Donald Trump and His Shady Entourage — A Brief History
Reading Time: 11 minutes Opinion: When it comes to advisers and close associates who may not always be on the up-and-up, President Donald Trump sure knows how to pick them.
Former Trump Attorney and ‘Consigliere’ Michael Cohen Gets 3 Years in Prison
Reading Time: 26 minutes Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Here’s the backstory you need to know.
President Clinton’s Welfare Reform Is Still ‘Ensuring Poverty’
Reading Time: 22 minutes President Bill Clinton pledged to “end welfare as we know it” and left millions in poverty.
How Roger Ailes Broke the News
Reading Time: 12 minutes Roger Ailes built Fox News into a profitable media empire — at the expense of journalism.
George H.W. Bush: Father of Trumpism?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Opinion: More than a few of us ask each day lately, “How did we get here?” Well, it all began 26 years ago, in Houston, Texas, and I was there.
Who Is Michael Cohen?
Reading Time: 26 minutes Michael Cohen has been in and out of the news, most lately pleading guilty to lying to Congress. Check out his mysterious backstory with the former USSR — which may explain why Trump originally hired him.
‘Fake News’ and Trumpian Rhetoric Echo Around the World
Reading Time: 5 minutes President Donald Trump loves the world’s strongmen for their power, preeminence, and the deference that surrounds them. They love him for his spin.
Forget ‘Fraud’ — Florida Has Bigger Issues
Reading Time: 3 minutes Election integrity issues in Florida have much less to do with fraud than with mismanagement and explicit attempts to skirt the law.
Tick-Tock — How ‘60 Minutes’ Sat on a Crucial 2000 Election Story
Reading Time: 7 minutes Investigative journalist Stephen Singular uncovered shocking secrets under the hood of the 2000 presidential election. Here’s what happened when he brought them to 60 Minutes.
The Indicted and the Dead
Reading Time: 7 minutes Last week’s election saw a handful of indicted candidates win office — as well as a dead pimp — thanks in part to the hyper-partisan atmosphere.