On June 1, 1950, Senator Margaret Chase Smith, a Republican from Maine, stood up against Republican Senator Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin and his supporters, who were undermining American democracy in a crusade against “communism.”

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The Trump administration has eliminated the SAVE student loan plan, leaving 7 million borrowers without a payment option. We break down the implications of this decision and provide guidance on how to...

The letter was meant to lend credibility to Kennedy’s nomination.