Politics

Since he launched his political magazine, George, nearly four years ago, John F. Kennedy Jr. occupied a dual space in American culture: a member of the media who has been the focus of unrelenting media attention from the day he was born. As the son of an assassinated president, Kennedy, presumed dead with his wife … Read more

On Valentine’s Day–exactly 14 months after the Dec. 14 party that announced their engagement last year–platinum-haired socialite Lois Driggs Cannon will marry former astronaut Buzz Aldrin in the Western Savings Corporate Center in Phoenix. Both reside in Laguna Beach. Cannon’s father, Douglas Driggs, a Phoenix resident, founded Western Savings in 1929. “I decided on the … Read more

President Reagan, in a jovial mood on his birthday, quipped today that he may be 75 “but remember, that’s only 24 Celsius.” The President said he feels “just like I’m 39.” Reagan’s wife, Nancy, surprised him with a six-layer cake following the President’s pep talk to members of his Cabinet and other federal appointees. She … Read more

Demonstrators march to the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery this month to protest bills that would affect transgender people. (Kim Chandler / Associated Press) Katherine Bartle said she spent her years growing up in Alabama trying anything to “fix” herself and exist as a man. Eventually she realized it wasn’t possible. “I am a woman. I … Read more

Spanish far-right VOX party leader Santiago Abascal, center, sits with European far-right politicians during a summit in Madrid on Saturday. (Paul White / Associated Press) Europe’s far-right leaders applauded President Trump’s agenda and spoke of the turning point it presented Europe at an event organized by Spain’s Vox party in Madrid under the banner “Make … Read more

Sean Duffy told the U.S. Transportation Department to give grants preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) Shortly after he was confirmed as President Trump’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy circulated a memo that instructed his department to prioritize families by, among other things, giving … Read more

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk together at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) Nearly three years after President Vladimir Putininvaded Ukraine, his troops are making steady progress on the battlefield. Kyiv is grappling with shortages of men and weapons. And the new … Read more

Inside an elementary school auditorium, in a run-down part of town that tourists never see, Mayor Marion Barry is lecturing 400 youngsters on the evils of drugs and the importance of staying clean. As mayor of one of the nation’s most drug-plagued cities, Barry visits three or four schools a week with his message. It … Read more

President Trump wants to offer South Africa’s white minority refugee status and resettlement in the United States. White people in South Africa still generally have a much better standard of living than Black people more than 30 years after the end of the racist apartheid system. (Ben Curtis / Associated Press) Groups representing some of … Read more

LADY Bird Johnson, the widow of Lyndon B. Johnson, whose tumultuous presidency often overshadowed her considerable achievements as an activist first lady, environmentalist and founder of a multimillion-dollar media business, died Wednesday at her home in Austin. She was 94. Johnson had been in failing health for several years, weakened by a series of strokes … Read more