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Scholar marks 250th by reviving writings of founder who didn't sign Declaration

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  • Jane Calvert has spent 25 years championing John Dickinson through the John Dickinson Writings Project.
  • Dickinson is primarily remembered as the founder who wouldn't sign the Declaration of Independence.
  • Calvert described the effort as "a constant struggle."
  • The 250th anniversary of independence has given Calvert a moment to challenge the lingering image of a founder who has been ignored or ridiculed.
 2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READ

Reporters detail Trump White House secrets in new book 'Regime Change'

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  • Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, both New York Times reporters, have released a new book, "Regime Change," that details the Trump administration's efforts to keep internal decisions secret, according to interviews published by The Guardian on June 23.
  • The reporters said the administration is "very good at keeping secrets," including about President Trump's health, which Haberman described as a specific "lockbox" that advisers have increasingly withheld real information about since 2018.
  • The book describes the decision-making that led the U.S. to war with Iran, including that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Energy Secretary Chris Wright were not in the room for the war-planning meetings and learned of the war the day before, Swan said.
  • Haberman said she and Swan "nearly killed ourselves" reporting the book, which focuses on what she called Trump's "unprecedented-in-our-lifetime" use of presidential power.
 2026-06-23 · 3 MIN READ
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