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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.

WEKU

Experts trash Trump's "Nixon" defense

Trump claims he has presidential immunity in Jan. 6 case. The Supreme Court already rejected a similar claim

Salon

Panda Diplomacy: The departure of DC's beloved pandas may signal a wider Chinese pullback

The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in early December with no public signs that the 50-year old exchange agreement struck by former President Richard Nixon will continue

The Independent UK

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How the Yom Kippur war led to a new order within Israel and beyond

Egypt and Syria’s joint attack ushered in a new dynamic around the fracture lines in the Middle East

The Guardian - UK

Review: White House Plumbers Delivers an Amusing Take on Watergate

This retelling of the Nixon scandal is more in the style of Leslie Nielsen than Robert Redford.

Reason

Provocative ‘Deadlocked’ doc surveys the key Supreme Court appointments of recent decades

On Showtime’s comprehensive series, experts put the decisions of Earl Warren, Thurgood Marshall, William Rehnquist and other legal minds in context.

Chicago Sun-Times

3 fake electors want Georgia election subversion charges against them to be moved to federal court

Lawyers for three Georgia Republicans, who falsely claimed that Donald Trump won the state and they were “duly elected and qualified” electors, are set to argue that their criminal charges should be moved from state to federal court

The Independent UK

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Trump on trial: experts answer key legal and political questions about what could happen next

Donald Trump has notoriously become the only former US president to face a criminal indictment — much less four. Opinions on the prosecutions, predictably, break along partisan lines.

The Conversation

In the tale of 5 presidential impeachments, how will the latest one stack up?

House Republicans have launched an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. But this case is different — both in substance and in process — than those of former presidents Nixon, Clinton and Trump.

WEKU

Outlaw lawyers — and outlaw presidents

Several of Nixon's lawyers went to prison after Watergate. Are Giuliani, Eastman and other Trump attorneys next?

Salon

Legal experts laugh at Trump's new claim

Legal experts swiftly refuted Trump's claim that he "could have pardoned" himself before leaving office

Salon

Hunter Biden is the latest presidential child to stain a White House reputation − but others have shined it up

Hunter Biden, the surviving son of President Joe Biden, was indicted on Sept. 14, 2023, on gun-related charges – facing a possible criminal trial while his father is campaigning for reelection. The charges relate to Hunter Biden’s alleged lying about his drug use when he purchased a gun in 2018.…

The Conversation

Was acid rain truly a success story?

The U.S. once forged a bipartisan consensus to fight acid rain. Can we do likewise for other ecosystem breakdowns?

Salon

The US can rebuild trust abroad – by declassifying incriminating intelligence

We just returned from a delegation to Brazil, Chile and Colombia. Each country is still seeking answers about the history of US intervention

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The U.S. set the stage for a coup in Chile. It had unintended consequences at home

When the U.S. role in the 1973 coup in Chile became known, activists took action. So did U.S. lawmakers. This is what happened after the U.S. helped topple a Marxist and aided a right-wing dictator.

Reason

How Hippies Saved the Fourth Amendment

The Nixon administration did everything it could to curb antiwar activism. Then the courts said it had gone too far.

Salon

Audio: 2020 fake elector brags on tape

Meshawn Maddock admitted to collusion with Trump lawyers in a 2020 radio interview: report

Al Jazeera

Fifty years after Chile’s coup, the search for truth continues

As 1973 coup still reverberates, a man is pushing for full history of US role in Augusto Pinochet’s rise and fall.

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The Guardian - UK

Fifty years on: the lasting tragedy of Chile’s coup

The brutality with which an elected government was deposed inspired military takeovers across Latin America – but also galvanised the human rights movement and spotlighted the dark activities of the CIA

Salon

It's time to deschedule marijuana

Rescheduling cannabis opens the door to reform, but not wide enough

The Conversation

Special counsels, like the one leading the Justice Department's investigation of Hunter Biden, are intended to be independent − but they aren't entirely

On June 20, 2023, Hunter Biden, the second son of President Joe Biden, entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors related to tax-related charges and the illegal possession of a firearm.

The Hindu

U.S.' relationship with India 'critical' in dealing with China, Russia: Congressman Ro Khanna

The U.S.’ relationship with India is “critical” in dealing with its strategic adversaries — China and Russia, Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has said.

Salon

Kissinger at 100: Still a war criminal

His reputation as a brilliant statesman is still intact — because the mainstream media avoids his real legacy

The Guardian - US

US state department declassifies more documents about Pinochet’s 1973 coup

Papers reveal how Richard Nixon was briefed on impending military takeover in Chile that ushered in 17-year dictatorship

The Independent UK

James Buckley, Conservative senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100

Former federal appeals court judge and New York Senator James Buckley has died at age 100

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