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John Sununu on Boyden Gray's Legal Legacy

C. Boyden Gray was a pivotal figure within the Republican Party on environmental law.

Reason · May 25, 2023

Ambassador C. Boyden Gray (1943-2023)

I am deeply saddened to share that C. Boyden Gray has passed away. It is very hard to put into words all the Gray accomplished throughout his remarkable life. The Washington Post immediately published a pre-written obituary--a sign of his profound reputation in D.C. and nationwide. Adam White and Jenn…

Reason · May 22, 2023

‘Trump’s not a good sport’: Chris Cillizza on presidents at play

George HW Bush was the most sportsmanlike modern president but Gerald Ford was the best athlete, author says

The Guardian - US · May 20, 2023

Incite, smear, divide: why are the Tories and Labour copying the tactics of America’s vilest strategist?

Lee Atwater was master of attack and dog-whistle politics. We should be alive to his methods and their effects – not emulating them, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023

Inside ‘The Beast’: The armoured limousine taking Joe Biden around Ireland

Unlike the armoured Range Rover Sentinels or Jaguar XJ sedans used by British prime ministers, the car used by the US president is completely bespoke and constructed according to the Secret Service’s specifications

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

Harlan Crow, who gave lavish trips to Clarence Thomas, has donated $13M to GOP

WASHINGTON — Harlan Crow, the Dallas investor whose lavish secret trips with Justice Clarence Thomas have sparked an intense debate about Supreme Court ethics, is a GOP megadonor with many friends in high places.

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2023

U.S. extends carrier deployment after Syria attack

The United States has decided to extend the deployment of the George H.W. Bush carrier strike group to provide options to policymakers after last week's deadly attacks in Syria by Iran-backed forces, U.S. military officials said on Friday.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

Presidential hopefuls are considering these 5 practical factors before launching their 2024 campaigns

The 2024 race for the White House is in motion. Democratic incumbent President Joe Biden said in October 2022 that he intends to seek a second term, even if he stopped short of making an official announcement. But – in what is expected to be a crowded Republican field –…

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2023

Congress revisits approval for Iraq invasion, recalling change of heart on Vietnam

In terms of domestic politics, the Iraq War followed the trajectory of the Vietnam War, which also relied on a resolution supporting the use of military force that Congress passed and later repealed.

WEKU · Mar 25, 2023

2 decades after start of Iraq conflict, Congress poised to repeal war authorization

WASHINGTON — Matthew Hoh was a 28-year-old Marine captain assigned to the Pentagon in late 2002, just as then-President George W. Bush was laying the groundwork for war in Iraq. Like many of his generation, Hoh was steeled in his patriotism by the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, and he…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2023