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The press obeys him in advance

Donald Trump brings out the worst — and it’s going to get a lot worse

Salon

Why does the Senate confirm Trump’s picks for key posts — and how? A legal scholar explains the confirmation process and the ‘constitutional loophole’ of recess appointments

Since Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump has moved quickly to name his picks for key cabinet posts such as attorney general and the secretaries of defense, health and human services, and state.

The Conversation

Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party and national politics, looks a lot like Andrew Jackson’s in 1828

As the nation prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, some history-minded people may seek understanding in the idea that it wasn’t until Richard Nixon’s second presidential term that the serious consequences arrived.

The Conversation

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Five closest US elections: When California, New York were swing states

This US election is too close to call, say experts, but it’s not the first time.

Al Jazeera

A few Election Day thoughts from the last 200 years

Close, chaotic, and contested elections have long been a recurring part of American politics.

Fortune

This course explores the history of contested presidential elections

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

The Conversation

Does Democratic VP candidate Walz swear too damn much?

During a campaign event with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Michigan on Aug. 8, Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, used the word “damn” four times during his brief remarks, including in two sentences in a row:

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The most affordable cities to live in (and why the West did the worst)

Green Bay, Wisconsin got the number one spot for most affordable city in the country, while two other midwestern cities rounded out the top three.

The Independent UK

JD Vance once worried Trump was ‘America’s Hitler’. Now his own authoritarian leanings come into view

Vice-presidential pick has said he would have blocked certification of 2020 results in key states won by Biden

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump wants to reinstate a spoils system in federal government by hiring political loyalists regardless of competence

If elected to serve a second term, Donald Trump says he supports a plan that would give him the authority to fire as many as 50,000 civil servants and replace them with members of his political party loyal to him. Under this plan, if he eventually deemed those new employees…

The Conversation

Americans break election ties in crazy ways − and jeopardize democracy in the process

Commentators and observers are concerned about the possibility of a tie in the November 2024 presidential election. One possibility is that both major-party candidates end up with 269 electoral votes – one short of the 270 required to claim victory. Another scenario is that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who appears…

The Conversation

Trump Faces Biased Media In Upcoming Debates

Newt Gingrich discusses the intense animosity towards Trump, media bias, and political challenges in contemporary American politics.

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Muscogee Creek Nation Honors Warriors At Horseshoe Bend

Muscogee Creek Nation commemorates Battle of Horseshoe Bend victims in a moving memorial service, honoring their ancestors' sacrifices and resilience.

The Guardian - US

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 - UK

Mary Weiss obituary

Lead singer of the 1960s group the Shangri-Las who had several hits including the US chart-topping Leader of the Pack

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The U.S. Mint releases new commemorative coins honoring Harriet Tubman

The designs featured on the coins honor Tubman's life and her work as an abolitionist and social activist. The coins include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins.

The Conversation

Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the poinsettia, enslaver, secret agent and perpetrator of the 'Trail of Tears'

If people know the name Joel Roberts Poinsett today, it is likely because of the red and green poinsettia plant.

The Independent UK

The 'Oppenheimer' creative team take you behind the scenes of the film's key moments

Impossible is often just a starting point on a Christopher Nolan film and “Oppenheimer,” about the father of the atomic bomb, was no exception

The Guardian - US

Offering to fight union leader was just ‘Oklahoma values’, senator claims

Republican Markwayne Mullin accused of ‘acting like a 12-year-old’ by Teamsters leader Sean O’Brien during Senate confrontation

The Conversation

GOP's House paralysis is a crisis in a time of crises

House Republicans fired one leader, Kevin McCarthy, and have spent almost three weeks trying unsuccessfully to choose another to succeed him as speaker of the House. That’s left the U.S. House of Representatives unable to do its work, paralyzing the entire legislative branch of government, because the Senate can’t pass…

The Guardian - US

Here’s the scary way Trump could win without the electoral or popular vote

In a ‘contingent election’, he could lose the popular vote, electoral college and all his legal cases and still end up the legal US president

Cinemablend

Oppenheimer VFX Lead Clarifies Christopher Nolan’s Statements About The Film Not Having Any CGI Shots

Oppenheimer VFX supervisor Andrew Jackson shares how the Trinity Test was achieved in camera for the hit biopic.

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