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In the first book to consider these three presidents alone (Johnson, Nixon, and Clinton), and the one thing they have in common, Jeffrey Engel, Jon Meacham, Timothy Naftali, and Peter Baker explain that the basis and process of impeachment is more political than it is a legal verdict. The Constitution states that the president, "shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors," leaving room for historical precedent and the temperament of the time to weigh heavily on each case.

ERIE, Pa. — When President Donald Trump mocked a Democratic senator at a midterm election rally the other night, the crowd responded with one of his supporters’ favorite chants from his own campaign two years ago. “Lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up!”

"Trump’s Contradiction: Assailing ‘Left-Wing Mob’ as Crowd Chants ‘Lock Her Up’" is from the October 11, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Rise of Trump Tracks Growing Debate over Global Fascism" is from the May 28, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

Theirs was the most captivating American political partnership since Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger: a bold and untested president and his seasoned, relentless vice president. Confronted by one crisis after another, they struggled to protect the country, remake the world, and define their own relationship along the way. In Days of Fire, Peter Baker chronicles the history of the most consequential presidency in modern times through the prism of its two most compelling characters, capturing the elusive and shifting alliance of George Walker Bush and Richard Bruce Cheney as no historian has done before.

MOSCOW — Russia sought to move beyond last week’s diplomatic confrontation with the West on Monday by pressing President Donald Trump for a White House meeting with President Vladimir Putin that would undercut the perception that the angry reaction to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain has left it isolated from the international community.

"Russia Presses Trump for White House Meeting With Putin" is from the April 02, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Andrew Higgins and Peter Baker and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Senate Republicans are stepping up efforts to challenge Christine Blasey Ford’s credibility by confronting her with a sworn statement from a former boyfriend who took issue with a number of assertions she made during testimony before the Judiciary Committee last week.

"Blasey’s Credibility Under New Attack by Senate Republicans" is from the October 03, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

As President Donald Trump fights for confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, the stakes go beyond the fate of this particular conservative nominee. At risk for Trump is his ability to install any more conservatives on the court at all.

"The Democratic Dream: Defeat Kavanaugh, Win the Senate and Stop Trump Supreme Court Picks" is from the September 25, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Senior White House officials and Senate Republicans were increasingly confident Thursday morning that summaries of interviews conducted by the FBI would help clear Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s path to confirmation, people familiar with the information collected said.

"On Kavanaugh’s Confirmation, Republicans Are Increasingly Confident" is from the October 04, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas Fandos, Peter Baker and Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Former President Barack Obama assailed President Donald Trump on Friday as a “threat to democracy” as he emerged from a period of political silence to kick off a campaign blitz intended to help Democrats take control of Congress in the November midterm elections.

"Obama Takes on Trump in Debut of 2018 Campaign Role" is from the September 07, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

President Donald Trump on Monday said the sexual misconduct allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, which are slowing proceedings on his nomination to be the newest Supreme Court justice, could be one of the “single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything.”

"Trump Stands by ‘Fantastic’ Kavanaugh as He Seeks GOP Votes" is from the September 24, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and Eileen Sullivan and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Five months after leaving office, Obama watches mostly in silence as his successor takes a political sledgehammer to his legacy.

"Can Trump Destroy Obama’s Legacy?" is from the June 24, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Soviet Document Suggests Abbas Was a KGB Spy in the 1980s" is from the September 7, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"U.S. Finalizes Deal to Give Israel $38 Billion in Military Aid, a Record" is from the September 13, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Kristi Burns.

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court on Monday culminates a three-decade project unparalleled in American history to install a reliable conservative majority on the nation’s highest tribunal, one that could shape the direction of the law for years to come.

"A 3-Decade Dream for Conservatives Is Within Reach" is from the July 10, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Around the World, Uncertainty and Fears That 'All Bets Are Off'" is from the November 9, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Caroline Miller.

White House officials said Monday that President Donald Trump will not invoke executive privilege to try to block James Comey, the FBI director he fired, from testifying before Congress this week, clearing the way for a hearing that may be the most anticipated in Washington in months if not years.

"Trump Will Not Block Comey From Testifying, White House Says" is from the June 05, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Kristi Burns.

He drove them crazy. He berated them on the way to the White House and badgered them once they got there. He stood by them when he thought they were right and tore at their heels when he was convinced they were wrong. And when it came time to depart this world, John McCain wanted them to tell his story.

"In McCain Memorial Service, Two Presidents Offer Tribute, and a Contrast to Trump" is from the September 01, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The White House withdrew the nomination of Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, the White House physician, to lead the Veterans Affairs Department on Thursday after lawmakers went public with a torrent of accusations leveled against him by nearly two dozen current and former colleagues from the White House medical staff.

"White House Withdraws Jackson Nomination for VA Chief Amid Criticism" is from the April 26, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas Fandos and Peter Baker and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump intends to move forward with a major investigation of voter fraud that he says cost him the popular vote, White House officials said Wednesday, despite bipartisan condemnation of his allegations and the conclusion of Trump’s own lawyers that the election was “not tainted.”

"Pledge to Find Election Fraud Few Say Exists" is from the January 26, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael D. Shear and Peter Baker and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Few seem as excited about the release of the final batch of secret documents from the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy as the current occupant of the Oval Office. “The long anticipated release of the #JFKFiles will take place tomorrow,” President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “So interesting!”

"Papers May Shed Light on JFK Assassination" is from the October 25, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and Scott Shane and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.