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Trump's unorthodox cabinet picks test party loyalty

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has assembled an administration of staggering wealth and unprecedented controversy as he bids to seal his populist legacy surrounded by aides prized above all for their unstinting loyalty. The Republican tycoon's incoming cabinet officials are worth an estimated $11 billion, and with Trump himself and outside advisors like world's richest man Elon Musk included, that figure …

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6 months ago

Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity could embolden Trump as he seeks to return to power

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In her dissent from a Supreme Court opinion that afforded former President Donald Trump broad immunity, Justice Sonia Sotomayor pondered the potential doomsday consequences: A president could pocket a bribe for a pardon, stage a military coup to retain power, order the killing of a rival by the Navy’s SEAL Team Six — and be protected from prosecution …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden, eager for a 2020 rematch in November, is quick to anoint Trump as his 2024 rival

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is zeroing in on an expected rematch against Donald Trump after this week’s New Hampshire primaries, eager to sharpen the contrast with his predecessor. Asking how he would maintain Arab-American support in light of his staunch support for Israel, Biden told reporters last week: “The former president wants to put a ban on Arabs coming …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Threats of impeachment and censure used to be rare. In this Congress, they’re becoming routine

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — House Republicans have held it over Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for months. Driven by the demands of hard-right members, Republicans in the House are threatening impeachment against Biden and his top Cabinet officials, creating a backbeat of chatter about “high crimes and misdemeanors” that is driving legislative action, spurring committee investigations, raking in fundraising money and complicating …

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1 year, 9 months ago

US Republicans defend Trump by attacking criminal justice system

Hindustan Times

Many Republicans in the U.S. Congress have responded to Donald Trump's looming Tuesday arraignment by characterizing the criminal justice system as corrupt, in accusations that parallel their earlier broadsides against the nation's elections after the former president's 2020 defeat. Bragg, a Democrat, on Friday warned Republican Representatives Jim Jordan, James Comer and Bryan Steil, who are leading the probe, against …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: The reality of gun violence in the US is bleak, but history shows it’s not hopeless

CNN

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. CNN — Given the widespread availability of guns in this country and the hundreds of mass shootings that take place each year, many Americans are either haunted by the trauma of gun violence or fearful of the possibility that they or …

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2 years ago

Myth America book review: Please, historians! Explaining is not the answer.

Slate

The historians are concerned. But as historian Lily Geismer compellingly argues, “Bill Clinton did more to sell neoliberalism than Milton Friedman.” Another example: Michael Kazin’s contribution to Myth America rejects the idea that Socialists are dangerous opponents of democracy by properly situating them within the history of U.S. reform. In a similar vein, Myth America uncritically accepts a dangerous myth …

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2 years ago

Opinion: The January 6 committee’s devastating conclusions

CNN

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. If the United States is to survive as a “nation of laws and democracy,” the committee’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, said we can “never let this happen again.” The referral is largely symbolic because it doesn’t obligate federal prosecutors to bring …

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2 years, 9 months ago

'I didn't win the election': Trump concedes 2020 defeat in video interview with historians

Raw Story

Donald Trump admitted on video that he did not win the 2020 election. The former president conceded his defeat -- which could become a key piece of evidence in the various investigations of his attempts to overturn the loss -- during an interview with a panel of historians convened by Princeton professor Julian Zelizer published by The Atlantic. Trump had …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: Biden faces liberal angst after under-delivering

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden set out to be a president who under-promised and over-delivered. “I know it’s hard,” Biden said Thursday, even as he sought to claim a victory for having crafted the “framework” of a social spending plan that he believes — or hopes — can pass Congress. Later, Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: Biden faces liberal angst after under-delivering

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I know it’s hard,” Biden said Thursday, even as he sought to claim a …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: Democrats are fighting for their political lives

CNN

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. And things could get even worse, with the potential for the global …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Biden and Trump agree on this (opinion)

CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up to get our new weekly column as a newsletter. “In a matter of days, the Taliban have overrun the country and assumed control of Kabul, while thousands of Afghans, afraid for their lives, attempt to flee on flights bound for Europe, the US and elsewhere.” Throughout Biden’s eight years as vice president, he stood out among …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Opinion: Why I’m not celebrating

CNN

CNN — Commentators weigh in on the guilty verdict against ex-Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd last May. Issac Bailey: I’m relieved, but still in pain Issac Bailey I don’t begrudge others who burst into celebration at the sound of “guilty” guilty” “guilty” in the case of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who slowly murdered …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s last year in office will define his legacy, historians say

CNN

CNN — Historians face a daunting task when it comes time to assessing Donald Trump’s presidency, during which news often moved at breakneck pace, and the ramifications of his one-term presidency have yet to be determined. Jeff Engel, a presidential historian and author of “Impeachment: An American History,” told CNN that he doesn’t “think that anything that President Trump did …

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4 years ago

Opinion: Impeach Donald Trump — again

CNN

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. Trump told them to walk down to the Capitol, saying, “We are …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Will Biden be One-term President? His 'I'm Transition Candidate' Phrase Raises Eyebrows, Age a Factor Too

News 18

Joe Biden, the oldest person ever to win the US presidency, will celebrate his 78th birthday on Friday. She told “Axios on HBO” that he was “transitional in that he’s bringing in all these young people and bringing back again we’re not a divided country.” Above all, one thing is clear — Biden is trying to maintain a maximum of …

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4 years, 3 months ago

One month out, battered Trump campaign faces big challenges

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But while they may show him empathy, they also won’t forget that he didn’t …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Welcome to the real world, Mr. President (opinion)

CNN

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. CNN — President Donald Trump gave in to the realities of Covid-19 …

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4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus changes everything (opinion)

CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up to get our new weekly column as a newsletter. “Silver’s decision is a sobering but inspiring reminder that true commitment to social responsibility means that capitalism doesn’t always have to mean profits over people,” wrote Roxanne Jones. “But it quickly became apparent that this was one more error-filled display in what has been a grotesque carnival …

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4 years, 11 months ago

If Dems can’t pivot post-impeachment, their worst fear could become a reality (opinion)

CNN

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the forthcoming book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter: @julianzelizer. Voters will have a chance to express their preferences among the …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Cashing In On The White House Connection: It's Not Just Hunter Biden

NPR

Cashing In On The White House Connection: It's Not Just Hunter Biden Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP Billy Carter appeared to relish his role as the president's colorful kid brother, raking in money through personal appearances, guest shots on TV's Hee Haw and even his own eponymous brand of beer. Being related to a high-ranking politician can be …

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5 years, 8 months ago

Mueller report is quite the page-turner (opinion)

CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up to get our new weekly column as a newsletter. … Indeed, if this is a ‘good’ report for the President, it is hard to imagine what a bad one would look like.” But for a Republican commentator, the report’s findings were more than enough reason to turn the page: “It’s a painful pill for Trump critics …

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5 years, 9 months ago

World stunned by explosion of hate (opinion)

CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up to get our new weekly column as a newsletter. “We run your convenience store, drive your cabs, feed you late-night food when you’ve had a drink or look after you when you’re ill. We serve our communities,” wrote British political commentator Ayesha Hazarika. “Yet we have become the victims of harassment, hatred and now terrorism.” Dean …

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Trump's unorthodox cabinet picks test party loyalty

Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity could embolden Trump as he seeks to return to power

Biden, eager for a 2020 rematch in November, is quick to anoint Trump as his 2024 rival

Threats of impeachment and censure used to be rare. In this Congress, they’re becoming routine

US Republicans defend Trump by attacking criminal justice system

Opinion: The reality of gun violence in the US is bleak, but history shows it’s not hopeless

Myth America book review: Please, historians! Explaining is not the answer.

Opinion: The January 6 committee’s devastating conclusions

'I didn't win the election': Trump concedes 2020 defeat in video interview with historians

Analysis: Biden faces liberal angst after under-delivering

Analysis: Biden faces liberal angst after under-delivering

Opinion: Democrats are fighting for their political lives

Biden and Trump agree on this (opinion)

Opinion: Why I’m not celebrating

Trump’s last year in office will define his legacy, historians say

Opinion: Impeach Donald Trump — again

Will Biden be One-term President? His 'I'm Transition Candidate' Phrase Raises Eyebrows, Age a Factor Too

One month out, battered Trump campaign faces big challenges

Welcome to the real world, Mr. President (opinion)

Coronavirus changes everything (opinion)

If Dems can’t pivot post-impeachment, their worst fear could become a reality (opinion)

Cashing In On The White House Connection: It's Not Just Hunter Biden

Mueller report is quite the page-turner (opinion)

World stunned by explosion of hate (opinion)