Biden’s broad marijuana pardon has precedents Andrew Rudalevige - October 7, 2022 In some ways, it looks like Jimmy Carter’s amnesty for Vietnam War draft dodgers
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Everyone agrees that McCain is a hero. That’s exceptional in our era. Krista Jenkins and Bruce Peabody - July 24, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61334" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) arrives at
Here’s what you need to know about the presidential power to pardon Andrew Rudalevige - July 24, 2017 http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/can-the-president-pardon-himself/2017/07/21/e1531082-6e3b-11e7-abbc-a53480672286_video.html Early Saturday morning, President Trump declared via tweet that
Trump opponents have rediscovered the 25th Amendment. Here is what you should know about it. Joel Goldstein - June 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59230" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)[/caption] Donald Trump’s
Why presidential candidates (like Trump) campaign as isolationists but (like Trump) govern as hawks Verlan Lewis - April 18, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56963" align="alignleft" width="960"] A missile is fired from the
Trump wants to reorganize the executive branch. Good luck with that. Andrew Rudalevige - March 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55439" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump talks before signing an
Here’s how Black newspapers rank the U.S. presidents Alvin Tillery - February 21, 2017 Who comes out on top?
One-third of all U.S. presidents appointed a Supreme Court justice in an election year Barbara Perry - February 29, 2016 Eminent Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes famously described his fellow
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Obama’s Place in History: Great, Good, Average, Mediocre or Poor? John Sides - February 24, 2014 [caption id="attachment_7025" align="aligncenter" width="551" special=""] (Jason Reed/Reuters)[/caption] This is a