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Alexander Butterfield testifies before the Senate Watergate Committee on July 16

Alexander Butterfield, former top Nixon White House aide whose testimony transformed Watergate investigation, dies

By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN (CNN) — Alexander Butterfield, a former top aide to President Richard Nixon whose disclosure of a secret taping system in the White House dramatically shaped the Watergate scandal, ultimately leading to Nixon’s resignation, has died. He was 99. His wife, Kim, along with John Dean, who served as White House counsel

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Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson

Kavanaugh and Jackson appearance gets testy when emergency docket comes up

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday said the Supreme Court’s handling of emergency cases has created a “warped” process that effectively signaled the outcome of high-profile controversies prematurely, describing that as an “unfortunate” departure from how the justices handled short-fuse appeals just a few decades ago. “This uptick in

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A satellite image captured on March 5 shows several aircraft consistent with MC-130Js on the apron at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk

Capturing Iran’s highly enriched uranium would require a large US ground force, sources say

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Haley Britzky, Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Recovering Iran’s remaining highly enriched uranium stockpile believed to be sitting in a storage facility deep underground, an objective the Trump administration has been discussing, would require a significant number of US ground troops beyond a small special operations footprint, seven current and

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Israeli military vehicles are seen at the Israel-Lebanon border on March 4.

Lebanon calls for direct talks with Israel, accuses Hezbollah of betraying country

By Eyad Kourdi, Charbel Mallo, Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — In a remarkable statement Monday afternoon, Lebanon called for direct talks with Israel on “permanent arrangements for security and stability on our borders,” while accusing the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah of betraying the country. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun detailed his plan during a virtual meeting

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