A profile in courage: What Biden and Trump could learn from Gerald Ford
Mired in investigations as his term came to an unseemly end, a former Republican president is subsequently dogged by the threat of prosecution for conspiracy and obstruction of justice while in office. He courts additional controversy by removing official documents upon his departure from the White House. His case threatens to distract the country as it confronts recession, inflation, an energy crisis and a series of foreign policy challenges. That scenario might describe the state of American politics in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidency. But it would also be
Read MoreThe best-paying states for teachers
Story at a glance Teachers’ salaries have declined by about 3 percent nationally from 2010 to 2021. In the U.S., the average teacher salary is $65,090. Pennsylvania, California and New York have the highest average teacher salaries in the country, compared to all other occupations.
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Read MoreHow the FBI bolstered its image in the 1950s
The recent armed assault on the FBI’s Cincinnati office by a right-wing insurrectionist, and his fellow travelers’ social media salvos against the bureau for executing a lawful search warrant at Donald Trump’s Florida estate, indicate that it’s time to recall past efforts to sho
Read MoreBiden to visit Wisconsin, Pennsylvania for Labor Day
President Biden will visit Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, two key swing states, to mark Labor Day next week, the White House announced. Biden will travel to Pittsburgh and Milwaukee to “celebrate Labor Day and the dignity of American workers,” a White House advisory said on Monday. The trip will represent Biden’s second to the state of Pennsylvania in less than a week’s time; Biden is scheduled to visit Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday to give a speech about gun safety. Both Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are home to closely watched Senate races that will help
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