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Watergate scandal

Identity of Trump’s Campaign Office Burglar Revealed

RED-HANDED

Police said the suspect in question has a history of criminal behavior, and they are still investigating to find if anything was taken from the office.

David Gardner | Published Aug 15, 2024

It Turns Out the Watergate Break-In Is Secretly Hilarious

HISTORY LESSON

The creators of the HBO series “White House Plumbers” break down their comedic approach to the bungled operation that changed history.

Allegra Frank | Published May 16, 2023

‘White House Plumbers’ Looks for the Laughs in Watergate

BUMBLING BURGLARS

There may not be a need for yet another TV series chronicling the events of Watergate, but at least Justin Theroux and Woody Harrelson change things up with some humor.

Coleman Spilde | Published May 01, 2023

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Julia and Michelle Are Giving Career-Best Performances

HAVE SOME RESPECT

Roberts’ “Gaslit” turn as Martha Mitchell and Pfeiffer’s Betty Ford in “The First Lady” rank among the best acting of the year. So why hasn’t anyone been talking about it?!

Emma Fraser | Published Jun 17, 2022

The [Redacted] Truth About the CIA’s Role in Watergate

WHAT BURGLARS?

By now we know well what everyone, right up to Nixon, knew about Watergate and when they knew it, with one big exception: the CIA.

Jefferson Morley | Published Jun 04, 2022

Alfred Baldwin, Watergate Lookout-Turned-Witness, Dead at 83

R.I.P.

Baldwin died of cancer in 2020, though his death was not publicly reported until this week.

AJ McDougall | Published May 05, 2022

‘Gaslit’ Is Unworthy of Julia Roberts’ Brilliance

POLITICS POLITICS POLITICS

The Starz series, starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn, dramatizes the Watergate scandal—while confusingly leaving Richard Nixon out of it.

Nick Schager | Published Apr 23, 2022

We Have Officially Reached the Too-Much-TV Apocalypse

The Daily Beast’s Obsessed

The end of April will see over 100 series premiere, with the likes of Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, and Viola Davis all vying for your attention—which they’re not going to get.

Kevin Fallon | Published Apr 22, 2022

Julia Roberts Helps Take Down Nixon in ‘Gaslit’ Trailer

‘YOU DON’T OWN ME’

Roberts plays the formidable Martha Mitchell in Starz’s new Watergate drama, alongside an unrecognizable Sean Penn as her husband.

Fletcher Peters | Published Mar 16, 2022

Watergate Reporter Carl Bernstein Has a Fox News Theory

BONUS PODCAST

The legendary Watergate journalist shares his thoughts on Fox News and today’s Republicans, or as he calls them, “a party of sedition.”

The Daily Beast | Published Jan 16, 2022

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