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The US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed

Donald Trump is the third U.S. president to pardon a large group of insurrectionists. His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew…

The Conversation

I asked ChatGPT, DeepSeek and other AI chatbots for 25 unusual facts about U.S. presidents for Presidents' Day

I asked 6 chatbots for 5 unusual facts about the history of the presidents in the United States and they came up with 25 unique facts.

Tom’s Guide

Can President Trump Appoint Himself Chairman of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees?

There is no Incompatibility Clause problem. And so long as the position is uncompensated, there would be no problem with the Domestic Emoluments Clause.

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Rachel Maddow, help us through this

“More than ever,” Maddow said in her Monday night broadcast, “this is not a time to pretend this isn’t happening"

Salon

Four Presidents Who Boycotted Successors' Inaugurations

Learn about the tradition of attending successors' inaugurations and the rare instances of presidents boycotting them in American history.

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Trump Triumphs (Or How Joe Blew It)

Democrats didn’t just lose to a convicted felon. Biden handed him the blueprint for victory

The Walrus

Civilization 7 senior historian prays it'll be a 'gateway drug' into textbooks: 'I teach undergraduates in my other life, and my God, man, they don't read'

"I just want people to appreciate the world and the strangeness of the world," says Dr. Andrew Johnson.

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From Hunter Biden to Richard Nixon: Most controversial presidential pardons in history

President Joe Biden offered his son a sweeping pardon for all crimes that may have been committed between 2014 and 2024

The Independent UK

Comparing Trump's Pardon of Arpaio and Biden's Pardon of Biden

The more things change, the more things stay the same.

Reason

Sydney homes flooded after water pipeline bursts – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game

The chief of the Shawnee Tribe grew up playing video games, including hundreds of hours colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri

The Independent UK

Trump’s second assassination attempt is shocking, but attempts on presidents’ lives are not rare in US history

Former President Donald Trump survived his second assassination attempt on Sept. 15, 2024, marking the latest chapter in a long history book. Presidential assassination attempts, whether successful or not, are fairly commonplace in American history.

The Conversation

Biden calls for supreme court changes and decries Trump immunity ruling

President calls immunity principle ‘dangerous’ in Austin speech, and proposes code of conduct and term limits

The Guardian - US

Biden's Race-Ending Debate Performance Was So Bad That It Eclipsed Trump's Flagrant Falsehoods

Voters should not dismiss the former president's utter disregard for the truth as a personal quirk or standard political practice.

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Biden pulls out of election: How rare is it for US presidents to withdraw?

Joe Biden is the first sitting president since 1968 to drop out of a US presidential race.

Salon

Why Joe Biden refuses to step aside

Presidents and other politicians used to resign or retire for the good of the country. What's changed?

The Guardian - US

Trump’s dangerous attacks on rule of law have US historical precedents

Past politicians tried to undermine democracy. They failed because Americans refused to tolerate their wrongdoing

Reason

Today in Supreme Court History: May 26, 1868

5/26/1868: Senate acquitted President Andrew Johnson and adjourned as court of impeachment. Chief Justice Chase presided over that trial. Johnson is one of four presidents that did not appoint any Supreme Court Justices. The others are William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and Jimmy Carter.

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Manhunt episode 3 recap: Booth's Confederate dream

In Manhunt episode 3, Stanton and Booth are heading in opposite directions as the aftermath of Lincoln's death emboldens former Confederates.

Newcastle Herald

Knights' tribute to founding father Leigh Maughan must endure

'I hope the club's tribute is appropriate and ongoing.'

The Guardian - AU

‘Nearly a billion dollars’: BoM chief indicates cost of IT overhaul to staff after refusing to disclose to senators

Exclusive: January 2023 video shows Andrew Johnson detailing Robust project’s initial and ongoing costs, despite telling senators such details were bound by cabinet secrecy

AAP

Data roaming during disasters not for widespread use

Telstra officials say plans to allow mobile customers to share the networks of other telcos during disasters could not be used in widespread incidents.

The Guardian - US

Trump ranked as worst US president in history, with Biden 14th greatest

Survey of 154 scholars places 45th president behind even ‘historically calamitous chief executives’ linked to civil war

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bengals tout Andrei Iosivas as example of Senior Bowl’s importance

The Senior Bowl is underway, with the Bengals pointing at Andrei Iosivas' rookie season.

The Guardian - US

US historians sign brief to support Colorado’s removal of Trump from ballot

Twenty-five civil war and Reconstruction scholars support invoking 14th amendment to bar Trump from ballot over January 6

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