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Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I. greets people as he arrives for a President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis meeting, Sept. 27, 2017, in Washington. The 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, marked on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, finds his family, and the country, at a moment many would not have imagined in JFK's lifetime. Patrick Kennedy, son of Sen. Ted Kennedy and nephew of President Kennedy, agrees the current political atmosphere is far removed from the 1960s, when leaders such as JFK had a sense of “common purpose." But he still believes public office worth pursuing. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

60 years after JFK’s death, today’s Kennedys choose other paths to public service

By Hillel Italie - Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Kennedys owe Romney apology

In this pair of June 1, 2020, file photos, Rep. Joe Kennedy III, left, and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., right, wait for the start of a debate in Springfield, Mass. Kennedy is a candidate and Markey is the incumbent in the Sept. 1 Democratic primary election for Senate. (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool, File)

Ed Markey-Joe Kennedy III Massachusetts Senate primary upends Democratic politics

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Don't lose confidence in the election process illustration by The Washington Times

Don’t lose confidence in the election process

By Michael McKenna

U.S. District Attorney of Massachusetts, Paul Markham, is shown in this 1969 file photo. Markham, a former federal prosecutor who was on Chappaquiddick Island the night of U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedys fateful car crash, died July 13, 2019 in Peabody, Massachusetts according to his obituary. A funeral was held July 18, the 50th anniversary of the 1969 crash. He was 89. (AP Photo, File)

Paul Markham, Chappaquiddick figure, dies at 89

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Lawyer, Kennedy friend involved in Chappaquiddick crash dies

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U. S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney delivers his speech to the delegates at the Utah Republican Nominating Convention Saturday, April 21, 2018, at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Romney facing a family doctor in US Senate primary in Utah

By JULIAN HATTEM - Associated Press

This July 22, 1969, photo shows U.S. Sen Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., arriving back at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass., after attending the funeral of Mary Jo Kopechne in Pennsylvania. A new feature film is in the works about the tragedy on the small Massachusetts island nearly a half century ago that rocked the Kennedy political dynasty. Kopechne drowned when a car driven by Kennedy went off a bridge on Chappaquiddick, a small island in Edgartown, Mass., on the eastern end of Martha's Vineyard in July 1969. (AP Photo/Frank C. Curtin, File)

‘Chappaquiddick’ exposes toxic mix of politics and celebrity

By Jenny Beth Martin

This image released by Entertainment Studios shows Jason Clarke as Ted Kennedy, left, and Kate Mara as Mary Jo Kopechne in a scene from &quot;Chappaquiddick.&quot; (Claire Folger/Entertainment Studios via AP)

‘Chappaquiddick’ puts focus on aftermath of Kennedy accident

By RYAN PEARSON - Associated Press

Sen. Patty Murray (second from left) was a staunch supporter of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy despite his reputation for sexual harassment. Pictured with them are other Democratic senators, Harry Reid (left) and Charles E. Schumer. (The Washington Times/File)

Patty Murray campaigned for Ted Kennedy after decrying harassment

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this photo taken March 9, 2017, House Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., joined at left by Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., listens on Capitol Hill in Washington as debate continues after working through the night with members of the committee on the GOP's &quot;Obamacare&quot; replacement bill. A familiar name from Massachusetts is carrying his family legacy into a new era, battling Republicans who want to undo Barack Obama’s health care law. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A familiar name: Democrat Kennedy fights GOP on health care

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

First lady Michelle Obama (center), flanked by Connecticut State Sen. Ted Kennedy Jr. (left) and Victoria Reggie Kennedy, attends the dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston Monday, named for the late senator. The $79 million project's unveiling was attended by President Obama, Vice President Joseph R. Biden and senators of both parties, many of whom had friendly feuds with Kennedy. (associated press)

Ted Kennedy center dedication in Boston attended by Obama and GOP senators

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at the dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Monday, March 30, 2015, in Boston. The $79 million Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate dedication is a politically star-studded event attended by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and past and present senators of both parties. It sits next to the presidential library of Kennedy&#8217;s brother, John F. Kennedy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama praises Ted Kennedy at dedication of Boston institute

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on Democrat attacks on the First Amendment by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

CRUZ: ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Democrats

By Ted Cruz

Edward Kennedy’s diploma delivered 55 years later

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EDITORIAL: Another Massachusetts miracle?

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

UPI FILE Robert Bork (center) is shown with his wife and former solicitor general Theodore Olson in 2005. **FILE PHOTO**

OLSON: Remembering Robert Bork, a great American

By Theodore B. Olson - The Washington Times

Hatch

After fight for political survival, tax reform could be Hatch’s legacy

By Laurie Kellman - Associated Press

Stephanie Cutter, deputy campaign manager for President Obama's 2012 re-election bid, appears on CBS' "Face the Nation" in Washington on Friday, July 15, 2012. (AP Photo/CBS, Chris Usher)

Obama aide Cutter ready to rumble with no apologies

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Inside Politics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES