Of all the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, the one that reverberated the most across Washington was his move to pardon Jan. 6 rioters.
Republican lawmakers are in an uproar over President Biden's decision to pardon allies targeted by President-elect Trump's circle.
Exactly why Nixon decided to leave his law career behind and enter the political ring is unclear, though his long-held desire to outgrow his humble beginnings was likely a factor. Regardless of his personal motives,
Richard Nixon invited Johnny Cash to the White House in an attempt to politically persuade and “neutralize” him.
Others wonder if Trump’s GOP is now some kind of cult ... The coalition that elected Trump, like the one that reelected Richard Nixon in 1972, is less internally coherent than the one George ...
On July 15, Nixon announced to his nation’s surprise — and Taiwan’s distress — that he would visit China. The United Nations stripped the Republic of China of its position and gave its seat to the PRC in October, and by 1973, a slew of countries had broken ties with the island nation to establish diplomatic ties with the mainland.
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I miss Richard Nixon. He was a detestable bigot and despite his own protestations, a crook. The great Hunter S. Thompson wrote at his death, he was “a ...
President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for members of his own family, using extraordinary executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor.
Wilt Chamberlain was the biggest basketball star in the world and Richard Nixon was the Republican candidate for president. That year, they collaborated
Nixon would have to wait eight years to be sworn in as president, while his losing Democratic opponent — outgoing Vice President Hubert Humphrey — looked on. He was inaugurated a second time after winning reelection in 1972, only to resign after the Watergate scandal.
On January 6, 2021, Trump’s supporters attacked scores of police officers as the president stood by.
With Donald Trump's election and Democratic minorities in every branch of government, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and his colleagues will have to govern at a disadvantage for at least two