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Anger as Republican sets out bill to abolish the Democratic party in Florida

The Florida Democratic Party called the bill a ‘publicity stunt’ intended to ‘disenfranchise’ voters

The Independent UK

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Why Biden is unlikely to replace Harris

One of Washington’s quadrennial parlor games is well under way: Will the president (Joe Biden) bolster his re-election prospects by dumping his vice president (Kamala Harris)?

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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.

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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.

WEKU

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Strep A death figures | Franklin D Roosevelt | The Scream | Companio bakery

The Guardian - UK

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.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Joe Biden might be a great president

Don't laugh: As a presidential historian, I can tell you that FDR and LBJ were also underestimated at first

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Here's how to fix the Supreme Court

Historian David Gans on the lessons of Reconstruction, when Congress enforced reforms on a stubborn Supreme Court

Salon

Uniting America review: how FDR and the GOP beat fascism home and away

Charles Lindbergh casts a shadow over Peter Shinkle’s new book, which ends with a warning about Trump and his party

The Guardian - US

It’s time for the Democrats to move past Donald Trump

As long as the Democrats wage war on Trump, they avoid the more important work of building a New Deal-style majority

The Guardian - US

Allies’ successful first invasion but a ‘botched’ job: Operation Torch, 80 years on

On November 8, 1942, the Western Allies launched Operation Torch, landing in Vichy-controlled Morocco and Algeria to open up a second front in World War II. Torch was a paradoxical operation: The Allies won in just over a week, but losses were relatively high as the operation provided harsh lessons…

France 24

Commentary: Trump has offered to negotiate peace in Ukraine, but he is no Wendell Willkie

Former President Donald Trump has offered to negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine, a bizarre concept that illustrates just how far America has fallen from the days when leaders of both major parties collaborated to support global democracy.

Chicago Tribune

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Like previous presidents, Biden relies on executive orders

Like other recent presidential candidates, Donald Trump was highly critical during his initial campaign of the increasing presidential use of executive orders, in this case by President Barack Obama.

Tribune News Service

Can Donald Trump run in the 2024 election and what is the Twenty-Second Amendment?

A BBC documentary, Trump: The Comeback, will use the run-up to the November mid-terms to look at whether billionaire Donald Trump could run for president again at the 2024 election

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The White House is turning to TikTok stars to take its message to a younger audience

A third of young people say they prefer to get their news on social media. The White House is having special briefings for influencers to get its message out to their massive audiences on TikTok.

Miami Herald

President Biden visits Puerto Rico on Monday, will announce aid after Hurricane Fiona

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are traveling to Puerto Rico on Monday, the first stop to storm-stricken parts of the United States after Hurricane Fiona flooded the island last month and Hurricane Ian devastated southwestern Florida less than two weeks later.

The Guardian - UK

Bill Murray’s 20 best performances – ranked!

As the actor swigs with Zac Efron and Russell Crowe in new comedy The Greatest Beer Run Ever – and celebrates his 72nd birthday – we rate Murray’s finest work

Salon

A major renewal of the middle class?

Don't despair! We may be at a crucial hinge of history, like the one FDR faced in 1933. A new era is waiting

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FDR's court-packing scheme: Another try?

FDR's plan to expand the Supreme Court nearly derailed his presidency. That doesn't mean it was a bad idea

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden’s accomplishments match up well with well-regarded former presidents

Biden has governed from the center and remained sensitive to important issues affecting voters on the left and right.

Reason

Today in Supreme Court History: August 16, 1933

8/16/1933: President Roosevelt adopts the Code of Fair Competition for the Governance of the Petroleum Industry. The Supreme Court declared those codes unconstitutional in Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan (1935).

The Independent UK

Newhouse’s primary success rare among GOP impeachment voters

The 4th Congressional District in Washington state is a land of snow-capped volcanic peaks and lush irrigated apple orchards

Los Angeles Times

After snubbing Biden at summit, Mexico’s president pokes him at the White House

WASHINGTON — A month after he boycotted a major regional summit in Los Angeles and snubbed the Biden administration, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador came to Washington on Tuesday for wide-ranging talks with his U.S. counterpart.

Daily Mirror

Inside the remarkable lives of America's first ladies in exciting new TV series

A new TV series called The First Lady will look at the lives of Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt – played by Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson

Benzinga

This Day In Market History: FDR Signs The Securities Act Of 1933

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened: On May 27, 1933, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Securities Act of 1933. Where The Market Was: The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded at around 1,867, and the S&P…

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