Tag: Richard Nixon
A military approach to drug busts upends US efforts and raises legal questions
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard detects and detains scores of drug-running vessels in the Caribbean every year in its role as the world's...
The Latest: Fed governor won’t leave, saying Trump lacks authority to fire her
Shares in stock markets around the globe were sinking Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented...
The Democratic Party is not enough against White nationalism
By Dayvon Love
Trump utilizing national law enforcement in Washington, D.C., is another example of the underlying White nationalism that undergirds the political worldview of...
As federal takeover threats loom, the city of Washington waits for the White House to make its move
WASHINGTON – Around 2 a.m., noisy revelers emerging from clubs and bars packed the sidewalks of U Street in Washington, many of them seeking...
Smithsonian denies White House pressure to remove Trump impeachment references
WASHINGTON – The White House did not pressure the Smithsonian to remove references to President Donald Trump's two impeachments from an exhibit and will...
Trump once decried the idea of presidential vacations. His Scotland trip is built around golf
EDINBURGH – During sweaty summer months, Abraham Lincoln often decamped about 3 miles (5 kilometers) north of the White House to the Soldiers' Home,...
From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation
The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turns...
Trump will kick off a yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary with event in Iowa
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to deliver a “spectacular” yearlong birthday party to mark 250 years of American independence. On...