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Then-Attorney General John Ashcroft is shown standing under the Spirit of Justice statue at the Justice Department in Washington in this Jan. 17, 2002.

10 things you might not know about the Cabinet

May 11, 2019 at 4:12 a.m.

Half a year into Donald Trump's presidency, his Cabinet is under a spotlight. He has tweeted insults about Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He needs to fill a vacancy at Homeland...

Incoming White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci talks with reporters at the White House on July 25, 2017. He was out of the job by month's end.

A short history of dirty words in newspapers

May 11, 2019 at 4:11 a.m.

Anthony Scaramucci's shockingly brief stint in the White House was marked by a tirade in which he called one rival a "f------ paranoid schizophrenic" and said another rival was attempting...

Jackson Park is named for the seventh president, who as a general drove Native Americans west and also was a slave owner.

Public insults? Chicago’s potentially offensive monuments, street names and other symbols

May 11, 2019 at 4:04 a.m.

New Orleans has removed statues of Confederate leaders, providing a reminder that many cities — including Chicago — have monuments, street names and other symbols that could offend people. Just...

Donald Trump supporters line up early in the afternoon on March 11, 2016, at the UIC Pavilion where Donald Trump was scheduled to speak. Protesters shut the rally down before Trump could take the stage.

‘War-torn’… ‘out of control’: What a year for Chicago bashing

May 23, 2019 at 8:10 p.m.

Chicago stinks. Or at least that's what you'd think if you listened to some commentators in recent years. There was Rachel Shteir's memorable smackdown of Chicago in the New York...

Cubbie Chicago: An illustrated tour of key locations on all sides of the city

May 15, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.

The Cubs are not a North Side team. Their spirit inhabits all of Chicago -- from north to south to west to the lake. As a founding club of the...

Chicago Cub Lou Novikoff was known as the Mad Russian.

10 things you might not know about Cubs-speak

May 11, 2019 at 3:47 a.m.

The Chicago Cubs, headed to the playoffs with the best record in the major leagues, have contributed many memorable quotes, catchphrases and nicknames to American English. As we explore Cubs-speak...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks about school choice Sept. 8, 2016, in Cleveland.

The Trump 42 — who he follows on Twitter

May 23, 2019 at 8:09 p.m.

It's not yuuuuuge. The number of people and groups on Twitter that are followed by Donald Trump is only 42 — compared to the 11,404,667 following him, as of Friday....

The Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia in 1776 to draft the Declaration of Independence.

What if America’s whole history were as bizarre as this election?

May 23, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.

There has never been a U.S. presidential campaign like this one. Never one so bizarre, insult-packed and fact-free. But what if all of American history was like this election? (Cue...

People flee the scene near New York's World Trade Center after terrorists crashed two planes into the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001.

10 things you might not know about terrorism

May 11, 2019 at 3:34 a.m.

As we approach the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, terrorism remains a major concern in American life and a hot-button issue in the presidential campaign. While radicals plot...

Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly prepares to interview Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio on Feb. 8, 2016, in Nashua, N.H.

10 things you might not know about Fox News

May 11, 2019 at 3:32 a.m.

A sexual harassment lawsuit by former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson has set off an outpouring of similar accusations against network founder Roger Ailes, leading to his ouster as CEO....

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