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Yes, debates do help voters decide – and candidates are increasingly reluctant to participate

Former President Donald Trump’s threat to skip the first Republican presidential debate, scheduled for Aug. 23, 2023, may be a sign that candidate debates will be the next casualty in the highly polarized political environment in the United States.

The Conversation

If Trump wins, he’ll turn the justice department into a vendetta machine

A second Trump presidency would kiss nonpartisan criminal justice goodbye. We must protect the attorney general’s independence

The Guardian - US

Commentary: Before Donald Trump’s indictment, there was Nixon VP Spiro Agnew’s plea in 1973

The news has been full of concerns about the fate of our republic following the indictment of former President Donald Trump. There have been questions about the politicization of criminal laws and the credibility of the judiciary, the polarization of the electorate and threats of violent domestic reaction.

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Senator Ron Johnson falsely claims that Trump declined to prosecute Hillary Clinton

Republicans sputter in wake of second Trump indictment

The Independent UK

25+ Fun Facts About Chevy Chase And The Comedian’s Legendary Career

One of the heavyweights of comedy, Chevy Chase has led a fascinating and wild life, here are some of the best facts about it.

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‘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

Martin Schram: Another master plan run amok

As President Joe Biden’s Air Force One landed in Japan Wednesday for a carefully planned G7 summit, he had a world of problems on his mind:

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The Last Honest Man: Frank Church and the fight to restrain US power

Pulitzer-winner James Risen calls the late Democratic senator an ‘American Cicero’ – and makes a strong case

The Guardian - US

Baseball quiz: Honoring the great TV, radio sports announcers

Watching baseball on TV is great, but listening to games on the radio is one of life’s pleasures.

Chicago Sun-Times

President's half-naked son bumped into late Queen - and she gave hilarious reply

The late Queen was known for her quick wit and excellent sense of humour and showed this off when she visited the White House in 1976 at the invitation of President Gerald Ford

Daily Mirror

All the Presidents' dogs in words and pictures

There have been hundreds of dog through the White House from George Washington to Joe Biden, including just one rescue dog and a mixed breed called Satan

Belfast Live

Commentary: New York’s indictment of Donald Trump is the wrong set of charges at the wrong time

With significant fanfare, Donald Trump was arraigned Tuesday in a New York City courtroom on charges relating to hush money payments made to former porn star Stormy Daniels. The former president is, of course, no stranger to controversy, which has been his calling card since he premiered on the political…

Chicago Tribune

Sad day for Trump, good day for America

It may have been sad for Donald Trump — but it was good for America

Salon

Other countries have prosecuted their leaders. What took the U.S. so long?

Other democracies, from Europe to South America to the Middle East, have prosecuted their current or former leaders. Why did the U.S. wait so long to take that step? A political scientist weighs in.

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Past presidents, while never indicted, have faced legal woes of their own

President Nixon was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the Watergate scandal, and President Clinton was impeached following the fallout from his affair with a White House intern.

Tribune News Service

John M. Crisp: Trump indictment affirms an essential principle of justice

Count me among those who are skeptical about indicting former president Donald Trump on charges that he tried to cover up an affair by paying off a porn star and misrepresenting the expenditure in his business records. Isn’t this what the Bible calls straining at a gnat and swallowing a…

The Independent UK

Donald Trump isn't first ex-president to face legal trouble

Donald Trump isn't the first president, in or out of office, to be in legal trouble

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ fate is a cautionary tale for our nation’s Trump quandary

With barricades surrounding the Manhattan criminal courthouse and plainclothes officers ordered to dress in their full uniforms, it’s only human to ponder the wisdom of trying Donald Trump for a nonviolent offense related to buying a porn star’s silence.

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What Trump’s indictment means for his political future — and his party’s

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is the first former president in history to face a criminal indictment. Here’s what Trump’s indictment might mean for his political future — and his party’s.

Chicago Sun-Times

Seeds of today’s bitter political divisions were sown in 1978 Republican primaries

House member John Anderson of Rockford, Illinois was one of three moderate Republicans who found their way to the top of the conservative hit list in ‘78.

Tribune News Service

Patricia Murphy: The peril of charging Donald Trump for bookkeeping fraud, but not election lies

Donald Trump has never been an understated man. His motto in life always seems to have been, “Why just do something when you can overdo it?” So it’s fitting that just as Trump has launched his third run for president, he is also now poised to become the first former…

The Independent UK

Ann Uccello, first female mayor in Connecticut, dies at 100

Antonina “Ann” Uccello, the first woman elected a mayor in Connecticut when she won an upset victory in Hartford as a Republican in 1967, has died

The Conversation

Jimmy Carter's African legacy: peacemaker, negotiator and defender of rights

When historians and pundits praise Jimmy Carter’s achievements as the US president and extol his exemplary post-presidential years, they mention the recognition of China, the Panama Canal Treaties and the Camp David Accords. Almost no one mentions what Carter achieved in Africa during his presidency. This is a serious oversight.

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: The surprising parallels between Reagan and Trump

On a February night in 1975, as the chief political writer of The Associated Press, I attended the second annual meeting of a new conservative organization for a speech that was to have a historic long-term impact.

The Conversation

Why Biden might drop his vice president (and reasons why he shouldn't)

Despite receiving the greatest number of votes cast in a presidential election, there is discussion among some Democrats and commentators about breaking up the Biden-Harris partnership for the 2024 election.

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