‘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
Trump's Disregard for the Rule of Law Is at Least As Bad As Biden's The former president reminds us that claiming unbridled executive power is a bipartisan tendency. Reason · May 17, 2023
Fact vs Fiction: White House Plumbers episode 3 — how many times did the plumbers break into the Watergate? White House Plumbers episode 3 reenacts the Watergate break-in, but how many times did they actually try and what role did Frank Wills play in their arrest? WhatToWatch · May 16, 2023
'Courage is contagious': Daniel Ellsberg's decision to release the Pentagon Papers didn't happen in a vacuum In 1971, when Daniel Ellsberg arrived at a federal court in Boston, a journalist asked if he was concerned about the prospect of going to prison for leaking a 7,000-page top-secret history of the Vietnam War. Ellsberg responded with a question of his own: “Wouldn’t you go to prison to… The Conversation · May 11, 2023
What time is it on the moon? How a lunar clock debate led to an out-of-this-world timepiece What time is it on the moon? One wristwatch tried to answer that question, yet was largely forgotten by history. Space · May 9, 2023
Georgia GOP chairman says he shouldn’t face charges over 2020 election as he was following Trump’s orders David Shafer is reportedly in danger of being indicted in connection with efforts to overturn the election result The Independent UK · May 9, 2023
How did a rare US Senate book bearing King Charles’ name land in a used bookshop? A leather-bound copy of a US Senate rules book, one of 450 printed for the nation’s 91st Congress in 1969, was discovered on sale for a mere $9.39. The name stamped in gilt letters on its front could offer a unique view into King Charles III’s relationship with America. Io… The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
How to watch White House Plumbers: stream the Watergate-era miniseries now From the writers of Veep comes this limited series charting the events that resulted in the Watergate scandal. Read our guide here on how watch White House Plumbers now. TechRadar · May 2, 2023
Fact vs Fiction: White House Plumbers episode 1 — were they really called the Plumbers? We look at what's fact and what's fiction in White House Plumbers episode 1, including how they got their name and how Howard left the CIA. WhatToWatch · May 2, 2023
‘White House Plumbers’ exploits absurdities of Watergate In May 2017, comedian John Oliver tauntingly coined the phrase “Stupid Watergate” to refer to then-President Donald Trump’s ever-growing list of scandals at the time, including his reported dealings with Russia, the investigation into Michael Flynn and his firing of former FBI Director James Comey The Independent UK · May 1, 2023
Meet the White House Plumbers cast: who's who in the series The White House Plumbers cast features some big names playing some notorious historical figures in the based-on-a-true-story limited series. WhatToWatch · May 1, 2023
‘Excessive loyalty’: how Republican giant George Shultz fell for Nixon, Reagan … and Elizabeth Holmes The great secretary of state’s biographer, Philip Taubman, balances cold war achievements with costly political failures The Guardian - US · May 1, 2023
‘White House Plumbers’ a second-rate series about a third-rate burglary Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux star in overlong HBO satire that wastes time on Watergate spies’ dull home lifes. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 30, 2023
Letter from King Charles to be included in new Trump book, report says Letters to Trump reportedly contains 150 messages from key figures also including Queen Elizabeth and Ronald Reagan The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023 Fox News host mocked for fawning over Trump: ‘The most impressive conversation I’ve had’ ‘Apparently, Mark Levin doesn’t get out much and never speaks to intelligent people,’ one social media user commented
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023 Trump to publish letters from King Charles without permission in book revealing Putin friendship ‘Letters to Trump’ also includes private correspondence with former presidents including Barack Obama, George W Bush and Richard Nixon
WEKU · Apr 22, 2023 Congress has clashed with Supreme Court justices over ethics in the past The Thomas-Crow connection recalls past relationships that caught the attention of Congress, resulting in hearings that undermined a potential chief justice and the court's longest-serving member.
Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2023 Commentary: Republicans won’t win back the youth vote with a culture war Last week, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a budget that eliminated aid to local libraries amid a dispute over the constitutionality of a state ban on “explicit material” in public schools. Last month, legislators in Tennessee approved a law restricting drag performances on public property or anywhere minors might…
Salon · Apr 17, 2023 Fox News has lost control of its viewers Fox News was founded to control the GOP base — but now the hosts are in the thrall of their worst viewers
Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023 Commentary: Republicans won’t win back the youth vote with a culture war Last week, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a budget that eliminated aid to local libraries amid a dispute over the constitutionality of a state ban on “explicit material” in public schools. Last month, legislators in Tennessee approved a law restricting drag performances on public property or anywhere minors might…
The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023 Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How 'the weirdo factor' rocked '76 Jimmy Carter’s Baptist faith was one of his calling cards in the 1976 presidential campaign
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 15, 2023 Don’t know much about history? Take this baseball quiz and find out April 15 is a significant day in baseball history, including Jackie Robinson’s debut in 1947.
Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2023 Martin Schram: Making history in Ireland At last, stripped across a full page of The Washington Post, was the headline Richard Nixon had always wanted to see:
Dublin Live · Apr 13, 2023 RTE star Ryan Tubridy hits out at 'snarky' media coverage of Joe Biden visit The Late Late Show host believes some people have had a “too-cool-for-school take” on the visit
Irish Mirror · Apr 13, 2023 RTE's Ryan Tubridy hits out at media coverage of Joe Biden's visit to Ireland The Late Late Show host said a lot of the coverage has been “snarky”