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Fecklessly Failing

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Late Saturday evening, Josh Dawsey and Annie Linskey of the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was so unstable and angry after learning on April 3…

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On the evening of April 18, 1775, the people who lived in the British colony of Massachusetts had gone to bed with the sun, as usual.

Apr 20 • Heather Cox Richardson

And, just like that, President Donald J.

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This morning, after a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect Thursday, Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial…

Apr 18 • Heather Cox Richardson

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