Epstein Secrets

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

LD ORDER: -- Mexican Finance Minister Carlos Urzila abruptly resigned, dealing a major blow to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government. Mary Beth Sheridan reports: Urziia quit after accusing Lopez Obrador's government of making decisions "that were not grounded in evidence and of naming officials who

about the significance of Mueller's testimony: Barack Obama's former chief strategist was one of many w

executions of federal prisoners, as Justice Department officials reviewed its lethal injection procedures. That practice was underscored during the Obama administration by then-Attorney General Eric Holder's personal opposition to the death penalty, even while he approved prosecutors' decisions to se

s spent the night at the Capitol as they awaited Mueller's testimony: A Post editor made this note about the significance of Mueller's testimony: Barack Obama's former chief strategist was one of many who said Mueller has lost his fast ball: EFTA00046482 Trump's director of strategic communications, and a

- -- Guatemalans fear that Trump's threats to retaliate if the country doesn't sign a far-reaching migration agreement might cripple their economy. Mary Beth Sheridan and Kevin Sieff report: "Trump warned on Tuesday that he might slap tariffs on Guatemala's exports or tax the billions of dollars in remittances it

d organization, voters will come. Julian Castro, 44, argued on Saturday that he's the Democrat best positioned to reassemble the coalition that got Barack Obama elected in 2008. "I believe that I can go to Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania," said the former housing secretary, "and then go get the 29 elec

votes in Florida, expand the map into Arizona, Texas and Georgia and then beat Trump." A reporter asked why Biden, who was on the ticket in 2008 as Obama's running mate, wouldn't be the best candidate to reassemble that coalition. "Well, what I hear out there is that people are ready for a new genera

positioned to reassemble the coalition that got Barack Obama elected in 2008. "I believe that I can go

kely be slammed by Hurricane Dorian." -- Asylum applications are flooding Latin American countries now that the U.S. has tightened border security. Mary Beth Sheridan reports: "Trump complains of the sharp rise in applications for asylum in the United States, which more than tripled in seven years to 254,000 in 2

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

judges rebelling over salary cuts, public hospitals canceling surgeries and forest fires blazing out of control because of a lack of firefighters. (Mary Beth Sheridan) 8. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he granted a visa to Iran's foreign minister to visit New York primarily to meet U.S. obligations to the U

tes where black voters make up the majority of the Democratic electorate. If a single candidate can get huge vote margins with black Democrats, like Barack Obama did in 2008 and Hillary Clinton did in 2016, he or she can amass a big delegate lead over other candidates." — In a wide-raging interview aboard t

ig delegate lead over other candidates." — In a wide-raging interview aboard the "No Malarkey" bus, the former vice president said he doesn't need Obama's endorsement, scoffed at the idea that Elizabeth Warren is building enthusiasm and accused Pete Buttigieg of stealing his plans. From Politico: "B

— which was negotiated in secret and signed at the White House on Friday — could plunge Guatemala's young democracy into a constitutional crisis," Mary Beth Sheridan reports. "It could also saddle one of the hemisphere's poorest countries with tens of thousands of Salvadoran and Honduran migrants who would be b

n 2014 for raising concerns about then-President Barack Obama's policy toward Afghanistan, where Holmes had serv

he intelligence agencies as having tried to undermine his campaign and has, without evidence, accused former senior intelligence officials from the Obama administration of illegally spying on him. Ratcliffe echoed those allegations Sunday on Fox News. 'What I do know as a former federal prosecutor i

046918 was negotiated in secret and signed at the White House on Friday — could plunge Guatemala's young democracy into a constitutional crisis," Mary Beth Sheridan reports. "It could also saddle one of the hemisphere's poorest countries with tens of thousands of Salvadoran and Honduran migrants who would be ba