According to the History Channel, President Andrew Johnson attempted to fire Secretary of War Edwin Stanton on multiple occasions because Stanton opposed Johnson’s more lenient attitude toward the South during Reconstruction. Johnson wanted to readmit states from the Confederacy without any guarantees of civil rights for the freed slaves, and Stanton strongly opposed this policy and favored much harsher treatment of the former rebellious states.

In 1867, President Johnson decided that Stanton’s opposition was crippling his presidency, so he attempted to remove Stanton from office. Stanton refused to leave, claiming that the Tenure of Office Act prevented his removal. In 1868, Johnson suspended him and appointed Ulysses S. Grant as his replacement, but the Senate overruled President Johnson and Stanton continued in his position. Johnson tried a third time to remove him from office, appointing General Lorenzo Thomas as a replacement, but Congress again backed Stanton.

Radical Republican forces in Congress began an impeachment trial against Johnson over his continued attacks on Stanton, but they were unable to gather enough votes in the Senate to remove the president from office. In the end, Edwin Stanton resigned his post on May 26, 1868. Stanton was eventually appointed to the Supreme Court by Ulysses S. Grant in 1869, but he died before he could take office.

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Two weeks ago, police body cams caught three officers shooting 15 bullets into a fleeing car 18-year-old Paul O’Neal was driving. Paul managed to escape the vehicle and then ran for his life. But police were determined to catch the unarmed teen by any means necessary and shot five fatal bullets into his back. As Paul’s family attorney said, police who act as “judge, jury, and executioner” must be indicted and convicted. It’s been 13 days since Paul’s murder and State Attorney Anita Alvarez still hasn’t pressed charges. Now, Paul O’Neal’s family is calling for a special prosecutor.

Will you stand with the family of Paul O’Neal and demand a special prosecutor be assigned to Paul’s case?

“We begin bombing in five minutes” is the last sentence of a controversial, off-the-record joke made by US President Ronald Reagan in 1984, during the “second Cold War”. While preparing for a scheduled radio address from his vacation home in California, President Reagan joked with those present about outlawing and bombing Russia. This joke was not broadcast live, but was recorded and later leaked to the public. The Soviet Union denounced the president’s joke, as did Reagan’s then-opponent in the 1984 United States presidential election, Walter Mondale. Reagan’s impromptu comments have had significant staying power, being referenced, cited, and used as literary inspiration as recently as 2017.

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It’s sickening. They just shot her with an exploding harpoon, hacked the foetus out of her, and trashed it. She was just one of 125 endangered fin whales Icelandic millionaire Kristjan Loftsson killed this year.

Fin whales are awe-inspiring — capable of communicating through song, feeling love and deep emotional suffering. Loftsson is the last man on the planet still slaughtering these gentle giants for profit – often while they’re pregnant.

But finally we can stop him.

Right now, Iceland’s new government is considering ending whaling, but they could face a mountain of backlash from the tycoon and his whaling lobby. It’s up to us to show them the whole world supports a ban!

Sign now before a decision is made, and when we reach 1 million signatures, Avaaz will poll the rapidly shifting public opinion in Iceland and plaster the country with our call.