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For more than two centuries, American presidents were effectively shielded from indictment. But the case against former President Donald J. Trump breaks that taboo and sets a new precedent. [...]
The lawsuit, seeking to claw back cleanup costs under the Clean Water Act, accuses the Georgia-based rail company of putting profits over safety. [...]
The Government Publishing Office sent letters to about 1,900 White House visitors from late in the Trump administration whose Social Security numbers were erroneously posted. [...]
In a statement, he announced his departure from Walter Reed Military Medical Center and urged those suffering from mental health challenges to seek help as he did. [...]
“You can’t talk about fucking in America, people say you’re dirty. But if you talk about killing somebody, that’s cool.” ― Richard Pryor The US is not going to solve… [...]
Rousseau was a botanist as well as political philosopher, but his Social Contract (1762) isn’t about trees. It’s about how to break the chains forged by tyranny and establish a… [...]
On March 16, Mike Pompeo wrote in an op-ed that Mexico “has either lost or abdicated control of vast portions of its country,” before touting his lobbying while in the… [...]
In the case of SVB, rich depositors could not bother themselves with taking steps to ensure that their money was parked in a safe place. This is in spite of… [...]
The receptionist wears a medical mask covering only her mouth; her coworker dispenses entirely with this nicety–but the pulmonologist escorting the preceding patient to the front desk participates in the… [...]