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Capitol Hill insiders share their favorite books to read in 2023 - Roll Call

Put these recent (and not-so-recent) titles on your gift list as the year wanes in Washington, recommended by readers in Congress.

Roll Call

How the Roswell 'UFO' spurred our modern age of conspiracy theories

In 1947, a New Mexico rancher found mysterious debris on his land. UFO author Garrett Graff links the Roswell incident to the "deep state" conspiracy theories and misinformation of today.

WEKU

Trump is ‘toast’ in New York fraud trial, says former Watergate prosecutor

Nick Akerman says ex-president erred by testifying in person after invoking fifth amendment rights against self-incrimination

The Guardian - US

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How Will Lewis went from a comp in Cricklewood to Washington Post CEO

Lewis had been hoping to take over his old paper the Telegraph before the call came from DC, but abandoned his bid

Evening Standard

Kevin Phillips obituary

American political analyst behind Richard Nixon’s electoral ‘southern strategy’ who later became an author and columnist

The Guardian - UK

The manufactured Hasan Minhaj scandal

What happens when a fact-checking story ignores the facts?

Salon

Watergate and pterodactyl wings: HIT 104.7's Ned and Josh take on big guns

They have been nominated for Best Podcast by a Radio Show.

The Canberra Times

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The Exorcist at 50: a terrifying film that symbolises the decline of America's faith and optimism

Please note this piece contains spoilers.

The Conversation

Review: White House Plumbers Delivers an Amusing Take on Watergate

This retelling of the Nixon scandal is more in the style of Leslie Nielsen than Robert Redford.

Reason

In the tale of 5 presidential impeachments, how will the latest one stack up?

House Republicans have launched an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. But this case is different — both in substance and in process — than those of former presidents Nixon, Clinton and Trump.

WEKU

Outlaw lawyers — and outlaw presidents

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

Salon

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

On June 20, 2023, Hunter Biden, the second son of President Joe Biden, entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors related to tax-related charges and the illegal possession of a firearm.

The Conversation

Up First briefing: Mifepristone ruling; summer COVID tips; Rainn Wilson gets spiritual

A federal appeals court backs abortion pill restrictions. COVID numbers are ticking up this summer. Why The Office's Rainn Wilson wants a spiritual revolution.

WEKU

Easy Escapes: Watergate Bay, a hotel by the sea

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Trump Vs. Nixon: How Does The Georgia Indictment Compare To The Watergate Scandal?

Former President Donald Trump was charged on 13 counts for the fourth time this year.

Al Jazeera

Before Trump indictments, a timeline of past presidential scandals

While former US President Donald Trump is the first to be indicted, he is not the first to face a political scandal.

The Independent UK

Nixon’s ex-White House counsel sums up magnitude of Trump’s Georgia indictment with five words

John Dean thinks it’s ‘very likely’ that one or more of Mr Trump’s co-defendants in the case will flip on the former president – something that he did during the Watergate scandal

The Guardian - US

‘A shock to the system’: looking back on the 1984 New York subway shooting

The new season of Leon Neyfakh’s Fiasco podcast relives a bleak chapter of US history when a white man became a folk hero after shooting four black youths

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Trump's defense in 2020 election case could conjure ghost of Nixon once more

How far could a president go to stay in office if convinced his re-election was crucial to the nation? What liability would he face? And how much stress can the fragile structure of democracy stand?

The Guardian - UK

Hypnotic and the best conspiracy thrillers

The enjoyably daft sci-fi twister starring Ben Affleck is a good jumping-off point for classic intrigues ranging from The 39 Steps and JFK to Soylent Green and The Net

The Guardian - US

Trump’s indictment proves he might not be bright, but he is dangerous

Donald Trump’s frantic, cynical and preposterous attempts to hang on to power after losing the 2020 election were a dark moment in US history

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: What to make of Trump’s mad power grab plan

Donald Trump and his allies are pledging to remake the presidency if he is elected again, giving him and the office more authority than it has ever had and certainly far more than the framers of the US Constitution envisioned.

Tribune News Service

VIEWPOINT 2: Gerald Ford, a fill-in or filled with consequence?

Although Gerald R. Ford was never elected as vice president or president and served for only two-and-a-half years, didn’t get the United States involved in many foreign adventures, and inconsistently muddled through in combating the stagflation created by his two predecessors, he was a far more critical president than one…

Tribune News Service

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…

Salon

Smith pierces Trump's "inner circle"

“I would say we are getting closer and closer to another federal indictment," former Watergate prosecutor says

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