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A staggering 75 per cent of US presidents have Scottish roots – but why?

“My mother was great. She was a Stornoway,” Donald Trump confusingly told an American podcast earlier this month ...

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A devastating hurricane doesn’t dramatically change how people vote – but in a close election, it can matter

North Carolina and Florida are changing administrative rules and, in some cases, issuing emergency funding that is intended to make it easier for people in areas damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton to vote.

The Conversation

Why are Democrats tarred as elites when the world’s richest man funds Trump?

We’re living in a second Gilded Age of extreme inequality. Kamala Harris’s campaign should strike a more populist note

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A brief history of former presidents running for reelection: 3 losses, 1 win and 1 still TBD

This year’s presidential election has a former president, Donald Trump, running for a nonconsecutive term. It’s the fifth time in U.S. history that’s happened.

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‘They’re eating pets’ – another example of US politicians smearing Haiti and Haitian immigrants

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance continues to defend the false claim that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, have been abducting and eating area cats and dogs.

The Conversation

Podcasts of the week: Spooky stories of the possessed from the stars of Paranormal Activity

In this week’s newsletter: Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat turn their hand to audio with True Tales of Possession. Plus: five of the best podcasts featuring A-listers

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Biden Can't Shake This

Plus: Hawaiian libertarianism, Woodrow Wilson's Biden moment, and more...

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Americans celebrate their flag every year, and the holiday was born in Wisconsin

Each June, Waubeka, Wisconsin, venerates one of the nation's more enduring symbols with a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans

The Independent UK

Trump ranked as worst US president in history, with Biden 14th greatest

Survey of 154 scholars places 45th president behind even ‘historically calamitous chief executives’ linked to civil war

The Guardian - US

In historians' Presidents Day survey, Biden vs. Trump is not a close call

A survey of historians and presidential experts ranks President Biden in 14th place all-time, just ahead of Woodrow Wilson and Ronald Reagan. Former President Donald Trump came in last.

WEKU

The control of thought and speech

At no time in history have dominant groups acquired as much power as they have today, to control both thought and speech

The Hindu

Survey Reveals Most Overrated and Underrated Political Figures in US History

Find out who America's conservative leaders think are the most overrated and underrated political figures in history. The results may surprise you.

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Today in Supreme Court History: December 28, 1856

12/28/1856: President Woodrow Wilson's birthday. His administration would initiate the prosecutions under the Sedition Act that gave rise to Schenck v. U.S., Debs v. U.S., and Abrams v. U.S.

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In the worst of America's Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks

In his collection of essays and poems published in 1920 titled “Darkwater,” W.E.B. Du Bois wrote about his poignant encounter with the beauty of the Grand Canyon, the stupendous chasm in Arizona.

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Kamala Harris has tied the record for the most tie-breaking votes in Senate history – a brief overview of what vice presidents do

On Jan. 20, 2021, Kamala Harris became the first African American, the first person of South Asian descent and the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States.

The Times of India

When is Father's Day 2023? Date, History, Significance, Story and all you need to know about Father's Day

Across the world, everyone is gearing up for Father's Day 2023. This year it will be celebrated on June 18. Ideally, Father's Day is observed on the third Sunday of June. As the name suggests, it is observed to honour fathers and to credit fatherhood for being such an important…

The Independent UK

A trans whistleblower, a Soviet spy and Donald Trump all have one thing in common

Former president indicted under controversial law passed in 1917 to prevent spying and leaking of government secrets

WEKU

Ghost of William Jennings Bryan haunts Trump's next run for the White House

Comparisons between the two began cropping up early in 2016, right about the time former President Trump's candidacy was bringing the word "populist" back into the daily political conversation.

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When is Mother's Day 2023? History, Significance, Story and all you need to know about Mother's Day

Mother's day is a celebration of motherhood. On this day we pay respect and honor the person who brought us to this world. This day children make sure to make it memorable for their moms.

The Conversation

The presidential campaign of Convict 9653

On April 4, 2023, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the indictment of former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump on 34 felony charges related to alleged crimes involving bookkeeping on a 7-year-old hush money payment to an adult film actress.

LiveScience

Daylight saving time 2026: When does the time change, and why?

When does daylight saving time begin in 2026? Here's a look at when the time changes this year, and why we change our clocks in the first place.

The Conversation

Presidential greatness is rarely fixed in stone – changing attitudes on racial injustice and leadership qualities lead to dramatic shifts

Every American president has landed in the history books. And historians’ assessments of their performance have been generally consistent over time. But some presidents’ rankings have changed as the nation – and historians themselves – reassessed the country’s values and priorities.

WEKU

As the nation has changed, so has the State of the Union speech

In the era of primetime coverage, the State of the Union offers a rare opportunity for a president to address — and for members to be seen by — a truly national television audience.

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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.

Tribune News Service

Review: 'The Ghost at the Feast,' by Robert Kagan

NONFICTION: A vibrant journalistic history assesses the critical value of foreign policy in an age of U.S. isolationism.

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