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The Russia-Ukraine peace deal is not a loss. Nor is it a victory

The conflict is neither a clearcut defeat nor a feelgood victory, but an in-between outcome that contains profound elements of each

The Guardian - US

Hillary Clinton Slams Trump's 'Personal Law Firm' DOJ, Says Explosive New Report Reveals A Crisis 'Worse Than Watergate'

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton escalated her criticism of President Donald Trump on Monday, pointing to a new report describing internal turmoil at the Justice Department that she says shows a level of political interference unparalleled in modern history.

Benzinga

13 Presidential Dishes So Good They Made History

Have you ever wondered what your favorite president liked to munch on? Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, FDR, JFK, and even Donald Trump have all been known to favor certain foods during their time in office. It’s more than just fuel for their bodies. In some cases, it is a reflection…

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A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi

Routine congressional oversight hearings usually don’t make headlines. Historically, these often low-key events have been the sorts of things you catch only on C-SPAN – procedural, polite and largely ignored outside the Beltway.

The Conversation

As Tariff Case Heads to the Supreme Court, Trump's Strongest Argument Has a Fatal Flaw

The International Emergency Economic Powers Act doesn't grant the president the power to regulate imports with tariffs. Even if it did, these tariffs would still be unconstitutional.

Reason

Dick Cheney: The most influential vice president in modern American history

OBITUARY: The former vice president has passed away, aged 84. Cemented by the 9/11 attacks, Cheney built unrivalled authority and influence in his role, as witnessed by the late Washington correspondent Rupert Cornwell

The Independent UK

Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84

Cheney, who served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush, will be remembered for controversial role after 9/11

The Guardian - US

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"John Lennon walked past me and said, 'Great record'": The story of the Alice Cooper song that began as a failed single on an album one critic called "a tragic waste of plastic" but finished as a worldwide smash hit

Rehashing a psychedelic tune from the days of Alice Cooper (the band), the man himself fashioned an OTT accompaniment to the 1972 presidential election

Louder

"How Unprecedented Are Trump's 'Emergency Tariffs'"?

My Hoover colleague Philip Zelikow, who is involved in the tariff litigation, passed this blog post along to me, and… The post "How Unprecedented Are Trump's 'Emergency Tariffs'"? appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Even Mr. Feeny is against Trump’s East Wing demolition: ‘We mustn’t take this lightly’

William Daniels recalled performing in the White House East Wing in 1970

The Independent UK

Trump assault on US justice department independence revisits a Nixon-era problem

The Trump administration is coming under fire for politicising the Department of Justice (DoJ) and undermining the US government’s enshrined separation of powers, which relies on an independent system of justice. This is a central principle of the US constitution, without which a president could govern virtually unchecked.

The Conversation

The Trump House? President’s massive changes to White House in first year will shape how it looks for decades

The president has undertaken a spate of renovations to both the exterior and interior of the world-famous building that are more in-keeping with his personal taste

The Independent UK

Goldman Sachs says the demand for gold is not just hype, and predicts the U.S. could still see a repeat of a Nixon-era spike

From 1970 to 1980, the price of gold skyrocketed more than 2,300% because of the end of the gold standard, soaring inflation, and the oil crisis.

Fortune

Trump admits that his 157% tariff on China is ‘not sustainable’ but shrugs off changing it

During a Fox interview, Donald Trump also criticized Richard Nixon for his landmark 1972 visit to Beijing

The Independent UK

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Trump's military pay move puts Congress in the back seat on spending - Roll Call

Trump’s latest budget maneuver — paying military salaries out of unrelated research funding — makes lawmakers’ appropriations authority practically irrelevant, critics argue.

The Independent UK

He’s been to space, ran NASA and can do 40 pushups at IHOP. Here’s why Bill Nelson thinks Musk must rethink his Mars plan

The former NASA astronaut and the agency’s 14th administrator says it’s not a matter of if we go to the Red Planet — but when

The Conversation

History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agenda

Three converging events in the 1970s – the Watergate scandal, the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from the Vietnam War and revelations that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had abused his power to persecute people and organizations he viewed as political enemies – destroyed what formerly had been near-automatic trust in the…

The Independent UK

Only Keir Starmer KC can fix Britain’s broken migration laws

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister has staked his reputation on recognising that our relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights isn’t working. His unassailable record as a defender of those rights must be brought to full force to save our immigration system from itself

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The Conversation

Late-night TV in the US has a storied history of political commentary and presidential engagement

Earlier this month, it looked as if late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel had lost his job after his network, ABC, pulled his show over controversial comments he made about the death of Charlie Kirk. But within a week he was back, and his show Jimmy Kimmel Live! gained its…

Reason

The Coming Storm Over the Comptroller General

If the Comptroller General is an Executive Branch Officer, he could be removed at will, and his suit against the President would not be justiciable.

The Guardian - US

A 160-year-old campaign against civil rights heads to the supreme court

Louisiana v Callais could roll back what remains of the Voting Rights Act, putting the future of America’s multiracial democracy at stake

The Guardian - US

Trump is flaunting his corruption. Is it changing what the US thinks of scandal?

President has shouted from rooftops what his predecessors would have tried to cover up for fear of ending their careers

Reason

FCC Threats Against Jimmy Kimmel Echo a Century of Speech Control

From the Fairness Doctrine to Nixon’s “raised eyebrow,” government licensing power has long chilled broadcast speech—proving the First Amendment should apply fully to the airwaves.

The Conversation

One Battle After Another: this insane movie about leftwing radicals and rightwing institutions is a powerful exploration of US today

The recent death of Robert Redford was a reminder of just how much All the President’s Men unsettled old certainties about American democracy. An exposé of the Watergate scandal of 1972 (when members of the campaign to re-elect Richard Nixon were caught planting secret recording devices at the Democratic National…

The Conversation

Not enemies, but people: Why the world needs to rethink the language of war

The United States military under the Donald Trump administration has sunk three Venezuelan boats that were allegedly ferrying drugs. American officials branded the people on the boats “narcoterrorists.”

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