Trump says WH lawyer McGahn isn’t ‘a John Dean type ‘RAT”
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,…
Support for the Endangered Species Act remains high as Trump administration and Congress try to gut it
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.
Watch 7:22
What we can learn from Nixon’s ‘Saturday Night Massacre’
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…
Rep. Schiff says firing special counsel Mueller would echo Watergate
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.
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…
The same day President Donald Trump was meeting with Russia's foreign minister at the White House -- and less than a day after firing former FBI director James Comey -- the press pool captured Trump posing in the Oval Office…
John Farrell has read and studied a wide range of biographies over the years. Here are his recommendations for 8 must-read life histories.
On November 8, multiple states legalized marijuana for medical or recreational purposes -- so Joe Dolce’s new book on the substance's history in the U.S. is timely. Dolce argues marijuana's bad reputation is a result of political demonization, including an…
Neighborly folk took to social media Friday to pay tribute to Fred Rogers, by sharing photos of themselves wearing the "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" host's trademark garment.
