Ron Elving
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Week in politics: Trump addresses the RNC, more Democrats call for Biden to step down
Donald Trump capped the Republican National Convention this week, while Joe Biden faced calls to exit the presidential race.
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Week in politics: Biden tries to redeem debate performance at press conference
President Biden gave a strong performance at a news conference this past week but continues to face calls from fellow Democrats to end his re-election bid.
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Week in politics: Biden tries to do debate damage control with ABC interview
President Biden gave an exclusive interview to ABC News Friday and tried to calm voters concerned about whether he should run for another term. We'll discuss how he did.
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Week in politics: Presidential debate, Supreme Court decisions
The reverberations from Thursday's presidential debate continue, alongside consequential Supreme Court rulings.
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Can Biden come back from a bad debate the way Reagan did in 1984?
After President Biden’s surprisingly weak debate performance this week, some defenders have pointed to other incumbents who stumbled in their first debate but recovered to win reelection.
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A Brief History Of Nixon's 'Saturday Night Massacre'
This weekend marks the 45th anniversary of the "Saturday Night Massacre," when Richard Nixon purged legal officials from the Justice Department. It led to Nixon's resignation the following year.
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Will the Kavanaugh Saga Leave Bruises That Heal Or Permanent Scars?
The fight over the nomination rises from the emotional cauldron that boiled through the 2016 campaign and has simmered ever since.
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Washington's new normal: High court nominees stop playing nice
Given the national audience for Ford on TV, Kavanaugh's scorched-earth defense may have been his only chance — the one way to prevent Republican defections and keep the White House on his side.
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Americans Tune In To Watch Senate Testimony From Christine Blasey Ford And Kavanaugh
Televisions across the country were tuned to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday as Christine Blasey Ford testified that she was assaulted as a teenager by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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Why Thomas Confirmation Hearings Resonate Now More Than Ever
Throughout the turmoil in Washington, D.C., over the Brett Kavanaugh nomination, the historical backdrop has been the 1991 confrontation between Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill.
