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Patrick Hamilton, a combat veteran of the Vietnam War who covered civil wars in Central America as a photojournalist for The Associated Press,and later worked at Reuters covering the first Gulf War in Iraq, has died after a long struggle with cancer

How cable TV transformed politics—and how politics transformed cable TV

Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew had never gotten along well. It likely didn’t pain the president much to acquiesce in the ousting of his vice president over illegal kickbacks while the president struggled to keep his own job. It was 1973, and Nixon still gave every indication that he wanted…

President Joe Biden has long struggled to neatly summarize his sprawling economic vision

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.

Former President Donald Trump’s threat to skip the first Republican presidential debate, scheduled for Aug. 23, 2023, may be a sign that candidate debates will be the next casualty in the highly polarized political environment in the United States.

A second Trump presidency would kiss nonpartisan criminal justice goodbye. We must protect the attorney general’s independence

The news has been full of concerns about the fate of our republic following the indictment of former President Donald Trump. There have been questions about the politicization of criminal laws and the credibility of the judiciary, the polarization of the electorate and threats of violent domestic reaction.

Republicans sputter in wake of second Trump indictment

One of the heavyweights of comedy, Chevy Chase has led a fascinating and wild life, here are some of the best facts about it.

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