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Trump Attacked the Core of Democracy. It's Urgent That Prosecutors Show It. Aug. 04, 2023

Daily Editorials

The famous question during the Watergate hearings half a century ago was, "What did the president kn... Read More

Weaponizing the Justice Department Jun. 17, 2023

Susan Estrich

"I will appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of t... Read More

The Worst Political Scandal in American History? May. 17, 2023

Ben Shapiro

This week, Special Counsel John Durham released a 316-page report detailing the origins of Operation... Read More

Watergate Comes Alive in Small North Carolina Town Apr. 30, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Carl H. Larsen It could be the most famous gavel in American political history. Drawing the atten... Read More

Biden's Document Deluge Jan. 19, 2023

R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

WASHINGTON — Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba of Uganda has announced to the world via his Twitter acc... Read More

Once Upon a Time, America Then and Now: Reflections 1972-2022 Sep. 21, 2022

Jamie Stiehm

WASHINGTON — Three landmarks in time just took place. The Watergate break-in that led to a pr... Read More

Damned Either Way: Merrick Garland Weighs the Mother of All Indictments Aug. 02, 2022

Jeff Robbins

In October 1974, President Gerald Ford appeared before Congress to provide his rationale for pardoni... Read More

Sharing a Cell in History Hell: Trump and Nixon Jun. 08, 2022

Jamie Stiehm

WASHINGTON — Former Presidents Donald Trump and Richard Nixon share a cell in presidential his... Read More

The Richard Nixon His Loyalists Knew Feb. 15, 2022

Patrick Buchanan

Whenever America is polarized, as it is today, people go back in memory and history to recall other ... Read More

Royal Flush: More Hidden Document Tricks from the Shredder-In-Chief Feb. 15, 2022

Jeff Robbins

Until last week the most uproarious explanation ever offered for the disappearance of evidence in th... Read More

Old Newsrooms Under Deadline: A Story Told by Carl Bernstein Feb. 09, 2022

Jamie Stiehm

WASHINGTON — I just read Carl Bernstein's new memoir, "Chasing History," on being a "kid" in t... Read More

Trump's Attempt To Withhold Jan. 6 Records Should Be Swiftly Rejected in Court Nov. 08, 2021

Daily Editorials

Former President Donald Trump's desperate effort to withhold documents from Congress related to the ... Read More

Trump's 'Executive Privilege' Is Another Big Lie Nov. 04, 2021

Joe Conason

When Donald Trump was president he informed us, with his usual combination of ignorance and belliger... Read More

A New Book Exposes Trump's Dangerous Incompetency and Pandemic Complicity Sep. 10, 2020

Daily Editorials

A new book by journalist Bob Woodward details how President Donald Trump acknowledged in private the... Read More

The Johns: Dean and Bolton Jan. 30, 2020

Susan Estrich

For those who don't remember or weren't born, John Dean was the White House lawyer who blew the Wate... Read More

Whistleblower's Motivation: You Decide Nov. 23, 2019

Diane Dimond

What do you think of when you hear the word "whistleblower"? Perhaps "tattletale" or "snitch" pop in... Read More

Russiagate Is No Watergate Jun. 14, 2019

Patrick Buchanan

"History is repeating itself, and with a vengeance," John Dean told the judiciary committee, drawing... Read More

Toady's Revenge Aug. 24, 2018

Linda Chavez

Hell hath no fury like a toady scorned. Michael Cohen, to all appearances, seems a hapless sort R... Read More

Absolute Power Jun. 06, 2018

Susan Estrich

It was John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, who is responsible for the first quote that comes to min... Read More

Obama Administration's Spying on Trump a Departure From Norms May. 25, 2018

Michael Barone

"F.B.I. Used Informant to Investigate Russia Ties to Campaign, Not to Spy, as Trump Claims," read th... Read More