JD Vance compared Donald Trump to Richard Nixon, claimed the "deep state" targeted both, and argued the Watergate scandal would last only 12 hours today.

JD Vance compares Trump to Nixon, says Watergate would last just 12 hours today

Trump’s Iran stance revives a long history of US presidents bypassing Congress under the War Powers Act. Here’s how leaders from Nixon to Biden navigated it.

From Nixon to Trump: How US presidents have sidestepped Congress on war powers

It has been exactly 50 years since on August 9, 1974, for the first time the president of the United States stepped down from his position. Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, became the only president to have resigned from his position after he got entangled in the Watergate scandal.

US Elections 2024: Who was the only president to resign from office?

Henry Kissinger, the former US National Security Adviser and Secretary of State was a celebrated personality, who also faced a fair amount of criticism. But whichever way you look at him and his legacy, one thing is certain, he was one of the top statesmen who shaped not only US foreign policy but also global politics.

Explained: Henry Kissinger's foreign policy, achievements and controversies

A break-in 50 years ago by Republican operatives at a Washington office led to the historic resignation of US president Richard Nixon. But it reverberated more deeply around the world with the coining of a single term: Watergate. That's the name of a Potomac riverside building as that building lent its name to one of the greatest American political crimes. The suffix 'gate' became the signifier for scandals worldwide.

From Watergate to Partygate: Shorthand for scandal

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It all began when a vigilant night watchman noticed a piece of tape on a door of the building where the Democratic National Committee's headquarters was located in Washington in June 1972.

Watergate: The president-toppling scandal triggered by a piece of tape

September 9 in history: Beginning of China's incursion in India, Nixon pardoned for Watergate Scandal and more

Newly declassified White House tapes disclose former US president Richard Nixon spoke disparagingly about Indians and reveal the bigotry he and his national security advisor Henry Kissinger held.

New tapes reveal former US president Richard Nixon's 'hatred' towards Indians

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A dark cloud of impeachment has threatened President Donald Trump for many months, with Democrats in the US House of Representatives, where any such effort to remove him from office would begin, divided about whether to proceed.

What it would take for US Congress to impeach Trump?

A formal request from a Democratic committee chairman to see six years of Donald Trump's tax returns was forcibly rejected Sunday by a top presidential aide, who said Democrats would "never" see the documents.

Top aide says Democrats will 'never' see Trump tax returns

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