Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay has died at age 91.

As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others who have tried the same.

Former President Bill Clinton is preparing to deliver his 12th address to the Democratic National Convention.

Organizers of next month’s Democratic National Convention are tossing out their script.

O.J. Simpson's death is leaving a legacy across multiple areas of American life including sports, entertainment and the criminal justice system.

Amanda Knox faces another trial for slander this week in Italy that could remove the last allegation against her, nine years after Italy’s highest court threw out her conviction for the killing of her 21-year-old British roommate.

Former President Bill Clinton has a memoir coming out this fall about his years since leaving public office in 2001.

President Joe Biden avoided criminal charges around his handling of classified documents in part because of his answers during a lengthy interview with the special counsel investigating him.

Baylor University has settled a years-long federal lawsuit brought by 15 women who alleged they were sexually assaulted at the nation’s largest Baptist school.

Donald Trump isn't the first president, in or out of office, to be in legal trouble.

While he’s far from the only U.S. president to be dogged by legal and ethical scandals, Donald Trump now occupies a unique place in history as the first ever indicted on criminal charges.

William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.

The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department probes into the discovery of classified documents at the home and former office of President Joe Biden has focused renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in modern American history.

Lucianne Goldberg, a literary agent and key figure in the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton over his affair with Monica Lewinsky, has died at the age of 87.

Monica Lewinsky has released a tempered, compassionate response to the death Tuesday of Ken Starr, the former independent counsel whose investigation of Bill Clinton helped reveal her affair with the president and, she once wrote, made her life a “living hell.”.

Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, died Tuesday at age 76, his family says.

Huma Abedin is ready to speak.

Comedian Mort Sahl has died.

Johnson & Johnson is asking for Supreme Court review of a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using the company’s talc products.

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is embroiled in a federal sex trafficking investigation, has denied wrongdoing and refused to resign — or even lay low — amid mounting political pressure.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing allegations that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward a half-dozen women who worked with him.

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File)NEW YORK – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing allegations that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward women who worked with him or met him elsewhere — now including one he encountered while on official business. The woman, Sherry Vill, said at a press conference Monday that Cuomo forcibly kissed her cheeks and made her uncomfortable while examining flood damage at her home. The newspaper didn’t name the woman, who said that she told Cuomo to stop groping her and that he had touched and flirted with her previously. Cuomo lawyer Rita Glavin responded by reiterating his denials of inappropriate advances and touching.

That's likely to be the case for Vice President Kamala Harris, who this week was named the new point person on immigration. This is definitely not a ceremonial task,” said Nina Rees, a former deputy assistant for domestic policy to Vice President Dick Cheney. Harris' team has clarified that the vice president does not own all of immigration policy. Kamarck's argument bucks the traditional wisdom, which says if a vice president does well on thorny issues, more credit goes to the president and, if not, it gives the president some political cover. The matter of who gets praise, or blame, is even trickier when it's clear the vice president has White House aspirations.

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON – His place in the history books rewritten, President Donald Trump endured his second impeachment largely alone and silent. Trump kept out of sight in a nearly empty White House as impeachment proceedings played out at the heavily fortified U.S. Capitol. There were lawyers, White House messaging meetings, and a media blitz run by allies on conservative television, radio and websites. But there was no effort from the White House to line up votes in the president’s defense. The team around Trump is hollowed out, with the White House counsel’s office not drawing up a legal defense plan and the legislative affairs team largely abandoned.

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON – His place in the history books rewritten, President Donald Trump endured his second impeachment largely alone and silent. Trump kept out of sight in a nearly empty White House as impeachment proceedings played out at the heavily fortified U.S. Capitol. There were lawyers, White House messaging meetings, and a media blitz run by allies on conservative television, radio and websites. But there was no effort from the White House to line up votes in the president’s defense. Trump watched much of the day's proceedings on TV from the White House residence and his private dining area off the Oval Office.

The world also said goodbye to U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement who died in July. Other former political figures who died this year include Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, New York Mayor David Dinkins, Arizona Gov. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2020 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___David Stern, 77. The guitarist who supplied the scratching, seething sound that fueled the highly influential British punk band Gang of Four. He fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music.

Clinton and Patterson are teaming up again with The President's Daughter," to be released in June 2021, the book's publishers announced Thursday. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)NEW YORK After co-writing the best-selling adult novel of 2018, Bill Clinton and James Patterson have teamed up for another political thriller. The plot for The President's Daughter would seem uncomfortable for Clinton, who has a daughter, Chelsea. This novel is completely and fully fiction, says Washington, D.C. attorney Robert Barnett, who handles book deals for Clinton and Patterson. Clinton and Patterson were represented by Barnett and Deneen Howell of Williams & Connolly.

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump talks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. Carroll accused Trump last summer of raping her in a dressing room in Bergdorf Goodman, a Manhattan luxury department store, in the mid-1990s. Her lawyer, Kaplan, said the DNA sample request was “standard operating procedure” given the unidentified male DNA on the garment. Trump, a Republican, isn’t the first president to face the prospect of a DNA test related to a woman’s dress. After Clinton’s DNA was found on the dress, he acknowledged an "inappropriate intimate relationship" with Lewinsky.

In addition to executive producing the project, which will stream on HBO Max, both Lewinsky and Joseph will make on-screen appearances alongside well known, bold-faced names as they take viewers on a roller-coaster ride that is public shaming. Monica Lewinsky is an anti-bullying activist with unparalleled authority, making her the perfect partner for this project, Sarah Aubrey, HBO Maxs head of original content, said in a statement. While Lewinskys 2017 anti-bullying campaign, In Real Life, has earned an Emmy nomination, the new documentary marks the 46-year-olds second major TV project. Earlier this year, FX announced that Lewinsky would produce Impeachment: American Crime Story, the third installment of Ryan Murphys Emmy-winning anthology series. In an email to Vanity Fair, Lewinsky explained her reasons for signing on to produce Impeachment.

Two states have asked the makers of the PRESERVEkit at-home rape testing kit to stop marketing the product. NEW YORK - Two companies who were advertising at-home sexual assault evidence collection kits appear to have halted selling and marketing the products after widespread objections and two state attorneys general threatened the companies with legal action. MeToo Kits, another company that had advertised an at-home sexual assault evidence collection kit, apparently suspended its website as of Friday afternoon. Advocates for sexual assault victims have also opposed the use of at-home kits. Valentine said it's important to keep getting the word out about the potential harm of these at-home sexual assault collection kits.

The two-time Oscar and Golden Globe winner is portraying conservative constitutional lawyer Phyllis Schlafly, who actively fought against the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, in the upcoming FX limited series Mrs. America. Images courtesy of FX. Images courtesy of FX. Images courtesy of FX. RELATED CONTENT:Monica Lewinsky Explains Why She Agreed to to Produce 'Impeachment: American Crime Story'FX Boss Says 'Three or Four' Ideas for 'American Crime Story' Are in the Works'Pose' Star Angelica Ross Joins Cast of 'American Horror Story: 1984'

Notably, Lewinsky herself will serve as producer on Impeachment: American Crime Story, which will see Beanie Feldstein portray her when she was a 22-year-old White House intern. In an email to Vanity Fair, Lewinsky explained her reasons for signing on to produce the new season of American Crime Story. Slated for a Sept. 27, 2020 debut, Impeachment: American Crime Story arrives less than two months before the upcoming presidential election. The way we look at American Crime Story is as Revisionist History," Landgraf continued, referring to Malcolm Gladwell's political podcast. RELATED CONTENT:Beanie Feldstein to Play Monica Lewinsky in 'American Crime Story' Season 3FX Boss Defends Lewinsky-Clinton 'Impeachment: American Crime Story' and 2020 Election TimingFX Boss Says 'Three or Four' Ideas for 'American Crime Story' Are in the Works

(CNN) - The next installment of FX's "American Crime Story" franchise, set to debut weeks before the next presidential election, will revisit a scandal that rocked politics. The cable network on Tuesday announced "Impeachment: American Crime Story," a new season of the anthology series that FX says will unravel the story behind the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton. Annaleigh Ashford has been cast as Jones, while Beanie Feldstein and "American Crime Story" vet Sarah Paulson will play Lewinsky and Tripp, respectively. The new season is set to debut Sept. 27, 2020, roughly six weeks before the next presidential election. "American Crime Story" has previously covered the trial of O.J.

The way we look at American Crime Story is as Revisionist History," Landgraf said, referring to Malcolm Gladwell's political podcast. I feel completely unabashed about my pride for American Crime Story and my belief that this is a completely valid cycle of American Crime Story. I find Monica Lewinsky extremely impressive. Impeachment: American Crime Story will debut Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX. RELATED CONTENT:Beanie Feldstein to Play Monica Lewinsky in 'American Crime Story' Season 3Monica Lewinsky Reveals What She'd Say to Hillary Clinton If They Ever Were to Meet in PersonMonica Lewinsky 'American Crime Story' Docuseries in the Works

American Crime Story is officially taking on the Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton sex scandal of the late '90s. Burgess will also serve as executive producer alongside Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brad Falchuk, Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander. FXs American Crime Story franchise has become a cultural touchstone, providing greater context for stories that deserve greater understanding like the O.J. "There are more cycles of American Crime Story to come, and more American Horror Story too." RELATED CONTENT:FX Boss Says 'Three or Four' Ideas for 'American Crime Story' Are in the WorksRicky Martin on His American Crime Story Emmy Nomination, Coming Out and Never Looking Back (Exclusive)Ryan Murphy Hilariously Announces 'American Crime Story: Who Bit Beyonce'