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One bigly unindicted co-conspirator and other bunches of them, including some in Epstein files now

Trump's efforts to lean on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is reminiscent of the way Nixon created a team of secret investigators, known as "the plumbers," to find incriminating or embarrassing evidence about his enemies, said Ken Hughes, a leading Watergate authority and research specialist at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs.

Ken Hughes

Who will write the rules for AI?

The Trump administration’s framework offers only the appearance of coherence.

Chris Lu

Virginia special election results: Maps approved in key redistricting vote

"The gains in Democratic districts in Virginia completely offset the gains the Republicans made in Texas," Lawless said in an email statement early Wednesday to USA TODAY.

Jennifer Lawless

Frost-Nixon showed journalism could hold power to account even when the justice system failed

“While David Frost was a skilled interviewer, Nixon was far, far more adept and far more experienced, and really a powerhouse when it came to making his own political case,” said Hughes. “So I think probably the Frost-Nixon interviews helped Nixon.”

Ken Hughes

What the sudden turnover in Trump's Cabinet means for him politically

"It's almost as though they held it together the first year. But then the cracks started, and Trump went back to his old ways and is starting to fire people."

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Trump Has Renamed Federal Buildings And The Gulf Of Mexico. Here's How They Can Be Restored When He's Out Of Office.

“Most previous presidents did not want to name things for themselves or have entities named for them during their lives, except for their libraries, of course, because they didn’t want to appear self-serving or self-aggrandizing,” said Barbara A. Perry, a professor in presidential studies at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

Barbara Perry