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Former Vice President Dick Cheney will be remembered for many things. He was arguably the most powerful vice president in American history. He was a paragon of conservatism. He was the architect of many of the more extreme measures in President George W. Bush’s “war on terror.”

Charles Littlejohn exposed hundreds of thousands of Americans’ private tax returns and undermined the nation’s voluntary tax system. His five-year sentence shouldn’t be reduced.

US vice-president who served under George W Bush and pushed hard for the invasion of Iraq

Chair Jerome Powell discussed the possibility that the data fog could imply more reluctance to make a policy move.

The loss of a spouse creates one of the most difficult life situations because it produces intense emotional suffering and major financial difficulties. Social Security serves as a vital financial resource, providing essential support to individuals who need its benefits as they transition between life stages. The Social Security rules…

There is little Congress can do to enforce a law designed to safeguard its power of the purse if the president disregards it.

The recent deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford to the Caribbean could signal that U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela are nearer, according to a Latin America specialist

IN FOCUS: The White House delayed telling the press, then called Cheney’s explanation for the shooting ‘strong’ and ‘powerful — an all too familiar tactic, John Bowden writes.

Delays could last as long as the government is shut down, Houston airports exec says after passengers waited hours in security lines.