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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There hasn't been a darker moment for a president — or for the presidency — since Richard Nixon resigned on the verge of impeachment in 1974. On Tuesday, Michael Cohen, the president's longtime fixer and former personal lawyer, pleaded guilty to felony crimes that included illegally paying women hush money to help Donald Trump win the presidency in 2016. Most important, he said he did so at Trump's direction. In other words, Trump cheated to win the White House, according to one of his closest former associates. Cohen's admissions were so damaging for the president, both legally...

U.S. Army Spc. Bryan Walczer Soldier Recalls ‘Dark Day’ By Staff Sgt. Raymond Drumsta 42nd Infantry Division Public Affairs FORWARD OPERATING BASE SUMMERALL, BAYJI, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2005 -- In combat, the point of contact is where soldiers encounter the enemy. Spc. Bryan Walczer, Company A, 111th Infantry, made contact in more ways than one last May 17 - the day he and some Iraqi soldiers joined the ranks of improvised-explosive-device survivors. Company A, a Pennsylvania Army National Guard unit, has been training and performing combat operations with Company C, 201st Iraqi Army Battalion, since last December. Soldiers of...