The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.

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Last night, the White House would not allow reporters from CNN on Air Force One as part of the press pool, With bad news ...

The White House revoked press credentials for CNN, Politico, and MS NOW after aide Natalie Harp reportedly showed Trump ...

Trump’s war on the free press is continuing. Last night, Scott Nover of the Washington Post reported that the White House would not allow reporters from CNN on Air Force One as part of the press pool ...

After a hearing yesterday about Trump’s Friday ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House campus, very early this morning—I was still awake writing yesterday’s letter—U.S. District Judge ...

Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

In 1945, still reeling from World War II, representatives from 50 nations reached back to the U.S. Constitution when they wrote the Preamble to the United Nations charter. “WE THE PEOPLES OF THE ...

I learned late this afternoon that, in addition to being Dolly Parton Day, today is National Lobster Day, honoring the cultural and economic history of the lobster industry. That industry thrives in ...

September 25 is Dolly Parton Day and also National Lobster Day, honoring the cultural and economic history of the lobster ...

According to the American Automobile Association, diesel hit its highest recorded average price today at just above $6.44 per gallon. Diesel moves most of the consumer goods in the United States. Iran ...

Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics.