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The Latest Breaking News from Lyndon Johnson

William E. Leuchtenburg, eminent presidential historian and Ken Burns consultant, dies at 102

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Did Trump revoke the Equal Employment Opportunity Act? Here’s what to know

For decades, presidents have issued executive orders expanding and strengthening diversity programs within the federal workforce – Trump revoked a batch on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Trump puts all federal DEI workers on leave for now. What we know about his plans to fire them

Trump’s order vowed to restore strictly ‘merit-based’ hiring in the federal government

The Independent UK

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Biden was a remarkably consequential one-term president

His greatest successes came in domestic policy. Inheriting a post-pandemic economy, Biden orchestrated the best recovery in the industrial world

The Guardian - US

An American tragedy: how Biden paved the way for Trump’s White House return

To admirers, Biden will remain one of the most consequential one-term presidents in US history – to detractors, he was undone by a fatal flaw

The Guardian - US

Fact check: No UK prime minister has attended a US presidential inauguration

Donald Trump has broken with a long tradition of foreign leaders not attending the presidential swearing-in ceremony.

The Independent UK

Republican v Republican: can Trump play peacemaker within his own party?

The president-elect’s intervention in Mike Johnson’s speakership win was a sign of his power over the party – but it was only the first test of many

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Nixon’s official acts against his enemies list led to a bipartisan impeachment effort

The Nixon administration’s enemies list inspired bipartisan revulsion. Its purpose was, in the immortal words of President Richard Nixon’s White House counsel, to “use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies.”

The Conversation

Trump claims he has an ‘unprecedented’ mandate. Experts say it’s actually very small

Trump doesn’t have the mandate he thinks he does, presidential historians tell Richard Hall — and Democrats should stop acting like he does

The Independent UK

Paul vs Tyson, a new race clash payday

The appeal preys on the desire to reclaim what is perceived to be taken - no matter what the cost

Salon

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to kick off fundraising effort for Ohio women's suffrage monument

Doris Kearns Goodwin is kicking off the $2 million capital campaign for an Ohio monument to women’s suffrage

The Independent UK

Alaska Implements Ranked Choice Voting In Presidential Election

Alaska's historic Republican support faces a new dynamic with ranked choice voting in the presidential election.

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Ego, hubris and narcissism: Where Donald Trump ranks among the other 45 American presidents

Sometimes Donald Trump really is a G.O.A.T. — the “greatest of all time” — among American presidents, at least. Of course, “greatest” in this instance refers to quantity or bulk, not quality.

The Conversation

Can foreign policy tip the US presidential election?

Historically, domestic issues have played a greater role in US elections. But this year, foreign policy might be key.

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The Conversation

Blitz of political attack ads in Pennsylvania and other swing states may be doing candidates and voters more harm than good

For Pennsylvania residents like me, there is no escape from the record-breaking number of political attack ads disrupting our favorite shows and filling our social media feeds.

The Guardian - US

The mainstream media has failed us after 7 October

Not only did they mostly ignore Israel’s denial of Palestinian freedom, but also the contradictions in Israel’s military strategy

Salon

The new nuclear threat: Worse than ever

Nuclear arsenals are vastly more powerful today than during the Cold War — and the risk of apocalypse keeps growing

The Independent UK

50 years after 'The Power Broker,' Robert Caro's dreams are still coming true

Robert Caro spends most of his days writing the fifth and final volume of his Lyndon Johnson series, more than a decade in the making and still without a scheduled release date

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Harris is leading Trump, and it may be a landslide says top data scientist

The election has "gone from a drastic landslide in Trump's direction to a drastic landslide for Harris," marvels Northwestern's Thomas Miller.

The Guardian - US

Biden’s Gaza policy is a liability for Kamala Harris. She must break with Biden now

Harris must call for a ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel this week. It’s a no-brainer. Refusing to would mean risking defeat

Salon

Not like '68: DNC is back in Chicago

Chicago has been home to Democratic conventions both triumphant and disastrous

The Independent UK

Biden says court reform needed to protect civil rights in speech marking landmark desegregation law

The president wants Congress to impose a binding code of ethics on the high court

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Netanyahu's White House Visit Amidst Gaza Conflict

Israeli PM Netanyahu's visit to White House, Biden's withdrawal from 2024 race, Trump's call for jail time, Harris's campaign video, and more political upd...

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