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Henry Kissinger: Polarising architect of Cold War era American foreign policy

Influential US secretary of state to Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and Nobel Peace Prize winner remembered as arch practitioner of ‘realpolitik’ who was revered and reviled in equal measure, writes Ariana Baio

The Independent UK

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

Outlaw lawyers — and outlaw presidents

Several of Nixon's lawyers went to prison after Watergate. Are Giuliani, Eastman and other Trump attorneys next?

Salon

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For Hillary Scholten, faith (and Jerry Ford) led the way to Congress - Roll Call

“So much of the story of West Michigan … is people feeling like they didn’t leave the Republican Party, but the Republican Party left them,” Democrat says.

Roll Call

Heart, soul and victory: the curious history of college football fight songs

Fight songs are an important part of the pageantry that makes college football such a unique spectacle. The most famous of them all have become embedded in the national psyche

The Guardian - US

Patrick Hamilton, ex-AP and Reuters photographer who covered Central American wars, dies at 74

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

The Independent UK

The Battlefields of Cable

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

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VIEWPOINT 1: How great was Gerald Ford?

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…

Tribune News Service

What's 'Bidenomics'? The president hopes a dubious nation embraces his ideas condensed into the term

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

The Independent UK

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

Yes, debates do help voters decide – and candidates are increasingly reluctant to participate

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.

The Conversation

If Trump wins, he’ll turn the justice department into a vendetta machine

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

The Guardian - US

Commentary: Before Donald Trump’s indictment, there was Nixon VP Spiro Agnew’s plea in 1973

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.

Chicago Tribune

Senator Ron Johnson falsely claims that Trump declined to prosecute Hillary Clinton

Republicans sputter in wake of second Trump indictment

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25+ Fun Facts About Chevy Chase And The Comedian’s Legendary Career

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

The Guardian - US

‘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

Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: Another master plan run amok

As President Joe Biden’s Air Force One landed in Japan Wednesday for a carefully planned G7 summit, he had a world of problems on his mind:

The Guardian - US

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

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Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball quiz: Honoring the great TV, radio sports announcers

Watching baseball on TV is great, but listening to games on the radio is one of life’s pleasures.

Daily Mirror

President's half-naked son bumped into late Queen - and she gave hilarious reply

The late Queen was known for her quick wit and excellent sense of humour and showed this off when she visited the White House in 1976 at the invitation of President Gerald Ford

Belfast Live

All the Presidents' dogs in words and pictures

There have been hundreds of dog through the White House from George Washington to Joe Biden, including just one rescue dog and a mixed breed called Satan

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: New York’s indictment of Donald Trump is the wrong set of charges at the wrong time

With significant fanfare, Donald Trump was arraigned Tuesday in a New York City courtroom on charges relating to hush money payments made to former porn star Stormy Daniels. The former president is, of course, no stranger to controversy, which has been his calling card since he premiered on the political…

Salon

Sad day for Trump, good day for America

It may have been sad for Donald Trump — but it was good for America

WEKU

Other countries have prosecuted their leaders. What took the U.S. so long?

Other democracies, from Europe to South America to the Middle East, have prosecuted their current or former leaders. Why did the U.S. wait so long to take that step? A political scientist weighs in.

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Past presidents, while never indicted, have faced legal woes of their own

President Nixon was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the Watergate scandal, and President Clinton was impeached following the fallout from his affair with a White House intern.

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