The Capitol Rioters Were a Right-Wing Cancel Mob
Instead of coming for campus speakers, they came for the symbolic heart of democratic self-governance.
Instead of coming for campus speakers, they came for the symbolic heart of democratic self-governance.
In a Thursday afternoon announcement, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D–Calif.) said Trump committed "an act of sedition" by inciting a riot on Wednesday afternoon.
When people are no longer willing to lose at the polls, it’s time to make elections less important.
Cruz plunged into the constitutional abyss while Rand Paul stepped back, refusing to sacrifice democracy and the rule of law.
Both can be pursued simultaneously. And there is potentially good reason to do so.
The people who smashed windows and stormed the building were sincere pro-Trump protesters.
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The usually rote process was marred by President Donald Trump's conspiracy theories and a Republican attempt to thwart the outcome, but the result is now official.
I supported the previous impeachment of Trump, and would be happy to see him impeached and convicted now. But before proceeding, we should carefully consider how effective a new impeachment effort is likely to be.
The president's weak pleading has done little to mollify demonstrators currently storming the Capitol.
Trump said the "Save America March" would be peaceful, but his apocalyptic rhetoric had predictable consequences.
The rock legend fought for free speech and self-expression in ways that appealed to dissidents in America and communist countries alike.
“This is banana republic crap we’re watching happen right now.”
What I saw from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol building.
Pence had been presiding over the tally of Electoral College votes before rioters broke into the Capitol Building, forcing him to flee.
Wild scenes are unfolding at the U.S. Capitol, which is now on lockdown amid clashes between pro-Trump protestors and police.
The vice president can no longer avoid acknowledging Joe Biden's victory.
When one party controls both Congress and the White House, the result is never a reduction in the size or cost of government.
It's a nailbiter as Kelly Loeffler appears headed for defeat, while David Perdue barely hangs on. The control of the Senate is at stake.
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You won't have the first Libertarian congressman to kick around anymore.
The ideal (if unlikely) outcome might be a split decision.
The president seems completely sincere, and he surrounds himself with advisers who reinforce his self-flattering fantasy.
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No, the vice president does not have the power to reject validly appointed electors.
To alleviate "deep distrust of our democratic processes," the Texas senator is leading a doomed challenge to Joe Biden's electoral votes.
He and other GOP senators supporting his bid to reject certification of the 2020 election result ignore the fact that courts have already addressed the issues they raise.
The 45th president busted norms left and right. But the abuse of executive power didn't start and won't end with him.
This would prevent repetition of some of the shenanigans Trump has used to divert funds for his border wall project.
Lin Wood's bizarre charges give you a sense of the advisers Trump is consulting as he continues to insist that he won the presidential election.
After a slight drop in 2018, fatalities involving opioids jumped last year, setting a new record that is apt to be broken this year.
Maybe voters were repelled by the very traits he has been vividly displaying since the election.
Louis Gohmert asserts a previously overlooked power to decide which electoral votes will be counted.
The Trump-friendly paper says the president should stop "cheering for an undemocratic coup" and focus on the GOP's political interests.
Pandemics are like margin calls, exposing in a moment the pre-existing weakness of various positions and institutions.
Joe Biden can easily stop further work on the wall, protect property owners against further takings of private property, and save money in the process. Additional steps may be tougher, but are still worth considering.
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Trump thinks the judiciary cannot be trusted to reveal the massive fraud that he says denied him a second term.
On Christmas Eve, the Seventh Circuit rejected the Trump campaign's attempt to challenge the Wisconsin election results.
Federal judges have been underwhelmed by the former Trump campaign lawyer's evidence of massive election fraud.
The political right needs more self-analysis and less whataboutism.
Eric Coomer says the claim that he bragged about fixing the election during an "antifa conference call" provoked a torrent of abuse and death threats.
President Trump's use of the pardon power confirms Anti-Federalist fears more than did his predecessors'.
The list also included several drug war victims.
The first defamation lawsuit against the Trump campaign and its allies has been filed. More seem likely.
Trump's clemencies last night surprised a lot of people—including one of the recipients. Clemency advocates are confident more are on the way.