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Donald Trump sues Bob Woodward over The Trump Tapes for $50m

Washington Post reporter and publisher Simon & Schuster say lawsuit ‘without merit … we will aggressively defend against it’

The Guardian - US

Ted Baxter, better than today's pundits

The fictional "Mary Tyler Moore" newsman never went as far as Tucker Carlson or Laura Ingraham

Salon

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World on BBC Two sheds new light on the genre

This Chuck D led documentary is a fascinating look at how the music genre has fought for change

Evening Standard

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All the U.S. presidents who played golf, including Joe Biden, Donald Trump

Sixteen of the last 19 U.S. presidents played golf as a hobby.

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Commentary: Ron DeSantis symbolizes that it’s Richard Nixon’s Republican Party now

Commentators portray Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a more organized and calculating Donald Trump. In reality, DeSantis most resembles Richard Nixon — disciplined, stiff and intense. Both lack Trump’s charisma and ease before voters. Also unlike Trump — but very much like Nixon — DeSantis effectively deploys powers of the…

Tribune News Service

The weaponization of the federal government has a long history

Now that House Republicans have created a “Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government,” let’s revisit a classic of that power-abusing genre, featuring its greatest star, Richard M. Nixon.

The Conversation

Fictional newsman Ted Baxter was more invested in fame than in good journalism – but unlike today's pundits, he didn't corrupt the news

Pundits are commonplace in today’s cable news environment, with politically tilted news coverage coming from both left and right. Particularly dangerous are characters like Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham, who have stoked anger and polarization by promoting bigotry and spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and the 2020 election.

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Nicholas Goldberg: What I learned about myself at the Richard M. Nixon museum

In the house where I grew up, President Richard Nixon was a villain. My parents voted against him every opportunity they got, and we all cheered when he resigned during his second term, flying off in ignominy from the White House lawn to a life outside the public eye.

Los Angeles Times

'The end of a career is like dying. Cristiano Ronaldo still thinks he's 25' - Samuel Luckhurst interviews Eric Cantona

Eric Cantona is still in a philosophical mood 30 years on from joining Man United. He discusses dictators, death, politics, United and Ronaldo with Samuel Luckhurst.

Manchester Evening News

Special counsels, like those examining Biden's and Trump's handling of classified documents, are intended to be independent – but they aren't entirely

Attorney General Merrick Garland has now appointed two veteran prosecutors as special counsels to oversee investigations into how President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump handled classified documents after leaving office – Biden after he ended his terms as vice president in 2017, and Trump after leaving the Oval…

The Conversation

Bullying, power and control: why people believe in conspiracy theories and how to respond

From vaccine uptake to violent extremism, conspiracy beliefs are linked to distrust in major institutions or powerful figures.

The Conversation

Trump is facing various criminal charges – here's what we can learn from legal cases against Nixon and Clinton

A Georgia special grand jury has finished its work investigating whether former president Donald Trump and his allies committed crimes when trying to overturn the 2020 election results.

The Conversation

Barbara Walters had a $US1 million pay packet, was a trailblazer for women and here are her most iconic moments

Revered journalist and news host Barbara Walters interviewed everyone from Princess Grace of Monaco to several US presidents to Kim Kardashian.

ABC News

Barbara Walters, dead at 93, was cultural fixture, TV icon

Barbara Walters was that rarest of TV personalities: a cultural fixture

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Los Angeles Times

Barbara Walters dies at 93; news anchor broke the boy’s club of network television

Barbara Walters, the first woman to break up the all-male club of network television anchors and one of the last remaining megastars in broadcast news who deftly coaxed world leaders and celebrities alike into revealing their secrets and deepest fears, has died, according to ABC News, her longtime employer.

Daily Mirror

Donald Trump’s tax returns to finally be made public in just days for first time

The tax returns of ex-President Donald Trump from running for the White House to when he left in 2021 are set to be released to the public after a long-running court dispute

Salon

Democracy depends on whistleblowers

Cassidy Hutchinson made an imperfect hero. But her kind of courage is crucial to protecting our fragile democracy

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 takeaways: Power, pressure and a 'moral struggle'

The House Jan. 6 committee is releasing dozens of witness transcripts from its investigation into the 2021 Capitol attack

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50 years after Gough Whitlam established diplomatic relations with China, what has changed?

In the annals of Australian foreign policy, it is arguable that no moment in history has been as significant as December 21 1972. With the possible exception of the ANZUS Treaty of 1951, no other document matches the formal agreement establishing full diplomatic relations between Australia and China 50 years…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kissinger Calls for a Negotiated Peace in Ukraine, Kyiv Dismisses His Proposal

Veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger said the time is approaching for a negotiated peace in Ukraine to reduce the risk of another devastating world war, but the Kyiv government dismissed his comments as amounting to "appeasing the aggressor" and said there could be no deal involving ceding territory. Kissinger, 99,…

Inverse

50 years ago, NASA’s final Apollo mission left the Moon — are we ready to return?

Politics brought the lunar program to an end. Can the Artemis mission pick up where Apollo 17 left off?

The Independent UK

Mark Hamill talks fundraising for Ukraine, love of politics

Since Mark Hamill was tapped as an ambassador for United24's “Army of Drones” campaign earlier this fall, a lot has happened

The Conversation

A tortured and deadly legacy: Kissinger and realpolitik in US foreign policy

In 2023, Henry Kissinger will mark a century since his birth and more than 50 years of influence on American foreign policy. Kissinger’s centennial represents an important opportunity to reflect on not only his influence, but also the effects of the vision of foreign policy he has espoused.

The Conversation

Special counsels, like the one leading the Department of Justice's investigation of Trump, are intended to be independent – but they aren't entirely

When Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed veteran prosecutor Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee two criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump on Nov. 18, 2022, Garland’s goal was to shield the probes from the appearance of partisanship.

Salon

GOP's big plan: Hold America hostage

GOP readies another round of legislative terrorism in search of spending cuts. Biden needs to fight back hard

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