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Why have Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons caused such a stir? A president’s pardoning power has few limits

On his last day in office, outgoing United States President Joe Biden issued a number of preemptive pardons essentially to protect some leading public figures and members of his own family from possible retaliation by Donald Trump. It was a novel and innovative use of the presidential pardon power.

The Conversation

Biden's Preemptive Pardons Undermine Official Accountability and the Rule of Law

His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of committing crimes in office.

Reason

Helicopter rides, 24-hour butlers and scandal tours: DC hotels’ VIP packages for Trump inauguration

For tens of thousands of dollars, you can be treated to a whiskey tasting and driven around in an armoured Maybach

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‘He is peddling stories’: Bob Woodward denies Republican’s claim he said Biden was corrupt

Washington Post reporter says he never made comments to James Comer published in the congressman’s new book

The Guardian - US

Not a sweet goodbye: Biden is less popular leaving office than Trump and Obama were

The outgoing president’s approval ratings are comparable to Richard Nixon, who resigned amid the Watergate scandal

The Independent UK

Key Republican claims Bob Woodward told him Biden was financially corrupt

House oversight chair James Comer claims in his new book that reporter made remark in private conversation

The Guardian - US

Carter knew the calm before the storm

Carter was the calm in the storm: blunt, stubborn, smart and a victim of his own hubris

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Jimmy Carter was ahead of the curve

Correcting the misunderstood legacy of America's most underrated president

Salon

I bought a farm, hated the cows, and sold it. Then somehow, I bought another

As a foreign correspondent, home was never a fixed location. I’ve finally learned it’s about who you share it with, writes the Classic FM presenter and former BBC journalist John Humphrys

The Guardian - UK

Christopher Wray's cowardly exit

There is no doubt that Wray understands the threat that Trump and his henchmen pose to the country and the world

Salon

Keir Starmer played the China card in Rio – and sent a message to a hawkish Donald Trump

The PM and other western leaders are cosying up to Beijing. If the president-elect imposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, he will give Xi the upper hand

The Guardian - UK

War by Bob Woodward review – the Watergate veteran on Gaza, Ukraine and Trump

Woodward’s latest page turner takes you inside the room – but can he still claim to be an impartial fly on the wall?

The Guardian - UK

The best hotels in Newquay for 2025 surfing holidays and Cornish beach views

Whether its a luxury spa break or a stay down at the seaside, here are the best hotels to visit in Newquay

The Independent UK

Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party and national politics, looks a lot like Andrew Jackson’s in 1828

As the nation prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, some history-minded people may seek understanding in the idea that it wasn’t until Richard Nixon’s second presidential term that the serious consequences arrived.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Fundamentally saddened’: Washington Post readers on failure to endorse Harris

Readers say newspaper is failing to abide by its principles as some cancel subscriptions in ‘disgust and disappointment’

The Guardian - UK

Washington Post stirs up fury in liberal America over neutral election stance

Failure to endorse any US presidential candidate for first time in decades ‘undermines’ paper’s independence, say critics

Salon

Bernstein rejects WaPo non-endorsement

The Watergate reporting duo seemed confused by Bezos' decision to squash a Harris endorsement

The Independent UK

Legendary Watergate reporters Woodward and Bernstein slam Washington Post for shying away from endorsement

An editor has already resigned over the decision, a former editor called the paper’s leadership cowardly, and thousands of subscribers have left the paper

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The Guardian - US

Bob Woodward’s new book War is a sober but alarming must-read

Watergate reporter says Trump is far worse than Nixon and ‘most reckless and impulsive president in American history’

Latin Times

JD Vance Insults Legendary Watergate Reporter Over Bombshell Trump Scoop: 'He's a Hack'

The vice presidential candidate made the comment during a rally in Detroit on Tuesday.

The Guardian - US

Trump secretly gave Putin Covid test machines, Bob Woodward book says

‘Please don’t tell anybody,’ Russian president advised, according to new book from veteran Watergate reporter

Evening Standard

Joe Biden called Benjamin Netanyahu 'son of a bitch' and a 'bad guy' new book claims

US journalist Bob Woodward claims in his new book that Biden used profanity-laden language when referring to Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin

Reason

New Article: A Historical Record of Special Counsels Before Watergate

"This Article presents a corpus of primary sources that were written by Presidents, Attorneys General, United States Attorneys, Special Counsels, and others between the 1850s and the 1950s."

Reason

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The Guardian - UK

Berlin’s Watergate nightclub will close with New Year’s Eve last dance

Upmarket Kreuzberg club blames economic pressures, a pandemic hangover and Berlin’s dated image as factors leading to end of 22-year party

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