Politics

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said Wednesday he would officially object during Congress’ certification of President-elect Biden’s victory. (Samuel Corum / Getty Images) In a final stage of a bumpy election season, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced his intention to object as Congress formalizes President-elect Biden’s victory — a move that threatens to complicate a process … Read more

I have to admit I found it a little jarring when Sen. John F. Kerry used the word “lesbian” on Wednesday night. The evening was thick with statistics, and the president had just shouted that Kerry had voted to increase taxes 98 times for what seemed like the 98th time. As far as we’ve come … Read more

Former President Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga., in 2019. (Associated Press) Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and little-known Georgia governor who became the 39th president of the United States, promising “honest and decent” government in the wake of Watergate, and later returned to the world stage as an influential … Read more

Former President Jimmy Carter, seen in 2015, appeared to take the Sunday school lessons he taught at his hometown church in Plains, Ga., to heart in his work around the world. (David Goldman / Associated Press) Jimmy Carter wore a button-down shirt in Khartoum. It was a sweltering morning and the sun shone on the … Read more

John H. Sununu, under fire throughout his three years as President Bush’s senior assistant, quit Tuesday as White House chief of staff, in an unexpectedly peaceful departure that ended a bitter Republican feud. After being warned by Bush’s oldest son that sentiment was mounting against him, Sununu told Bush in a handwritten letter that, “as … Read more

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House on Monday. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) Sen. John McCain’s decision to exclude President Trump from his funeral is an extraordinary moment on its own, a posthumous rebuke from an American icon who regarded the presidency as sacred, and believed its current occupant defiles … Read more

Jimmy Carter, shown during his winning presidential campaign in October 1976, dedicated his time after leaving office to charity work and advancing human rights. (Boris Yaro / Los Angeles Times) Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and little-known Georgia governor who became the 39th president of the United States, promising “honest and decent” government to Watergate-weary … Read more

Jimmy Carter teaching a Sunday school class at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown, in Plains, Ga., in 2015. (David Goldman / Associated Press) At a campaign event in Winston-Salem on the eve of the 1976 North Carolina Democratic primary, a voter asked then-candidate Jimmy Carter whether he was a “born again” Christian. Carter, a … Read more

Jonathan Alter, who wrote a Carter biography, describes him as “an underrated and under-appreciated president and an appropriately appreciated but slightly overrated former president.” (Associated Press) In the lives of public figures a tale often takes hold and that narrative becomes their story. In the case of Jimmy Carter, it goes like this: A humble … Read more

Patrick Murray of Appleton, Wis., cast his ballot for Donald Trump in 2016 but won’t do so again. He plans to watch the Democratic National Convention this week to decide how to vote in November. (Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times) In 2016, a fed-up Patrick Murray cast his presidential ballot for Donald Trump, … Read more