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Phil Donahue attends the 2019 American Icon Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Sunday May 19, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Ohio native, talk show legend Phil Donahue among 2024 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

Jared Clayton Brown

Phil Donahue's program is credited as one of the first talk shows to address controversial topics.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, prepares to evacuate the floor as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

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Rep. Jim Jordan Awarded Medal Of Freedom By President Trump

President Donald Trump has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), one of the outgoing president’s fiercest GOP allies.The…

Rep. Devin Nunes, a staunch defender of President Trump, is being awarded the Medal of Freedom, the White House announced on Monday.

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Trump Gives Medal Of Freedom To Loyalist GOP Congressman Nunes

Brian Naylor

President Trump is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to a lawmaker, who the White House claims "uncovered the greatest scandal in American history," even though that has no basis in fact.

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In A Surprise Send-Off, Obama Awards Biden Presidential Medal Of Freedom

Jessica Taylor

Calling Biden "the best vice president America's ever had" and a "lion of American history," President Obama gave his White House partner the nation's highest civilian honor in an emotional ceremony.