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Politics Jan 20

Former Defense Sec. William Cohen on partisanship and impeachment evidence

Nation Nov 27

William Ruckelshaus is sworn in as the first Environmental Protection Agency Administrator by Chief Justice Warren Burger as Jill Ruckelshaus and President Richard Nixon look on, December 4, 1970. Courtesy The Nixon Library and Museum/Handout via REUTERS
Ruckelshaus, who famously defied Nixon in Watergate firing, dies at 87

His moment of fame came in 1973, as a deputy attorney general, when he choose to resign rather than carry out Nixon’s unlawful order to fire Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox.

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Nation Nov 07

Roger Stone, longtime ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, holds a news conference in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2019. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters
Trial reveals Roger Stone quoted Nixon as he urged witness to stonewall Congress

Prosecutors focused on a text exchange in which they say Stone pressured an associate, radio host Randy Credico, not to give testimony that would contradict what Stone had previously told Congress.

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

Politics Oct 15

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Why the founders let Congress define impeachment-worthy crimes

The power to impeach a federal official such as the president has been exercised rarely in American history, and U.S. Constitution mentions the word only a handful of times. What were the founders thinking when they included that power, and…

Nation Apr 28

Judge and civil rights icon Damon J. Keith dies at age 96

Judge Damon J. Keith, a grandson of slaves and figure in the civil rights movement who as a federal judge was sued by President Richard Nixon over a ruling against warrantless wiretaps, died Sunday. He was 96.

By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press

Aug 19

Trump says WH lawyer McGahn isn’t ‘a John Dean type ‘RAT”

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that White House lawyer Don McGahn isn’t “a John Dean type ‘RAT,'” making reference to the Watergate-era White House attorney who turned on Richard Nixon. Trump, in a series of angry tweets,…

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Jul 21

Support for the Endangered Species Act remains high as Trump administration and Congress try to gut it

By Jeremy T. Bruskotter, John A. Vucetich, Ramiro Berardo, The Conversation

Since its passage, the Endangered Species Act has helped reverse and stop declines in numerous species – from bald eagles to Lake Erie watersnakes – and served as a model for similar laws around the world.

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Jul 31

Watch 7:22
What we can learn from Nixon’s ‘Saturday Night Massacre’

By PBS NewsHour

Dubbed the "Saturday Night Massacre," the political drama that unfolded on October 20, 1973, pitted a president against the Justice Department and has drawn parallels to today. William Ruckelshaus is one of the officials who refused to carry out an…

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Jun 13

Rep. Schiff says firing special counsel Mueller would echo Watergate

By Associated Press

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee says Congress would not sit still if President Donald Trump decided to fire the special counsel leading the investigation into Russian investigation.

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May 10

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Kaine: Comey firing ‘clear attempt’ to block Russia probe

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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has called the firing of James Comey outrageous. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his reaction and what he sees as a thread running back to the investigation into the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia…

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