James A. Traficant Jr. was a U.S. congressman with a colorful vocabulary, a fake pompadour, and a propensity for defending himself in federal court.
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After British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned 45 days into her tenure, Rishi Sunak took her place without an election or vote among members of Parliament.
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Steven Bannon is notorious for his political machinations on behalf of Donald Trump, all of which have landed him into legal trouble.
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On Monday, October 24, 2022, the former British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, officially became leader of the Conservative Party.
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Steve Bannon, right-wing media pundit and former advisor to President Donald Trump, was sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of congress.
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For many countries, the U.S. included, processes are in place to change out national leadership on a regular basis, should that be the will of the electorate.
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"Martial law" is a phrase that gets bandied about from time to time, usually in historical contexts far away, but it's very real and possible in the U.S., too.
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Records, they say, are made to be broken, whether it's a matter of sports achievement or even a personal best. Some records, however, are in fact shameful.
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On Thursday, October 20, 2022, Liz Truss told the assembled British news media that she was resigning from the most powerful political office in the country.
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There are stark differences between the U.K. and the U.S. in terms of language -- what individual words mean -- and that applies to political language, too.
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Coming on the heels of the death of Queen Elizabeth II comes the resignation, after only six weeks, of British Prime Minister Liz Truss. Who might replace her?
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Boris Johnson's replacement as Britain's prime minister in 2022 was, to say the least, a controversial figure. This is the untold truth of Liz Truss.
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Becoming the first Black female minority leader in Georgia's House of Representatives was one of many "firsts" for Stacey Abrams. Here is her story.
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Mahsa Amini's death in police custody sparked global protests demanding equality for Iranian women. Here's what it's like to be a woman in Iran today.
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July 1969 was a month that put a permanent stain on the career of politician Edward "Ted" Kennedy thanks to his Chappaquiddick crash. Here's what happened.
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Did you know Alan Greenspan, Fed chair from 1987-2006, didn't dream of becoming an economist? Learn what brought him to that path, plus other "maestro" facts.
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Among the most infamous political and religious leaders of the 1980s was head of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini.
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The tragically gross 1980 death of Mayor Monica Meyer in Maryland is one of those unimaginable, cringeworthy situations.
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The Space Force is the newest branch of the U.S. Military, and they have a new theme song. Apparently, the internet isn't a huge fan of the song.
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Banning people from entering a nation is one of the oldest tools in the handbook of geopolitical players. And few can match Russia in this game.
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This is the story of a group of libertarians that picked up and moved to a small town in New Hampshire in an attempt to establish a largely unregulated society.
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Donald Trump asked for a special master to oversee the investigation into his potential mishandling of classified documents. Here's what a special master is.
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Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the USSR, died in August 2022. In 2014, Gorbachev sounded the alarm about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Since it opened in 2002, Guantanamo Bay has spent the last two decades being a highly controversial symbol of America's War on Terror.
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When people think of great victories of the 20th century, Poland rarely comes to mind. But here's how Poland might have saved Europe from communism.
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Nancy Pelosi made history as the first woman to be elected Speaker of the House. Here are some things you might not know about her life and career.
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On Monday, FBI agents visited former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago in a surprise raid, with outlets reporting it's in connection to missing documents.
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