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President Joe Biden often talks about the close relationship he had with his father and how this influenced him growing up as ...

Trump will pardon himself if reelected. Biden should be the ‘big guy’ and do it now.

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Republican Sen. Mitt Romney got it right – and wrong – when he said last week that President Joe Biden should have ...

Biden bets on a beefed-up campaign operation: From the Politics Desk

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Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest ...

Will Biden and Trump debate? The brief history and uncertain future of presidential debates

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A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. To ...

The 7 Worst Instances of Bad Behavior at the State of the Union

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The most memorable thing about the State of the Union lately isn’t the president’s speech — it’s the jeering from the cheap ...

50 Inspiring Quotes to Celebrate Presidents Day

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This year, Presidents Day falls on February 19, 2024. Presidents Day, which was originally created to celebrate George Washington’s birthday, presents the ...

why Democrats and elites revere Kissinger despite war crimes allegations

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One of the very few things that still brings the Republican and Democratic political establishments together is their shared reverence for Henry ...

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state to Richard Nixon, dies at 100

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Amanda Smith

Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state under Richard Nixon who became one of the most prominent and controversial figures of US ...