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

In 1950, U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., charged the U.S. State Department was infested with communists, touching off the infamous "McCarthy era." The State Department denied the allegation the ...

Joseph McCarthy The Post-Crescent ... Eisenhower delivered his speech minus the defense of Marshall and the condemnation of McCarthy. It was a decision that would haunt him for the rest of ...

Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, who had purportedly come here to speak in behalf of Sen. George W. Malone, now seeking re-election. Instead of speaking for Malone the Wisconsin senator leveled his ...