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Former U.S. Secretary of State Kissinger arrives for a memorial service for late Social Democratic senior politician Bahr ...

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

The Watergate hotel and condominium complex pictured on the Potomac River in Washington, June 17, 20..
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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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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