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Mar 21, 2025 · These days, I keep coming back to the quotation recorded by journalist Ron Suskind in a New York Times Magazine article in 2004.

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Sep 17, 2024 · In 1761, 55-year-old Benjamin Franklin attended the coronation of King George III and later wrote that he expected the young monarch’s reign would “be happy and truly glorious.” …

Dec 3, 2024 · Last night, Jane Mayer of the New Yorker reported that Trump’s choice for secretary of defense, Fox News Channel weekend host Pete Hegseth, had been forced to leave previous …

Mar 14, 2025 · Today the Senate passed a stopgap measure from the House of Representatives to fund the government for six months through September 30.