Author name: Heather Cox Richardson

Today Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that twenty men who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their participation in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre would keep their medals, despite more than a century of controversy over them.

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Today, with the popularity of President Donald J.

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Hours after delivering his delusional and offensive speech to the United Nations yesterday, President Donald J.

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In New York City this morning, the United Nations opened its General Assembly, marking the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations itself.

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Conservative writer Bill Kristol took to social media today to say: “So many coverups.

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On Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of the annual report on consumer expenditures—a key report for understanding inflation—without explanation.

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Is it possible that the last time I posted a picture was September 1?

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