Documents reveal Gerald Ford’s effort to block report on CIA assassination plots Release of documents comes amid conjecture Trump may have authorized the agency to assassinate Venezuelan president The Guardian - US · Nov 20, 2025
Friday essay: from Watergate to Zippergate to Pussygate – how a shameless Trump has reshaped the US presidential sex scandal In modern times, who was the first presidential candidate to have their campaign almost destroyed by a sex scandal? The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025
Will Kash Patel be the next Hoover? Trump's FBI pick could be a throwback to America's legendary secret policeman, who ran the FBI for nearly 50 years Salon · Feb 16, 2025
The Last Honest Man: Frank Church and the fight to restrain US power Pulitzer-winner James Risen calls the late Democratic senator an ‘American Cicero’ – and makes a strong case The Guardian - US · May 7, 2023
Fears of renewed FBI abuse of power after informant infiltrated BLM protests ‘Outraged’ senator Ron Wyden urges agency to explain tactics from 2020 protests reminiscent of rogue behaviour from decades past The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2023
Is Joe Biden another Jimmy Carter? Carter's presidency was sunk by a failure to promote his own accomplishments — not because there weren't any Salon · Jul 24, 2022