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A half a century after Nixon's Watergate shook democracy, Trump has trumped him

Fifty years ago Friday, burglars broke into the Watergate Hotel in Washington, the first chapter of a story that would transform American politics. The anniversary comes as Congress investigates the greatest constitutional crisis since then. Just as Watergate-era leaders instituted important reforms to address the weaknesses of the system that…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Watergate at 50: the burglary that launched a thousand scandals

One of the more curious legacies of the Watergate scandal is so obvious that we barely notice it.

The Conversation

Why Trump was more dangerous than Nixon

Fifty years on from the Watergate scandal, the threat of impeachment that made Nixon resign has not fazed twice-impeached Trump — who could run for president again.

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Watergate's Cuban American history

Three Cuban exiles on an anti-communist crusade helped Nixon's team carry out the infamous break-in

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‘The Martha Mitchell Effect’ gives voice to one of Watergate’s great characters - Roll Call

"The Martha Mitchell Effect" gives voice to one of the key figures of the Watergate scandal: Martha Mitchell.

Roll Call

50 Years Later, the Motive Behind Watergate Remains Clouded

Despite the abundance of transcripts, FBI reports, and memoirs from those involved, we still know more about the cover-up than we do about the infamous political scandal.

Reason

Jonathan Bernstein: Why Trump’s own appointees are setting the record straight

How do presidents get in trouble? Monday’s Jan. 6 committee’s hearing on Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election didn’t focus on that general question, but it did demonstrate something familiar to students of the presidency.

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Editorial: Jan. 6 committee is just getting started

Like prosecutors priming a jury, the House Select Committee made a powerful case to the nation Thursday night and Monday that Donald Trump ginned up the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021. He meant it to consummate a coup that he had been plotting even before the presidential election that he…

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Liz Cheney's lonely fight against the extremist wing of the GOP

It shouldn't make headlines when a member of Congress upholds their sworn oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." But Rep. Liz Cheney, R.-Wyo., stands out as one of the few elected Republicans in Washington willing to put country before…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Woodward and Bernstein didn't bring down a president in Watergate – but the myth that they did lives on

In their dogged reporting of the Watergate scandal, Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered the crimes that forced Richard Nixon to resign the presidency in August 1974.

The Conversation

Prolific character actor Philip Baker Hall dies at 90

Hall's many roles included parts in Midnight Run, Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and he was known for one of the most powerfully funny guest appearances on Seinfeld.

WEKU

Can the January 6 Committee Hearings Break Through the Barriers of Political Ignorance and Bias Underpinning the Big Lie?

Most of those open to evidence already know that Trump tried to reverse the outcome of an election he legitimately lost. Reaching the rest is likely to be extremely difficult, at best.

Reason

Philip Baker Hall: a character actor of strength, gravitas and lugubrious good humour

The death of the 90-year-old actor leaves behind a career filled with indelible moments, from Seinfeld to Magnolia to Boogie Nights

The Guardian - US

Mary McNamara: The Jan. 6 committee report feels like a '70s rerun. Here's why it's definitely not

Can someone grab me a Tab and some Sea & Ski? We've time-traveled back to the 1970s, and I need to prep for summer.

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The Independent UK

Barry Sussman: Washington Post editor who oversaw Watergate reporting

Although he never received as much fame as Woodward and Bernstein, Sussman played in a key role in the greatest scoop of all time

The Independent UK

Who asked Trump for a Jan 6 pardon? Speculation spreads as Cheney accuses own colleagues

Select committee vice-chair Liz Cheney is raising allegations that multiple Republican House members sought pardons after the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Andrew Feinberg reports on the fallout

The Guardian - US

Deep Throat at 50: the controversial film that pushed porn into the mainstream

Reviled by many and celebrated by others, the surviving children of those involved speak about a complicated legacy

The Guardian - UK

God’s Favourite Idiot to The Martha Mitchell Effect: the seven best shows to stream this week

Melissa McCarthy’s quirky new comedy about the impending apocalypse, and the Watergate whistleblower gets her long overdue recognition. Plus: J-Lo!

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The Guardian - US

Why the televised hearings on the January 6 insurrection will be historic

They will mark a milestone in the battle between democracy and autocracy. Everyone should tune in and watch them

The Guardian - UK

Record feats, lawsuit grief and naming retired popes – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

Tribune News Service

VIEWPOINT 1: 50 years later, the imprint of Watergate isn’t all negative

The 50th anniversary of the June 17, 1972, Watergate break-in — in which burglars inspired and funded by President Richard Nixon’s re-election campaign attempted to bug the Democratic National Committee offices — stirs memories of a sorry chapter in American history.

Tribune News Service

VIEWPOINT 2: It’s time to disclose federal contractors’ political contributions

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Echoes of Watergate in Trump probe

This week’s January 6 committee hearings concern the most serious allegations of presidential wrongdoing since Watergate. They come almost exactly 50 years after the break-in that spawned the scandal leading to President Richard Nixon’s resignation. And they carry some striking similarities.

Tribune News Service

Tony Norman: Lincoln vs. the party of Lincoln

Last month, America celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Memorial, a temple to democracy that sits in silent repose on the western edge of the National Mall.

Chicago Sun-Times

A place in history for congressional hearings on Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Hearings on the Jan. 6 insurrection will be televised starting this week, the latest in a long line of public investigations by Congress.

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