Some of today's most influential figures in politics won power the way McCarthy did: willingness to say things that capture attention.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Then U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin during the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954. McCarthy stands before a map which charts ...

Roy Cohn was a ruthless lawyer who helped convict Ethel and Julius Rosenberg for treason and sent them to the electric chair. He was Senator Joseph McCarthy’s chief counsel during investigations into ...

CDR copy-- FW-ASCH-7RR-2297 contains part of a documentary about Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin and his infamous career heading the House Unamerican Activities Committee during the 1950's. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jacob M. Langston/The Washington Post via Getty Laura Loomer just compared herself to one of the most feared political figures in ...

CDR copy--FW-ASCH-7RR-2290 contains a documentary about Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin and his infamous career heading the House Unamerican Activities Committee during the 1950's. See ...