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‘So embarrassing’: Badly made-up Donald Trump compares self to Harry Truman dropping a nuclear bomb on Japan

Fire that make-up artist!

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Trump compares himself to Truman after Iran attack

Donald Trump has compared himself to Harry Truman following the United States' bombing of three of Iran’s nuclear sites last month (21 June).

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Trump just became first US president to drop the F-bomb on live TV. But he’s not the first to be caught cursing

Donald Trump may have crossed a new line but he isn’t the only potty-mouthed president, a tradition that dates all the way back to Abraham Lincoln

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‘God spared you’: Sychophantic Mike Huckabee implores Trump to go on war footing

Talk of war might also split MAGA.

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The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag

The Independent UK

Overruling Trump's Tariffs Should Be an Easy Decision for SCOTUS

Plus: A love letter to the heavy metal band Slayer.

Reason

Michael McConnell on the Tariff Cases and their Significance

A leading conservative legal scholar explains why striking down Trump's IEEPA tariffs is vital to protecting the separation of powers.

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Trump focuses on size over safety in push for Qatari plane

ANALYSIS: The president wants to make Air Force One a ‘palace in the sky,’ says Janet Bednarek

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Trump’s vision for Air Force One will turn it from the ‘Flying White House’ to a ‘palace in the sky’

Since President Donald Trump excitedly announced that he would be accepting a US$400 million plane from the Qatari government to serve as the next Air Force One, even members of his own party have expressed alarm.

The Conversation

AP WAS THERE: Journalists chronicled the Nazi surrenders and end of World War II in Europe

AP reporters and photographers chronicled the Nazis' historic defeat 80 years ago this week

The Independent UK

Trump's Tariffs Violate the Constitutional Separation of Powers

The Supreme Court has ample precedent to rule against Trump’s trade war.

Reason

Christian Zionism hasn’t always been a conservative evangelical creed – churches’ views of Israel have evolved over decades

During confirmation hearings, Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee as ambassador to Israel, told senators that he would “respect and represent the President,” not his own views. But the Baptist minister’s views on the Middle East – and their religious roots – came through.

The Conversation

Ukraine will need major rebuilding when war ends − here’s why the US isn’t likely to invest in its recovery with a new Marshall Plan

President Donald Trump wants Ukraine to repay the United States for helping to defend the country against Russia’s invasion.

The Conversation

A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net

The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash federal spending. A joint federal and state program, Medicaid provides health insurance coverage for more than 72 million people, including low-income Americans and their children and people with disabilities. It also helps foot the…

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What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798? The wartime law that Trump invoked to speed up deportations

‘Overbroad authority’ that’s been used to intern immigrants may be subject to ‘staggering abuse,’ law and policy institute says

The Guardian - US

The pink protest at Trump’s speech shows the Democrats aren’t coming to save us

The general reaction is that this was yet another stunning example of how spineless and performative the Democrats are

Salon

Where did U.S. public health go wrong?

The field’s failure to integrate medical services in the mid-20th century set the stage for its current troubles

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Presidents and Social Security: How Presidents Have Impacted America's First Social Insurance Policy

Since its inception in 1935, Social Security has expanded its mission and reach. Here is how each president from Roosevelt to Trump has impacted Social Security.

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William E. Leuchtenburg, eminent presidential historian and Ken Burns consultant, dies at 102

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Inside Of Desk

Vice President Kamala Harris signs desk in ceremonial office, emphasizing historical significance of her position and commitment to public service.

Evening Standard

OPINION - From Greenland to Gaza, Donald Trump’s bullying pressure campaign is working

Make America Great Again (MAGA) was Ronald Reagan’s slogan before it was made “great” again by Donald Trump. The US president-elect now wants to take a leaf out of Harry Truman’s book. In 1947, the postwar Democrat gave his name to the Truman doctrine – a commitment to supporting democracies…

The Guardian - US

Mafia Don? Trump and other presidents who flirted with the mob

A new book looks into the complicated relationship between the mob and the White House from Roosevelt to Biden

Salon

Under Trump, military faces a crisis

This won't be the first time politics has endangered our professional military. What can we learn from the past?

The Conversation

If Greenland were for sale, what would it be worth? How to put a ‘price tag’ on a territory

It’s unlikely you’ve missed the story. In recent weeks, US President-elect Donald Trump has again repeatedly voiced his desire for the United States to take “ownership and control” of Greenland – an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

The Independent UK

‘Your prayers are going to be answered’: Biden carries out final Thanksgiving turkey pardon

The president, 82, addressed crowds from the South Lawn on Monday morning, giving out pardons to the two birds – Peach and Blossom

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