Former FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Hoover abused his power as FBI director to serve presidents’ interests. The reforms that followed were set up to prevent it from happening again.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks on a podium as U.S. President Donald Trump listens.
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We asked an expert on diplomacy and foreign policy.
President John F. Kennedy watches as planes conduct anti-sub operations during maneuvers off the North Carolina coast in April 1962.
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Reagan, Clinton, Obama and Trump would all pull from the Kennedy playbook, from mastering the media to exuding masculine vitality.
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2011.
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How will Mueller perform as special counsel? A historian compares his actions with another former FBI director to find out.
Classified documents.
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A professor who once held top secret clearance explains how levels of classification work and where handling sensitive information gets tricky.
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Trump’s sacking of his FBI director won’t stop intelligence leaks – or the official investigation into alleged Russian interference in the US election.
Illustration titled, “If you want to get rid of mosquitos, drain the swamp that breeds them.” (1909)
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An urban planning expert goes knee-deep into the murky history behind this popular phrase often used to describe the nation’s capital.
Lincoln in 1858; Trump in his official White House portrait, 2017.
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The most hated president in US history could teach our new leader a few things.
Academics join public protests around the world against Donald Trump’s immigration ban.
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Academics worldwide are calling for the US president to reconsider the executive order on immigration, which many say is damaging to research collaboration.
Donald Trump is famously attached to his phone.
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The best way to protect a presidential device is to keep it off the internet altogether. If that’s not going to happen, how else can such a sensitive gadget be kept safe?
President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.
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An address that’s normally a call for unity instead mirrored the rhetoric of his campaign: unfocused, contradictory and divisive.
Protestors march on the Capitol Building, Jan. 18, 2017.
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A scholar of presidential power looks at personality, rationality and the institution of the presidency for clues about what the incoming administration can accomplish.
Donald Trump at his election night rally in New York, November 9, 2016.
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On the eve of the inauguration of Donald Trump as the next US president, we take a look back at the Australian reaction on Twitter to his election.
Ben Carson, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of housing and urban development, at Trump Tower.
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An analysis of four failed presidential cabinet nominees reveals what obstacles Trump’s nominees might face during the confirmation process.
A president’s science advisor is traditionally a close confidant.
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Innovation is a huge part of economic growth – and the White House needs to be well-informed on science and tech issues when setting goals and budgets. Here’s how presidents get up to speed.
Sen. Jeff Sessions listens as then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks, October 2016.
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In 1981, many criticized Ronald Reagan’s nominee to head human rights initiatives in the State Department. Here is how activists mobilized to ensure the nomination was rejected.
Donald Trump says thank you to Ohio.
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Trump understood that the world is changing.
It is unclear how a Trump presidency will shape foreign policy.
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Uncertainties about America’s trajectory under Trump come at a particularly awkward moment in post-Cold War history.
A billboard of US president-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Danilovgrad, Montenegro.
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The world needs great leaders who thrive on making a positive difference to people’s lives and not on festering fear and war mongering.
Trump’s victory threatens to unleash stronger prejudice against minorities.
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The United States under the leadership of Donald Trump is expected to pursue isolationist policies which could hurt Africa.