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Trump isn’t back in office but he’s already pushing his agenda and negotiating with world leaders
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump isn’t back in office but he’s already pushing his agenda and negotiating with world leaders

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — He’s making threats, traveling abroad and negotiating with world leaders. That included a phone call in which Trump’s incoming national security adviser, Michael Flynn, discussed new sanctions with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, suggesting things would improve after Trump became president. Trump’s incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that “all transition officials have followed applicable laws …

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Kamala's coda: What's next for defeated U.S. VP Harris?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Kamala's coda: What's next for defeated U.S. VP Harris?

Raw Story  

For months U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was laser-focused on one potentially career-defining, history-making goal -- becoming the first woman entrusted with the keys to the White House. Washington is abuzz with speculation over Harris's next move, with some commentators predicting a bid for the governor's mansion in her home state of California when Gavin Newsom vacates the premises in …

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Biden's press conference will be key test for him. But he's no master of big rhetorical moment
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden's press conference will be key test for him. But he's no master of big rhetorical moment

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has a fresh opportunity Thursday to try to prove to the American public that he’s capable of serving another four years after his shocking debate flop threw the future of his presidency into doubt. Biden, 81, will close out the NATO summit in Washington — an event meant to showcase his leadership on the world stage …

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Myth America book review: Please, historians! Explaining is not the answer.
1 year, 11 months 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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FBI conducts ‘raid’ on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, former president says
2 years, 4 months ago

FBI conducts ‘raid’ on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, former president says

LA Times  

Former President Trump said in a statement Monday that the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, in what he described as a “raid.” It was not immediately clear why agents searched his Palm Beach home and what was removed, but Trump said the property was “under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents.” He added …

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Historians to Trump: You're fired!
2 years, 8 months ago

Historians to Trump: You're fired!

Raw Story  

"The Trump presidency was not an aberration but the culmination of more than three decades in the GOP's evolution." Taylor's chapter is less about Trump's specific policies on race and more a historical analysis examining "how Trump's ascendance was rooted in the mainstream in the aftermath of the Black movement in the 1960s." International affairs and foreign policy Two of …

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'I didn't win the election': Trump concedes 2020 defeat in video interview with historians
2 years, 8 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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Kerner Commission report predicted a growing racial divide more than 50 years before George Floyd’s death
3 years, 7 months ago

Kerner Commission report predicted a growing racial divide more than 50 years before George Floyd’s death

CNN  

CNN — A year ago, George Floyd’s chilling last words, “I can’t breathe,” sent shock waves around the world. In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson’s National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders – better known as the Kerner Commission – put out a report that attempted to address systemic racism in the US, including police violence against Black people. At the …

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Opinion: What grade did Biden get on his speech to Congress
3 years, 7 months ago

Opinion: What grade did Biden get on his speech to Congress

CNN  

CNN — CNN Opinion contributors grade President Joe Biden’s first speech before a joint session of Congress. Errol Louis: Biden’s speech was focused, sharp and brilliant Errol Louis CNN Joe Biden took a pitch-perfect victory lap for reaching 200 million Covid vaccine doses administered in less than 100 days in office – more than twice the number he’d originally promised …

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Inaugural address: Biden crafts speech to unify a country in crisis
3 years, 11 months ago

Inaugural address: Biden crafts speech to unify a country in crisis

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Joe Biden has spoken volumes inside the US Capitol over more than four decades, but the weight of those words does not approach the magnitude of the message he will deliver on its steps during his inaugural address Wednesday. “Despite all that’s happened, despite all that the country has endured, his message never strayed from restoring the …

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Trump’s last year in office will define his legacy, historians say
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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Will Biden be One-term President? His 'I'm Transition Candidate' Phrase Raises Eyebrows, Age a Factor Too
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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Who won the debate? Commentary from CNN contributors
4 years, 2 months ago

Who won the debate? Commentary from CNN contributors

CNN  

CNN — CNN Opinion asked contributors for their takes on how Donald Trump and Joe Biden did in the final presidential debate. The final presidential debate Thursday night in Nashville, Tennessee, was a refreshing respite from the childlike shouting match that we witnessed the last time President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden squared off. Paul Callan: The …

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One month out, battered Trump campaign faces big challenges
4 years, 2 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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Who won the first Presidential debate? Commentary from CNN contributors
4 years, 2 months ago

Who won the first Presidential debate? Commentary from CNN contributors

CNN  

CNN — CNN Opinion asked contributors for their takes on how Donald Trump and Joe Biden did in the first presidential debate. Biden surely spoke for many viewers when he said, “Would you shut up, man?” Trump’s combative persona is unlikely to win him new support among independent voters or suburban women. John Sutter: Enough with the ‘immaculate air’ nonsense …

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