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The parallels between Kash Patel and William J. Burns, a scandal-mongering 1920s FBI director — an FBI historian explains

After winning the 2024 election, President Donald Trump said on Nov. 30 that his new FBI director would be Kash Patel, a controversial lawyer and former Trump aide known for backing right-wing conspiracies.

The Conversation

I asked ChatGPT, DeepSeek and other AI chatbots for 25 unusual facts about U.S. presidents for Presidents' Day

I asked 6 chatbots for 5 unusual facts about the history of the presidents in the United States and they came up with 25 unique facts.

Tom’s Guide

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?

Salon

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How Trump’s racist talk of immigrant ‘bad genes’ echoes some of the last century’s darkest ideas about eugenics

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly denounced immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally and the danger he says that poor immigrants of color pose for the U.S. – often using hateful language to make his point.

The Conversation

All the presidents Jimmy Carter’s life has overlapped with as he turns 100

The first president Jimmy Carter was alive for, William Taft, signed New Mexico into Statehood in 1912

The Independent UK

A Nazi magazine regularly published manipulated photos and misinformation, long before the age of AI

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed in August 2024 that a photograph of a large crowd of supporters welcoming Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris to Detroit on Aug. 7 was doctored. Trump falsely wrote on Truth Social that the crowd did not exist because “she ‘A.I.’d’ it.”

The Conversation

US citizenship was forced on Native Americans 100 years ago − its promise remains elusive

The 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act has garnered little fanfare. Only a handful of news articles and events have commemorated the centennial of the law giving U.S. citizenship to Native Americans.

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Biden steps aside, setting in motion an unprecedented period in American politics

In an unprecedented decision, Joe Biden has announced his resignation as president of the United States effective at noon on Jan. 20, 2025.

The Conversation

Six other presidents didn’t run for another term. Here’s what happened then

Lyndon Johnson, Harry Truman, Calvin Coolidge, Rutherford B Hayes, James Buchanan, and James K Polk. Gustaf Kilander breaks down what happened when US presidents chose to bow out early

The Independent UK

Trump Holds Rally In South Bronx, Historic Republican Territory

Former President Trump's visit to the South Bronx challenges historical Democratic dominance, engaging overlooked communities.

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DeSantis raises eyebrows by telling GOP debate his favourite president is Calvin Coolidge

‘He’s one of the few presidents that got almost everything right. He understood the proper role of the federal government under the Constitution,’ DeSantis says

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Presidential pets can breed controversy. A dog was once suspected of being a spy

Historically, pets — everything from birds to cats to dogs — have been part of the White House. And Biden's dog Commander isn't alone. More than a few have ended up embroiled in some controversy.

The Conversation

Kamala Harris has tied the record for the most tie-breaking votes in Senate history – a brief overview of what vice presidents do

On Jan. 20, 2021, Kamala Harris became the first African American, the first person of South Asian descent and the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States.

The Independent UK

Sports no sure respite from politics when title-winning athletes visit the White House

Politics and sports go together like baseball and apple pie

Belfast Live

All the Presidents' dogs in words and pictures

There have been hundreds of dog through the White House from George Washington to Joe Biden, including just one rescue dog and a mixed breed called Satan

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The Guardian - UK

Now we know: in Trump’s fantasy comeback, he’ll be wearing handcuffs

In the topsy-turvy world he has created, criminal charges against the former president may be just the boost he needs, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball quiz: Stuck in the middle with you

They don’t get much attention, but middle names often have special meanings, as this quiz shows.

Reason

The GOP's Pitchfork Populism Is Older Than Trump

But it doesn't have to be the future of the GOP or the country.

WEKU

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.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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.

Bangkok Post

Reflecting on a century of Fascism

When Fascist Blackshirts marched through the streets of Rome at the end of October 1922, their leader, Benito Mussolini, had just been installed as prime minister.

The Guardian - US

Rescuer of bar-going raccoon arrested for unlawful possession of furbearer

A North Dakota woman who found the animal by the road planned to release him in the wild, but he was seized and euthanized

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