L: Pre-beard, pre-Civil War, and pre-presidency: Abraham Lincoln photographed by Mathew Brady before speaking in the Great Hall at Cooper Union, in 1860. R: A statue of Peter Cooper presides over his progressive institution downtown. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. ∼ ∼ ∼ This article is part of a series — At 250, Who Will America Be? — reporting on threats to American democracy as we approach the nation’s Semiquincentennial, on July 4, 2026. ∼ ∼ ∼
Despite facing 91 felony counts in four different jurisdictions and skipping out on the Republican Party presidential debates, Donald Trump remains
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