Book Review: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant

Book Review: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant

American Ulysses:  A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
Ronald C. White
Random House
October 2016

In Ronald C. White's  magisterial biography of Ulysses S. Grant, he quotes the following from President Grant's first inaugural address  on March 4, 1869:  "All laws will be faithfully executed, whether they meet my approval or not." What words could be more applicable to our times?

Michael Flynn Resigns:  National Security Adviser Gone Over Pre-Inauguration Contact With Russia
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Michael Flynn Resigns: National Security Adviser Gone Over Pre-Inauguration Contact With Russia

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — National security adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday night.

The Justice Department warned the Trump administration weeks ago that embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn's contacts with Russia could leave him in a compromised position, an administration official and two other people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday night.

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