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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

Democrats walk careful line on Clinton controversy

Russell Riley, co-chair of the Miller Center’s presidential history program at the University of Virginia and an expert on the Clinton presidency, attributed lawmakers’ reactions in part to the changing times. “What’s patently obvious is that today’s Democrats, for good reason — they are younger. … Their conception of what a Democratic Party ought to look like, is not a Clintonian conception. It’s quite different,” Riley said.

Russell Riley

Newsom Walks Thin Line on Immigrant Health as He Eyes Presidential Bid

It’s a political tightrope that will continue to grow thinner as federal support shrinks amid ever-rising health care expenses, said Guian McKee, a co-chair of the Health Care Policy Project at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs.

Guian McKee

Can the new TikTok deal really protect American democracy?

"If Chinese firms are expected to answer to Beijing wherever they operate, then partial restructuring in the United States may not fully insulate TikTok from Chinese state influence."

Aynne Kokas

Revisiting the George W. Bush presidency

George W. Bush governed the nation during a period marked by significant trials and transformation. His presidency was shaped by major events such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the global war on terror, the Iraq War, and the economic crisis of 2008. Over the course of his time in office, Bush experienced dramatic shifts in public opinion, at times ranking among the most popular presidents and at others among the most criticized. To reflect on this era, the Miller Center brings together three key officials from his administration.

William Antholis, Russell Riley

‘De-escalate’: Trump team’s moves suggest it’s not part of the plan

“Richard Nixon is a comparative case by virtue of his violation of norms, traditions, laws and the Constitution — especially in his Watergate actions — but also unsuccessfully fulfilling his campaign pledge to end a war (Vietnam), and his anti-press activities,” Barbara Perry, a presidential historian at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, said in an email.

Barbara Perry