Spying on presidents used to be a tough business. One of the great unsung heroes of American history was a formerly enslaved woman named Mary Bowser, a spy who infiltrated the family of Jefferson Davis as a domestic servant, and eventually landed a full-time job in the Southern White House, …
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Former President Donald Trump‘s blood oxygen level dropped to a low of 86 before he was hospitalized for Covid-19 last fall, according to aNew York Times report on former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows‘ forthcoming book. That contradicts what his physician said at the time. Although Trump has …
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Donald Trump is already considering potential vice presidential candidates to join him on the ticket for a 2024 run, Politico reported on Monday. His top criteria for a potential running mate? The former president wants someone who will “embrace” the unfounded claim that the 2020 election was rigged, and who …
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Some of the organizers who planned the rally that took place on the White House Ellipse on Jan. 6 allegedly used difficult-to-trace burner phones for their most “high level” communications with former President Trump’s team. Kylie Kremer, a top official in the March for Trump group that helped plan the …
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“Infrastructure Week” became a running joke as former President Trump repeatedly tried and failed to pass significant infrastructure legislation while he was in office — despite having control of both houses of Congress for half of it. President Biden made it happen last week, securing the passage of a landmark …
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Overnight a court filing from the National Archives revealed which documents former President Donald Trump is trying to hide from the Jan. 6 select committee, including his daily presidential diaries, schedules, activity and call logs, draft speeches, as well as files from top White House staffers. “These records all relate …
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This essay is being published in conjunction with the launch of Meltdown — a new eight-episode Audible series that debuts on Oct. 28. Find the podcast here. American democracy is in the midst of a meltdown — the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and Republicans’ intensifying crusade to …
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The Senate Judiciary Committee in a report released Thursday revealed new information about how Trump tried to pressure Department of Justice officials to back up his claims of election fraud, leading top officials to threaten resignation. The report, issued by the Democratic majority, says that Trump “directly and repeatedly asked …
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Stephanie Grisham never held a press briefing during the nearly 10 months she served as President Trump’s press secretary, but in her new book I’ll Take Your Questions Now, she’s delivering what appears to be a pretty damn unvarnished account of her time in the White House. In it, Grisham …
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Former President Donald Trump‘s top military advisor made secret calls to a top Chinese official late last year, worried that China‘s fears over the erratic U.S. leader would touch off an armed conflict between two nuclear superpowers. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, did …
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