President Trump's efforts to cut federal programs and fire watchdogs are drawing attention to 1970s-era government reforms.

Kyle Whitmire is the Washington watchdog columnist for AL.com and winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize. You can follow him on ...

Theodore Roosevelt modeled himself after Ulysses S. Grant. Franklin Roosevelt was a great admirer of his fifth cousin, Theodore Roosevelt. Lyndon Johnson and Joe Biden aimed to be latter-day Franklin ...

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Readers discuss developments involving the U.S., Russia, Ukraine and Europe. Also: The Republican attack on higher education; ...

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Operation Tailwind Revisited after CIA Report to Kissinger Released Picture this scenario: It is September 11, 1970. American commandoes wearing ...