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Column: The real ‘miracle’ of the Jan. 6 hearings? Republicans and Democrats working together

There was plenty of powerful evidence presented during Day 4 of the House select committee hearings on Jan. 6, showing how former President Donald Trump and his allies coerced, bullied and schemed at the state level to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 21, 2022

Jan. 6 hearing: Elegy for a lost America

I listened to the first hearing driving through Trump country. Production values were great! But that's about it

Salon · Jun 11, 2022

Jonathan Bernstein: Jan. 6 panel made the case against Trump

At long last, the House Jan. 6 committee held its first hearing, and made it a pretty good one. Right at the top, Chairman Bennie Thompson gave us the right wording: Former President Donald Trump’s actions and those of his associates were an effort to “overthrow the government.” That’s what…

Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022

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Royal warship’s wreckage found off coast of Norfolk after sinking in 1682

The HMS Gloucester was carrying the future king James Stuart.

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

'Will we do our duty?' Cheney lays her legacy on the line

One of the House members in the spotlight during Thursday's hearing on the U.S. Capitol insurrection is Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Secret City Recounts the Gay History of D.C.

In his new book, James Kirchick focuses on homosexuals' relationship with national politics during a time when gays were banned from working for the federal government.

Reason · Jun 1, 2022

Inside the Fight For the Soul (and Dollars) of the Fastest-Growing Sport in America

As pickleball mania has surged, evangelists and opportunists have appeared out of thin air. Collisions were inevitable.

Sports Illustrated · May 24, 2022

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Monkeypox hits US shores

Health experts say it may be spreading in an unexpected way — but stress that there is "no risk to the public"

Salon · May 19, 2022

Supreme Court: "Political" since forever

Politics is nothing new in the supposedly august Supreme Court — and it's often been the worst possible kind

Salon · May 15, 2022

SCOTUS gets religion — the law suffers

Alito's draft opinion is full of specious legal and historical language — but it's just religious doctrine in drag

Salon · May 10, 2022

Once a Hartford treasure, J. Doyle Dewitt collection of historic American political memorabilia sold at auction

HARTFORD, Conn. — The University of Hartford has quietly sold one of the most extraordinary collections of American political memorabilia ever assembled — a collection one of the city’s insurance titans spent a lifetime assembling and later donated to the school in the hope that it would be preserved and…

Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022

Iconic painting of George Washington is sailing away from Minnesota for $15 million-plus

MINNEAPOLIS —"Washington Crossing the Delaware" has crossed the Mississippi River — bound from Winona's Minnesota Marine Art Museum to Christie's auction house in New York.

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

Florida’s congressional map: An about-face in GOP strategy and a setback for Blacks

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — “I can hear the moans.’‘

Tribune News Service · Apr 25, 2022

What Old-Time Saloons Tell Us About the Pandemic's Damage

Killing barroom social networks kills innovation.

Reason · Apr 16, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022

Woman gutted as bridal hairstylist made her look like 'George Washington'

Weddings can be tough for brides, grooms, and guests alike. Perhaps nobody knows this quite like Summer Wilson who looked like "George Washington" on her friend's big day

Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2022

Ben Franklin was the most famous American of his era. Ken Burns' new doc shows why

If we are reckoning by money, Benjamin Franklin — the man on the $100 bill — is 20 times as important as Abraham Lincoln, 100 times as important as George Washington and 10 times as important as Alexander Hamilton, notwithstanding "Hamilton." This is bad math, of course, because there is…

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 31, 2022

Making TV show on South Side was ‘a little scary’ but essential, says star Courtney B. Vance

The searing “61st Street,” coming April 10 on AMC, examines race, politics and justice in what the actor calls a “super-segregated” city.

Salon · Mar 29, 2022

Jan. 6 panel openly frustrated with DOJ

Members of the committee are calling on the Justice Department to charge Mark Meadows with contempt of Congress

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Reason · Mar 29, 2022

The 1619 Project Unrepentantly Pushes Junk History

Nikole Hannah-Jones' new book sidesteps scholarly critics while quietly deleting previous factual errors.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022

How accurate is 'Outlander's' portrayal of colonial America? We break it down

Set in North Carolina in 1773, Season 6 of Starz's "Outlander," based on Diana Gabaldon's book "A Breath of Snow and Ashes," continues the tale of Scottish heartthrob Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and time-traveling healer Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) as they face the American Revolutionary War as backcountry settlers.

Edinburgh Live · Mar 27, 2022

Incredible story of the Edinburgh stonemasons who helped build the White House

Six Edinburgh workers travelled across the Atlantic in the early 1790s, making their mark on what we now know as the White House.

Glasgow Live · Mar 26, 2022

Front page of Glasgow newspaper from 1789 set to fetch £5,000 on eBay

The front page is labelled by the seller as an "an amazingly rare piece of history" and contains George Washington's full 1st inaugural address - the first time it was printed in Europe.

The New Daily · Mar 26, 2022

Just like Broadway, it’s a feast of live shows as Hamilton hip-hops its way to Melbourne

After being the world's most lockded down city during the pandemic, Melbourne has lit up like the Fourth of July with the opening of US musical 'Hamilton'.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 25, 2022

Supreme Court rules for Navy and its vaccine requirement

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court lifted part of a Texas judge's order Friday and ruled 6-3 that the U.S. military may refuse to deploy Navy SEALS or other troops who have refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19, citing their religious beliefs.

Salon · Mar 22, 2022

Newt Gingrich: Harris "dumbest" VP ever

Meanwhile, Gingrich has expressed confusion over the distinction between a computer and a cell phone

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