The ‘optics’ were not good for Joe Biden, but most parents would understand the president’s desire to protect his son.
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Despite the controversy surrounding them, presidential pardons can provide a service – the question is how they are used.
While President Joe Biden has low approval ratings, few other American presidents − with the exception of FDR and Warren Harding − have experienced such a run of good media luck.
Politics, age and gender combine to shape the understanding of presidents’ families – and the presidents themselves.
The founders of the United States viewed impeachment as a way to remind the country and president that he is not above the law and to deter abuses of power.
Special counsels can help presidential administrations avoid the perception of bias, but they are not as independent as the independent counsels of the past.
Plea deals are common in American criminal courts. But in the federal government’s tax case against Hunter Biden, the judge refused to sign off on a deal.
Presidents have family drama, like all other people. Hunter Biden is simply the latest example of a family member who has brought negative attention to a president’s administration.
Special counsels can help administrations avoid the perception of bias, but politics is never fully out of the picture.
The hard-right of the Republican Party is exerting pressures on candidates to be the next speaker of the House.
The words we choose to talk to and talk about individuals who use substances are critical, as they contribute to how drug policy, substance use treatment and societal understanding are framed.
Russia’s cabinet resigned Wednesday, and it looked like an unexpected move. But a Russia scholar says it is part of a plan by leader Vladimir Putin to maintain power after he leaves office.
The Founders saw impeachment as a regular part of ensuring presidential accountability. A constitutional scholar offers a possible process for a rapid and smooth impeachment inquiry.
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