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Nation Jul 14

How Trump’s assassination attempt compares to the attempt on Reagan in 1981

By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman

Politics Jul 04

President Reagan and Walter Mondale Participating in Debate
Questions about Biden’s age echo similar concerns that Reagan faced in 1984

Today, Democratic President Joe Biden, 81, is struggling for a redemptive moment after a disastrous debate performance against Republican former president Donald Trump, 78.

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

Politics Feb 28

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters after the weekly Senate caucus lunches at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 24, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Ernst
WATCH: McConnell to step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job

His decision punctuates a powerful ideological transition underway in the Republican Party, from Ronald Reagan's brand of traditional conservatism and strong international alliances, to the fiery, often isolationist populism of Trump.

By Michael Tackett, Associated Press

Economy Oct 11

Striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) picket at the Deere & Co farm equipment plant before a visit by U.S....
Labor movements are seeing historic victories this year. Can unions keep up the momentum?

From auto production lines to Hollywood, the power of labor unions is back in the national spotlight. But despite historic strikes and record contract negotiations seen this year, there's still a lot stacked against organizing today.

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

World Sep 16

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran on November 9, 2016. Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
A historical timeline of U.S. relations with Iran

Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic Revolution.

By Council on Foreign Relations

Aug 30

Watch 8:14
A look at the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, final leader of the Soviet Union

By Amna Nawaz, Morgan Till

The last leader of the Soviet Union has died at the age of 91. Mikhail Gorbachev passed away in Moscow on Tuesday after a long illness. He took power in 1985 and introduced sweeping reforms, but he could not prevent…

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Sep 27

John Hinckley, who tried to assassinate Reagan, to be freed from oversight

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

A federal judge said Monday that John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago, can be freed from all remaining restrictions next year if he continues to follow those rules and remains mentally stable.

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Apr 13

Watch 6:33
‘The Triumph of Nancy Reagan’ explores former first lady’s influence in the White House

An actress-turned-first lady. During her more than 50 year marriage, Nancy Reagan was also the most trusted adviser to her husband, former President Ronald Reagan. Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty is out with a new book about her influence, titled…

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Feb 07

Reagan’s longtime secretary of state George P. Shultz dies

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, a titan of American academia, business and diplomacy who spent most of the 1980s trying to improve Cold War relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in the Middle…

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Oct 30

Wildfire erupts near Reagan Library in Southern California

By Marcio Sanchez, Gregory Bull, Associated Press

The brush fire broke out just before dawn in the Simi Valley area north of Los Angeles and grew to more than 400 acres.

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