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Kamala Harris' election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836
Read full article: Kamala Harris' election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others who have tried the same.
OJ Simpson's public life crossed decades and boundaries, leaving lasting echoes. Here are a few
Read full article: OJ Simpson's public life crossed decades and boundaries, leaving lasting echoes. Here are a fewO.J. Simpson's death is leaving a legacy across multiple areas of American life including sports, entertainment and the criminal justice system.
Amanda Knox faces a new slander trial in Italy that could remove the last legal stain against her
Read full article: Amanda Knox faces a new slander trial in Italy that could remove the last legal stain against herAmanda Knox faces another trial for slander this week in Italy that could remove the last allegation against her, nine years after Italy’s highest court threw out her conviction for the killing of her 21-year-old British roommate.
Biden allies, rivals both want transcript of his special counsel interview released. It could happen
Read full article: Biden allies, rivals both want transcript of his special counsel interview released. It could happenPresident Joe Biden avoided criminal charges around his handling of classified documents in part because of his answers during a lengthy interview with the special counsel investigating him.
Baylor settles years-long federal lawsuit in sexual assault scandal that rocked Baptist school
Read full article: Baylor settles years-long federal lawsuit in sexual assault scandal that rocked Baptist schoolBaylor University has settled a years-long federal lawsuit brought by 15 women who alleged they were sexually assaulted at the nation’s largest Baptist school.
Among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands alone
Read full article: Among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands aloneWhile he’s far from the only U.S. president to be dogged by legal and ethical scandals, Donald Trump now occupies a unique place in history as the first ever indicted on criminal charges.
Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark
Read full article: Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check markWilliam Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.
EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department probes into the discovery of classified documents at the home and former office of President Joe Biden has focused renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in modern American history.
Lucianne Goldberg, key figure in Clinton impeachment, dies
Read full article: Lucianne Goldberg, key figure in Clinton impeachment, diesLucianne Goldberg, a literary agent and key figure in the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton over his affair with Monica Lewinsky, has died at the age of 87.
Lewinsky says Starr’s death painful ‘for those who love him’
Read full article: Lewinsky says Starr’s death painful ‘for those who love him’Monica Lewinsky has released a tempered, compassionate response to the death Tuesday of Ken Starr, the former independent counsel whose investigation of Bill Clinton helped reveal her affair with the president and, she once wrote, made her life a “living hell.”.
Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies
Read full article: Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, diesKen Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, died Tuesday at age 76, his family says.
Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdict
Read full article: Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdictJohnson & Johnson is asking for Supreme Court review of a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using the company’s talc products.
Gaetz vows to fight, tries to stay on offensive amid scandal
Read full article: Gaetz vows to fight, tries to stay on offensive amid scandalFlorida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is embroiled in a federal sex trafficking investigation, has denied wrongdoing and refused to resign — or even lay low — amid mounting political pressure.
Vice presidents' policy projects come with political risks
Read full article: Vice presidents' policy projects come with political risksThat's likely to be the case for Vice President Kamala Harris, who this week was named the new point person on immigration. This is definitely not a ceremonial task,” said Nina Rees, a former deputy assistant for domestic policy to Vice President Dick Cheney. Harris' team has clarified that the vice president does not own all of immigration policy. Kamarck's argument bucks the traditional wisdom, which says if a vice president does well on thorny issues, more credit goes to the president and, if not, it gives the president some political cover. The matter of who gets praise, or blame, is even trickier when it's clear the vice president has White House aspirations.
Enduring 2nd impeachment, Trump stands largely silent, alone
Read full article: Enduring 2nd impeachment, Trump stands largely silent, alone(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON – His place in the history books rewritten, President Donald Trump endured his second impeachment largely alone and silent. Trump kept out of sight in a nearly empty White House as impeachment proceedings played out at the heavily fortified U.S. Capitol. There were lawyers, White House messaging meetings, and a media blitz run by allies on conservative television, radio and websites. But there was no effort from the White House to line up votes in the president’s defense. Trump watched much of the day's proceedings on TV from the White House residence and his private dining area off the Oval Office.
Enduring 2nd impeachment, Trump stands largely silent, alone
Read full article: Enduring 2nd impeachment, Trump stands largely silent, alone(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON – His place in the history books rewritten, President Donald Trump endured his second impeachment largely alone and silent. Trump kept out of sight in a nearly empty White House as impeachment proceedings played out at the heavily fortified U.S. Capitol. There were lawyers, White House messaging meetings, and a media blitz run by allies on conservative television, radio and websites. But there was no effort from the White House to line up votes in the president’s defense. Trump watched much of the day's proceedings on TV from the White House residence and his private dining area off the Oval Office.
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
Read full article: Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020The world also said goodbye to U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement who died in July. Other former political figures who died this year include Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, New York Mayor David Dinkins, Arizona Gov. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2020 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___David Stern, 77. The guitarist who supplied the scratching, seething sound that fueled the highly influential British punk band Gang of Four. He fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music.