eliana Johnson and Burgess Everett report: "Acosta critics, including Mulvaney, have argued that he has not been aggressive enough in stamping out Obama-era workplace regulations and employment discrimination lawsuits, and they are using the Epstein lawsuit to push him out the door. Mulvaney on Tues

"I find myself once again in the same position as President Obama. We both opposed reparations, and we both are th

se McConnell blocked consideration of so many of Barack Obama's nominees once he seized control of the S

mation hearing in 2017. Acosta's critics said he was not fit to lead an agency that has oversight over human trafficking offenses," John Wagner and Lisa Rein report. "Some attorneys for victims questioned Acosta's tweet saying the evidence was new." -- Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is p

an, revealed BYE HOHMANN with Mariana Alfaro THE BIG IDEA: A toxic of U.S. government policies, under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, directly contributed to Afghanistan's descent into one of the world's most corrupt countries. U.S. leaders said publicly that they had no toleranc

on. A U.N.-backed panel investigated and determined Karzai had received about 1 million illegal votes, a quarter of all those cast. The outcome put Obama administration officials in a box. They had said corruption was intolerable but also had promised to respect Afghan sovereignty and not interfere w

ful person in the country. ... He later counseled President Obama on his response to the 2008 financial crisis and

under the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, directly contributed to Afghanistan's des

re is a push underway to raise money to help cover the legal bills of the career government witnesses who have gotten caught up in this donnybrook. Lisa Rein reports: "With the House hurtling toward a full chamber vote before Christmas, the diplomatic community is gearing up for Phase Two of potential te

their first debate when running for reelection because they're rusty and insulated before bouncing back in the second. This happened for Presidents Barack Obama in 2012, George W. Bush in 2004 and, most memorably, Ronald Reagan in 1984. Behaving like an underdog, Trump was more disciplined than he has been

94 crime bill that he championed in the Senate and for not passing significant criminal justice reform as vice president. "You had eight years with Obama," said Trump. "You're all talk and no action." As compelling as this talking point might sound at first blush, though, Trump cannot credibly portr

back in the second. This happened for Presidents Barack Obama in 2012, George W. Bush in 2004 and, most

ng them to be dismissed with little cause or recourse, much like the political EFTA00162622 appointees who come and go with each administration," Lisa Rein and Eric Yoder report. "Federal scientists, attorneys, regulators, public health experts and many others in senior roles would lose rights to due p

llroom in Waterloo, Iowa. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) BY MARIANA ALFARO AND HOHMANN THE BIG IDEA: Joe Biden won't apologize for the deportations. Barack Obama's administration deported more than 3 million undocumented immigrants during his two terms, including 1.18 million in his first three years. In that e

sing to barnstorm Iowa this week, Biden said he has "nothing" to apologize for. "Nothing," he said with emphasis, adding EFTA00047416 that he and Obama did the best they could to help "the undocumenteds," as the 77-year- old referred to them at one point during the back-and-forth. "No, I think what

Joe Biden won't apologize for the deportations. Barack Obama's administration deported more than 3 milli

last month. (= Lamarque/Reuters) PERSONNEL IS POLICY: -- Mick Mulvaney is building a fiefdom as acting White House chief of staff. Seung Min Kim, Lisa Rein, Josh Dawsey and Erica Werner interviewed 32 White House aides, current and former administration officials, lawmakers, and legislative staffers f

ens of attendees marched across downtown Philadelphia to occupy the lobby of Joe Biden's campaign headquarters to highlight deportations during the Obama administration. Even Warren, a fan favorite, wasn't fully spared the ire of the far left after proposing an immigration plan that stopped short of

as villains. She routinely complains that Wall Street bigwigs were not jailed after the 2008 financial crisis, even when that requires criticizing Barack Obama, and she rolled out a plan in April that would make it much easier to prosecute individual executives for corporate wrongdoing. In May, she promise

ied that his family's legacy should impact his stance, noting that tracing the history of slaveholding is complex enough that even former president Barack Obama had forebears who owned slaves. But to O'Rourke, learning of his own familial ties to human bondage crystallized the benefits slave trading

Lamarque Reuters) EFTA00047495 PERSONNEL IS POLICY: -- Mick Mulvaney is building a fiefdom as acting White House chief of staff. Seung Min Kim, Lisa Rein, Josh Dawsey and Erica Werner interviewed 32 White House aides, current and former administration officials, lawmakers, and legislative staffers fo

t Obamacare will hurt Americans, is un-Constitutional and is destroying the country. While the real truth is=that their goal is to weaken President Obama and destroy his Presidency. Good, bad or indiffer=nt, Barrack Hussein Obama is the 44th President of the United States and he was re-elected last ye

e the real truth is=that their goal is to weaken President Obama and destroy his Presidency. Good, bad or indiffer

d=list can be found in the agency contingency plans prepared here. Do "non-ess=ntial employees" who get sent home ever get paid? That's unclear, as Lisa Rein has =eported. On the first day of the shutdown, these employees had to come to their offices to secure their files, set up auto-reply messages, and

eral Bill Barr didn't show up for a hearing. An Obama-era Justice Department spokesman tried to keep e

fter he released a report that said White House counselor Kellyanne Conway should be fired for blatantly violating the Hatch Act. Rachael Bade and Lisa Rein report: "Henry Kerner, head of the Office of Special Counsel, is scheduled to testify Wednesday about EFTA00021229 --- PAGE BREAK --- his report