Scenario: Trump resigns after extorting pardons – deluded he’ll fend off recrimination and penalties
Many voices must apply maximum pressure, but it’s no slam dunk that anything overcomes Trump’s impenetrable defenses.
Despite flagrant assault on the Capitol, the pillars of democracy are holding
A coup needs legitimacy to be successful. If the goal of seizing the Capitol was to gain legitimacy, the action backfired spectacularly.
‘Co-conspirators in sedition’: Here are the names of every Republican who voted to overturn...
Trump and members of Congress must face consequences for inciting an attempted coup to stop the peaceful transition of power.
Capitol rioters planned for weeks in plain sight. The police weren’t ready.
Insurrectionists made no effort to hide their intentions, but law enforcement protecting Congress was caught flat-footed.
US Capitol protesters, egged on by Trump, are part of a long history of...
Their participation in the Jan. 6 events, egged on by Trump, reflects a long history in the U.S. of local, state and national political leaders encouraging white supremacist groups to challenge or overthrow democratic governments.
2 detectives in Breonna Taylor shooting are fired
“The shots you fired were in three different directions, indicating you did not verify a threat or have target acquisition.”
Fixed in stone: Here’s the WallopaLoser for the ages
As low as Trump has driven the country, the Georgia senate triumphs represent a remarkable, improbable bounce off the bottom.
Gov. Cuomo announces legalization of marijuana with proposed adult-use cannabis program
It's no longer a question of whether New York will legalize marijuana, its how to go about the legalization. Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
$740 Billion Pentagon Bill receives all but six Democrat votes in Senate
“The United States government should be responding to the needs, to the desperation, of families in our country at this time.”
Bernie Sanders says Trump ‘directly responsible’ for insurrection effort
“Trump will go down in history as the worst and most dangerous president in history.”