Former President George W. Bush to throw out ceremonial first pitch before World Series opener Former President George W The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023
Lots of U.S. presidents have pushed for Middle East peace. Progress has been elusive President Biden is the latest in a long line of presidents to place himself in the middle of a Middle East conflict. U.S. efforts have seen failed starts, wrong turns and dead ends, but some progress. WEKU · Oct 19, 2023
RFK Jr is poised for a 2024 run as an independent. Which side should be worried? Republicans reveled in the idea of Robert F Kennedy Jr weakening Biden with a Democratic bid, but the conspiracy theorist could steal supporters from the right wing The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2023
Former first daughter Barbara Bush tells AP about helping lead NBA's social responsibility efforts Barbara Bush never got to any of the NBA championship celebrations held at the White House when her grandfather was president of the United States The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023
Joe Biden, Vietnam and fake history Ever since the U.S. left Vietnam, presidents have treated the war as heroic history. Will that ever change? Salon · Sep 24, 2023
Pretrial Fairness Act puts too much work on overworked prosecutors, judges Additional administrative work demanded by the law ending cash bail, coupled with staff shortages, is a problem when it comes to the safety of domestic abuse victims. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 18, 2023
Trump takes to Truth Social to give excuse for why he won’t join GOP debate: ‘Reagan didn’t’ Mr Trump skipped the Iowa debate in 2016 The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023
Today in Supreme Court History: August 17, 1988 8/17/1988: Republican party nominates George H.W. Bush for President. He would appoint David Souter and Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. Reason · Aug 17, 2023
When Trade War Threatens Real War Biden is blurring the lines between economic policy and military action. Reason · Aug 13, 2023
Biden's inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions Capital punishment could emerge as a major campaign issue in the U.S. presidential race for the first time in 30 years, with top GOP candidates already one-upping each other by touting tougher, more far-reaching death penalty laws The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023
Presidential primaries have seen dramatic comebacks. Could DeSantis '24 be next? Using the phrase "comeback kid" helped Bill Clinton revive his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1992 New Hampshire primary. Could Ron DeSantis revive that model? WEKU · Jul 29, 2023
Why the crack cocaine epidemic hit Black communities 'first and worst' "We won't heal until we make sense of the crack epidemic," Donovan X. Ramsey says. His book, When Crack Was King, examines the drug's destructive path through the Black community. WEKU · Jul 13, 2023
No Trade Is Free review: Trump’s man plots an unusually civil course Robert Lighthizer, once US trade representative, is a rare aide of little interest to investigators. His readable book shows why The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2023
Jonathan Bernstein: Republicans promoting RFK Jr. are playing with fire Nominations define parties. But what we’re seeing in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s futile challenge to President Joe Biden is an odd situation in which a nomination skirmish won’t change anything in the Democratic Party, but might have real impact on the Republican Party. Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023
Reason · Jun 20, 2023 Roaming Polansky and the Constitutionality of Qui Tam Three decades later, the George H.W. Bush SCOTUS strategy finally has three votes.
The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2023 Decades of Decadence review: Marco Rubio joins publishing’s motley Republican crew The Florida senator was the future once. Now, he struggles to muster the shamelessness or swagger of a Hawley or a Cotton
The Conversation · Jun 13, 2023 Silvio Berlusconi had a complex relationship with US presidents: Friend to one, shunned by another When the administration of Geroge W. Bush needed an ally to help sell its proposed invasion of Iraq to a skeptical European audience, Silvio Berlusconi stepped forward.
WEKU · Jun 10, 2023 The latest Trump charges cast a new light on a growing Republican presidential field Seeing Trump in the dock in a criminal case enrages his core supporters and the GOP officeholders who depend on them. But it could also breathe new life into candidacies that offer alternatives.
Reason · Jun 9, 2023 How Pat Robertson Shepherded His Flock Into Politics Farewell to the senator's son who pioneered a TV genre, helped create the Christian right, ran for president, and earned the grudging respect of Abbie Hoffman
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023 Pat Robertson united evangelical Christians and pushed them into conservative politics Pat Robertson united tens of millions of evangelical Christians through the power of television
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023 Pat Robertson obituary US TV evangelist who sought the Republican presidential nomination and helped make religion central to the party’s politics
Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2023 Pat Robertson, who brought religion into US politics, dies at 93 Roberston, a conservative Christian, hosted The 700 Club on TV and supported a number of Republican presidents.
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023 Christian media mogul, ‘700 Club’ host and presidential candidate Pat Robertson dies at 93 Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has died
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 8, 2023 Pat Robertson, religious broadcaster, dies at 93 Robertson was a familiar presence in American living rooms because of his “700 Club” television show.
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023 Pat Robertson dies at 93; founded Christian Broadcasting Network, Christian Coalition Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has died