Palpatine's Senate Plot Essentially Created A Facade Shows like Star Wars: The Bad Batch revealed the extent to which Palpatine had control over the galaxy, even with opposition remaining in the ...

With Palpatine pulling all the strings throughout the Clone Wars, it is interesting how these three Senate factions played into his hands. The Pacifists were excellent at showing that Palpatine ...

Once an unassuming senator, Palpatine manufactured a galactic crisis to ascend to the role of chancellor and then concocted a war and fake coup in order to seize power as a dictator.

As it turns out, Senator Palpatine didn’t overthrow the Galactic Republic by any sort of armed coup, at least not in the beginning with his role in The Phantom Menace.

Padilla's dramatic embellishment of what happened after he interrupted a Kristi Noem press conference rivals one of film's most iconic villain reveals.

Although Palpatine received 752 votes, enough to win a seat on the Senate, an ASSU bylaw declared his candidacy “not valid.” Palpatine had the eighth-highest number of votes out of all candidates.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sunday marked Festivus by airing grievances and cracking jokes about several political figures, including President Trump and GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.… ...

George Kittle Refers To Bill Belichick As 'Senator Palpatine' During Patriots-49ers Game October 29, 2020 / 4:04 PM EDT / CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) -- George Kittle may be the best tight end on earth.

He was referring to getting the job 40 years ago on Return of the Jedi, then getting the call to return as Senator Palpatine in The Phantom Menace, ...

Palpatine’s ascension kicked off in earnest when Jar Jar was appointed Senator of Naboo. Lucasfilm Padmé survives two assassination attempts before she’s convinced to take a leave of absence.