How the Supreme Court’s Injunction Ruling Expands Trump’s Power

The court tied the hands of judges at a time when Congress has been cowed and internal executive branch constraints have been steamrolled.

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Marina von Neumann Whitman Dead: International Trade Expert Was 90

She was the first woman to serve on the White House Council of Economic Advisers. At General Motors, she became one of the highest-ranking women in corporate America.

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How Each of the Last 15 Presidents Managed His First 100 Days

They signed landmark legislation, created new programs, ordered military action and endured early stumbles.

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PBS and NPR Funding Has Been Threatened Before

Republicans in Congress have made several attempts to defund NPR and PBS over the last half-century.

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As Trump Attacks Elite Colleges, Their Usual Allies Are Nowhere in Sight

The president wants to punish schools like Columbia University for allowing campus protest. College megadonors don’t seem to mind.

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Recent Resignations Recall Nixon-Era Saturday Night Massacre

More than 50 years ago, President Richard M. Nixon sought to fire the special prosecutor leading the Watergate investigation, but his attorney general refused and resigned.

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Trump’s Blueprint for Bending the Media Has Nixon Written All Over It

The president’s heavy-handed approach to traditional journalists has the hallmarks of an attempted crackdown 50 years ago.

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Presidential Odd Couple: After a Tough Race, Carter and Ford Became Friends

Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford faced off in 1976 in a bitter campaign but later bonded as few presidents have — and made a pact to speak at each other’s funerals.

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Clarke Reed, Who Helped the G.O.P. Conquer the South, Dies at 96

He built Mississippi’s Republican Party into a conservative powerhouse, making himself a regional power broker in the process.

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