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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

Sales of Hulking Pickups and S.U.V.s Sag as Fuel Prices Soar

“As you become more dependent on a certain kind of car, you’re going to be at the mercy of the market,” said Michael Lenox, a professor of business at the University of Virginia. “You’re exposed if you don’t have the alternatives that people are interested in.”

Michael Lenox

A Conversation With Chris Lu

Chris Lu’s impressive résumé spans Capitol Hill, the West Wing, and the United Nations, covering all three branches of the federal government and Senate-confirmed roles in both domestic and foreign policy. But his career story, he says, is defined more by purpose than titles. “What’s kept me going is the chance to get up every day and try to solve problems.”

Chris Lu

The federal debt: Fiscal choices for America's future

As the national debt accelerates and fiscal pressures mount, policymakers face difficult economic and legislative choices. The Miller Center brings together leading economic experts and policy analysts to analyze the driving forces behind the nation's fiscal imbalances and the complex tradeoffs required to address them.

Shalanda Young, Michael Lenox