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The Maine senator was linked to the nuclear scientist through common enemies in the era of McCarthyism.

Perhaps counterintuitively, ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes’ had friendships with some of the most well known mobsters of his time, but he also rubbed elbows with several Presidents of the United States

DJ Mighty Mouse rose to fame in 2019, after his breakout anthem "The Spirit" was named The Hottest Record in the World.

James Kirchick’s new book tallies the cost of homophobia on lives and careers in Washington, D.C., from the days of F.D.R. to the Clinton presidency.

Frank Sinatra didn't like the press, once even urinating on a journalist's grave. This came years after he physically attacked the man.

Regardless of the freshman congressman’s unreliability as a narrator, sex scandals don’t do much for Washington anymore.

Legislators in Raleigh have kicked off another round in the never-ending battle over redistricting. There’s talk about making districts compact and contiguous and keeping “communities of interest” together.

Legislators in Raleigh have kicked off another round in the never-ending battle over redistricting. There’s talk about making districts compact and contiguous and keeping “communities of interest” together.

Lolita for the first time. I do. Freshman fall in college . It was 1989 and I had just turned 18. I curled up under my Laura Ashley knockoff floral comforter and cracked Lolita open for Professor Shepard’s English 101 class. The story moved swiftly. It was electrifying. I could not put it down. I did not question that it was Lolita who seduced Humbert first. I believed that Humbert loved her. I somehow did not catch most of her tears. Dare I admit “ Lo. Lee. Ta.” pinged me with romantic ...

Jim O’Donnell respond to an article by Ed Miliband Delivery drivers outside a McDonald’s in Windsor. ‘Successful, sustainable enterprises are founded on decent remuneration and civilised working conditions,’ says Lee Mortimer. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock Delivery drivers outside a McDonald’s in Windsor. ‘Successful, sustainable enterprises are founded on decent remuneration and civilised working conditions,’ says Lee Mortimer. Photograph: Maur...