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The Foreign Emoluments Clause, A Qatari Jet, and Honorary Irish Citizenship

More than 100 days into the new administration, the Foreign Emoluments Clause returns to the fore.

Reason

'Hamilton' author Ron Chernow's new book takes on an icon of American letters, Mark Twain

Historian Ron Chernow’s latest work may surprise readers who know him best for the book which inspired the musical “Hamilton” and for his biographies of George Washington and Ulysses Grant

The Independent UK

Trump speaking poorly of other presidents is uncommon, but not unheard of, in American presidential history

Former presidents don’t criticize their successors in public.

The Conversation

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Photos of the week | April 25-May 1, 2025 - Roll Call

Photos of the week: Congress returned to Washington on Monday from a two-week recess as the Trump presidency marked its 100th day.

Roll Call

20 ‘Facts’ People Learned In School That Have Been Disproven In Their Lifetime

People go to school to learn things, so it’s not that crazy to expect them to be correct, right? Well, unfortunately, sometimes they might not be.

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For Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez, politics is about meeting voters where they are - Roll Call

Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez is in her second term representing a district that backed Donald Trump last year.

Roll Call

Presidential pooches: Famous US presidents’ dogs

From George Washington to Joe Biden, discover the most famous US presidents' dogs throughout history

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Reagan Is Back in Style but Not in Spirit

President Donald Trump once again rolled out the egg-colored Reagan rug for his second term, but the Trump-Reagan similarities are running thin.

Reason

Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained leather gloves are headed for auction

Auctioneers in Chicago hope to get $4m for 140 items owned by Civil War president

The Independent UK

Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs

The Independent UK

Trump’s third term trial balloon: how extremist ideas become mainstream

The president has been testing the waters by suggesting he could run again, a familiar playbook of the Maga movement – and a distraction tactic

The Guardian - US

Trump and Musk denounced as thousands protest in cities across US: ‘The politics of Mussolini’

Protesters flooded the streets in hopes of stopping what one dubbed ‘the most brazen power grab in modern history’

The Independent UK

Why a presidential term limit got written into the Constitution – the story of the 22nd Amendment

Only one person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served more than two terms as president of the United States. This is for two reasons.

The Conversation

Can Donald Trump seek a third term – and what are his options?

US president hints at serving third term despite constitutional limits, while allies say he’s exploring potential paths.

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Trump insists he is ‘not joking’ about seeking a third term as president

US President Donald Trump hints at exploring paths to a third term despite constitutional limits.

The Independent UK

Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting misinformation, lies

The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations

The Conversation

Trump’s firings of military leaders pose a crucial question to service members of all ranks

President Donald Trump gave no specific reason for firing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff less than halfway through Brown’s four-year term in office.

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s weird obsession with the arts is part of the authoritarian playbook

His focus on the Kennedy Center fits a pattern. From Augustus to Stalin, strongmen have sought cultural control for their own ends, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

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26 “Facts” We Were Taught As Truth In School That Turned Out to Be Complete Nonsense

Kids learned these 26 'historical facts' at school just to find out they’re actually wrong or misrepresented. The post 26 “Facts” We Were Taught As Truth In School That Turned Out to Be Complete Nonsense first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Conversation

Fires, wars and bureaucracy: The tumultuous journey to establish the US National Archives

Some of the United States’ most important historical documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation, are housed in the U.S. National Archives. Beyond these high-profile items, it also preserves lesser-known but no less vital records, such as national park master plans,…

The Independent UK

Trump has completely transformed the Oval Office – with gold ‘everywhere’

Luxury real estate mogul has wasted little time in redecorating the White House in his signature style

The Conversation

Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go

When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797, he inherited from George Washington a new experiment in government and a bit of a mess. The country’s two political parties – the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans – were increasingly hostile to one another, and the young…

The Conversation

Will the U.S. collapse like the Soviet Union did?

“You’re next,” said a Russian historian I interviewed in 1993 about the Soviet Union’s collapse in late 1991. I was an American student in St. Petersburg, and he was referring to the United States.

The Conversation

George Washington, a real estate investor and successful entrepreneur, knew the difference between running a business and running the government

During his three presidential campaigns, Donald Trump promised to run the federal government as though it were a business. True to his word, upon retaking office, Trump put tech billionaire Elon Musk at the head of a new group in the executive branch called the Department of Government Efficiency.

The Guardian - AU

As Republicans thunderously applauded and Democrats walked out in droves, Trump’s Congress speech showcased the US divide

The president continues to yearn for adulation, but self-deprecation and modesty were nowhere to be found in his address

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