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Michael Shannon, “Death by Lightning” “Michael Shannon usually plays the assassin. In ‘Death by Lightning,’ he plays President James A. Garfield, showing us a principled man who aims for a life of public service.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Massie’s long bench of surrogates also features a bevy of local elected officials showing up to endorse him.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

"Ban these accounts, because they are brazenly showing stolen property."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

This latter figure helps put the first one in context, showing exactly how large it is relative to a given lookback period.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Every little while he would jump up and rush straight at me, showing his teeth, and uttering those deep grunts.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls