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Trump’s vows to pardon Jan. 6 insurrectionists if elected

Trump's pronouncement positions this act of clemency at the forefront of his day-one agenda, alongside promises to intensify oil drilling and reinforce the U.S.-Mexico border.

Why the Jan. 6 convictions set dangerous new legal precedents

The recent convictions against the Proud Boys will only strengthen the state’s ability to target the left.

January 6 gave revolution a bad name

Even John F. Kennedy recognized that when confronted with extreme abuse of power, we are left with no alternative. 

Oath Keepers founder guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting to violently...

The case marks the first time in nearly three decades that a federal jury has convicted defendants of seditious conspiracy.

Police sergeant found guilty on all counts after participating in Capitol...

Both officers were initially placed on administrative leave for attending the Capitol riots. The town fired them after their arrests.

DOJ must permanently bar insurrectionists from public office: Ethics group

"The DOJ must take action to stop, by all means available under the law, those who broke their oath to support our Constitution from being entrusted with public office again."

The Jan. 6 committee, 4 key investigations; Trump can run, but...

His time is up. His future will be very rocky and painful if these various investigators do their job. 

Islamophobia and the Capitol insurrection

In such a world, even Muslim Americans active in peace centers become inherently suspicious, but heavily armed white nationalists in motels just outside Washington aren’t.

Corporate seditionists are no better than the seditionists who attacked the...

The tsunami of money now flowing from corporations into the swamp of American politics is larger than ever.

The Jan. 6 insurrection showed us the limits of polarization

Polarization looms large in many diagnoses of America’s current political struggles. Some researchers warn of an approaching “tipping point” of irreversible polarization.

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How Donald Trump and Elon Musk are waging a deep and wide ‘uncivil war’

Historians and neuro-scientists show there are well-established psychological patterns that explain how personal fear fosters anger that leads to a need for action to eliminate the fear.

Schumer’s lack of fight is the real problem

Whether you read Chuck Schumer as surrendering or taking an unwise but principled stance, one thing is clear: People now want leaders who fight.

Israel’s renewed blockade and airstrikes leave Gaza’s children starving as Trump backs Netanyahu’s escalation

Human rights groups warn that these actions constitute grave violations of international law and could amount to war crimes.

You’re wrong Elon. Social Security’s not the ‘Ponzi Scheme’–The ‘unrealized gains’– taxloophole is…

“At current interest and tax rates, it is far cheaper to borrow against the value of one's shares than to sell them and pay taxes on the gains.”

Trump defies court order, deports hundreds under 1798 wartime law in unprecedented legal overreach

Despite a federal judge’s order to halt deportations, the Trump administration expelled over 200 Venezuelans and a Brown University doctor, sparking outrage over its use of an 18th-century law and open defiance of the judiciary.