Nation Jul 07 Henry Kissinger reflects on leadership, global crises and the state of U.S. politics By Judy Woodruff, Ali Rogin, Cybele Mayes-Osterman
Politics Jun 08 Watch 8:52 Woodward and Bernstein reflect on the parallels between Watergate and the Capitol attack Next week is the 50th anniversary of the break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, an event that would bring down a U.S. president. The reporters at the heart of uncovering the Watergate scandal have reissued their book "All…
Politics Feb 21 Watch 7:08 Revisiting the Watergate scandal with an ‘enormous number’ of new revelations It will be 50 years this summer since Watergate, when five burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters and set off a series of investigations that led to the resignation of then-President Nixon. A new book looks at how…
Politics Mar 31 Watch 2:29 Looking back at the life of the unapologetic criminal behind Watergate, G. Gordon Liddy He was part political provocateur, part ruthless operator. Best known for his role in the Watergate break-in, which ultimately led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon. Lisa Desjardins has the story of G. Gordon Liddy, who died Tuesday not… By Lisa Desjardins, Geoffrey Lou Guray
Politics Jan 20 Watch 7:11 Former Defense Sec. William Cohen on partisanship and impeachment evidence Former Rep. William Cohen was among a handful of Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee in 1974 to vote for the impeachment of President Nixon. Cohen later served as secretary of defense under President Clinton, who was impeached during that…
Nov 27 Ruckelshaus, who famously defied Nixon in Watergate firing, dies at 87 By Gene Johnson, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 07 Trial reveals Roger Stone quoted Nixon as he urged witness to stonewall Congress By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 6:13 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… Continue watching
Apr 28 Judge and civil rights icon Damon J. Keith dies at age 96 By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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,… Continue reading