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How allies have helped the US gain independence, defend freedom and keep the peace – even as the US did the same for our friends

Make Canada angry. Make Mexico angry. Make the members of NATO angry.

The Conversation

As Trump abandons the old world order, NZ must find its place in a new ‘Pax Autocratica’

Donald Trump is moving rapidly to change the contours of contemporary international affairs, with the old US-dominated world order breaking down into a multipolar one with many centres of power.

The Conversation

A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home

Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago to mark the completion of the Alaska Railroad

The Independent UK

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Four Presidents Who Boycotted Successors' Inaugurations

Learn about the tradition of attending successors' inaugurations and the rare instances of presidents boycotting them in American history.

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Donald Trump Jr. Suggests Fauci 'Be a Man' and Turn Down Biden Pardon If He Didn't Commit Any Crimes

The former NIH director said he appreciates the pardon but remarked he "committed no crime"

Latin Times

How do Donald Trump’s executive orders compare to all other US presidents?

Recent presidents of the United States have issued fewer executive orders.

Al Jazeera

‘Wearied’ almost to death: U.S. presidents have often experienced despair amid political turmoil

The 2024 presidential election loss was bad enough for Democrats in the United States, generating dismay and woeful post-mortems throughout the ranks.

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Today in Supreme Court History: December 28, 1856

12/28/1856: President Woodrow Wilson's birthday. His administration would initiate the prosecutions under the Sedition Act that gave rise to Schenck… The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 28, 1856 appeared first on Reason.com.

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Trump wants to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war

President-elect Donald Trump often said during the 2024 presidential campaign that he plans to launch the nation’s largest-ever mass deportation operation in his second term.

The Conversation

Hunter Biden's Pardon Is Unprecedented

Joe Biden has left the Democratic Party in a very awkward position.

Reason

The Road Less Traveled: The Secret Battle to End the Great War, 1916-1917

I was talking to my Hoover colleague and noted diplomatic historian Philip Zelikow, and he mentioned this recent book of… The post The Road Less Traveled: The Secret Battle to End the Great War, 1916-1917 appeared first on Reason.com.

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CNN, The View Commentator Ana Navarro-Cárdenas Cites Apparent ChatGPT Hallucination

Isaac Schorr (Mediaite) reports that "The View's Ana Navarro-Cárdenas" posted a tweet defending President Biden's pardon of his son by… The post CNN, The View Commentator Ana Navarro-Cárdenas Cites Apparent ChatGPT Hallucination appeared first on Reason.com.

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The View panelist cites mysterious ‘Hunter deButts’ in bizarre defense of Joe Biden’s pardon

Ana Navarro-Cardenas cited previous examples of presidents pardoning family members — but she also cited ‘Hunter deButts,’ who one GOP operative claims never existed

The Independent UK

Presidents often claim mandates − especially when they want to expand their power or are on the defensive

Shortly after the 2024 election was called in Donald Trump’s favor, he declared that voters had given him “an unprecedented and powerful mandate.”

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2024’s quick win for Trump will go down in the history books alongside 1964 and 1980 Election Day landslides

Election nights are always simultaneous moments of triumph and tragedy. One group of voters’ dreams are dashed, while another set of voters see their hopes realized.

Al Jazeera

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.

The National (Scotland)

A staggering 75 per cent of US presidents have Scottish roots – but why?

“My mother was great. She was a Stornoway,” Donald Trump confusingly told an American podcast earlier this month ...

The Conversation

A devastating hurricane doesn’t dramatically change how people vote – but in a close election, it can matter

North Carolina and Florida are changing administrative rules and, in some cases, issuing emergency funding that is intended to make it easier for people in areas damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton to vote.

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Why are Democrats tarred as elites when the world’s richest man funds Trump?

We’re living in a second Gilded Age of extreme inequality. Kamala Harris’s campaign should strike a more populist note

The Conversation

A brief history of former presidents running for reelection: 3 losses, 1 win and 1 still TBD

This year’s presidential election has a former president, Donald Trump, running for a nonconsecutive term. It’s the fifth time in U.S. history that’s happened.

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‘They’re eating pets’ – another example of US politicians smearing Haiti and Haitian immigrants

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance continues to defend the false claim that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, have been abducting and eating area cats and dogs.

The Guardian - UK

Podcasts of the week: Spooky stories of the possessed from the stars of Paranormal Activity

In this week’s newsletter: Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat turn their hand to audio with True Tales of Possession. Plus: five of the best podcasts featuring A-listers

Reason

Biden Can't Shake This

Plus: Hawaiian libertarianism, Woodrow Wilson's Biden moment, and more...

The Independent UK

Americans celebrate their flag every year, and the holiday was born in Wisconsin

Each June, Waubeka, Wisconsin, venerates one of the nation's more enduring symbols with a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans

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

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