Set in 1953, it focuses on Murrow's ferocious battle with Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, network sponsors and even his employers as he tries to expose the tactics of the House Un-American Activities ...

Donald Trump, a disciple of Roy Cohn, and the MAGA movement are the modern-day embodiment of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, Roy Cohn and the Red Scare hearings of the early 1950s.

News about Joseph R. McCarthy, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

In the 1950s, Edward R. Murrow, on his TV show “See it Now,” cried out, in effect, that, “The Emperor has no clothes,” and the fall of Sen. Joseph McCarthy began. We need someone like that ...

This two-part special revisits the rise and fall of Estrada’s presidency, placing it in context as new impeachment threats swirl around Vice President Sara Duterte. MANILA, Philippines — ...

But while Red Scare proponents like Senator Joseph McCarthy and others linked homosexuality to communism, the campaign against LGBTQ Americans operated on distinct ideological grounds.

George Clooney made his Broadway debut in "Good Night, and Good Luck," telling the story of pioneering reporter Edward R. Murrow. During rehearsals, Clooney stressed the importance of a free press.

Many are familiar with the 2005 hit movie that the play, starring George Clooney, is based on, in which brave 1950s CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow takes on the red-scare baiting of Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

The unveiling of the time capsule also marked the official start of the long-anticipated building replacement project, “with the removal of the historic cornerstone serving as both a symbolic ...

Get out of the heat this summer and feel your blood boil – come to New York Historical’s new exhibit, “Blacklisted: An American Story” and be horrified by the recognition that the assault of civil ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated Season 2 of “FUBAR” with his kids — but one was seemingly snubbed during the event. While all five of the actor’s children attended the red carpet premiere ...