President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro gives a speech to his supporters from the Balcón del Pueblo of the Miraflores Government Palace on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019, in Caracas, Venezuela.
Throughout American history, when presidents have appointed political cronies to be attorney general, they were looking for people only to help them pursue a policy agenda.
Many hope the 2018 election will give Brazilian democracy a much-needed restart, but given the circumstances of corruption and bad candidates, that seems like a long shot.
The Chinese president has cleared the way for a lifetime presidency, something his country has fought against since the reign of Mao Zedong.
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The presidential pardon power is limited only by shame and politics, one expert says, and Trump is beholden to neither.
Presidential historian Barbara Perry takes stock of Donald Trump, and assesses the long-term damage he is likely creating.
A University of Chicago law professor argues the president is great at put-downs, but inept at his job.
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Not really, no. So why, then, do we bother to listen to his speeches?
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Yale's Bruce Ackerman, a constitutional scholar, warns that unilateralism in the "most dangerous branch" of government is setting the stage for a tragic future.
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