1. republican party
    Can Republicans Bounce Back Like They Did After Nixon?The last GOP president to be impeached and disgraced shattered his party.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. capitol riot
    House Republicans Disobey Police, Dodge Metal Detectors in CapitolSeveral Republicans walked past House Chamber metal detectors and many more objected to the security measure common in American life.
    By Matt Stieb
  3. the national interest
    Trump Made the Stupidest Possible Argument on Mike PenceMaybe don’t use the P-word on a guy who’s very famously religious?
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. self defense
    Mo Brooks Is Definitely Not a Criminal, So Stop AskingIn a bizarre statement, Brooks defended himself from “scurrilous, George Orwellian, 1984, Socialist Democrats Politics of Personal Destruction.”
    By Sarah Jones
  5. capitol riot
    Mitch McConnell Reportedly Open to Impeaching TrumpThe Senate majority leader has supposedly told associates how he feels about the process unfurling against the president.
    By Justin Miller
  7. politics
    Capitol Riot ‘Caveman’ From Brooklyn Arrested After Outing HimselfThe son of a judge was busted by the FBI after he told the New York Post who he was during the middle of the riot while holding pilfered cop gear.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  8. conservatism
    As ‘Woke Capital’ Turns on Trump, the GOP Turns on ‘Small Government’The movement for “small government” is starting to realize that it has more influence over the state than it does over the corporate sector.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. coronavirus
    Lawmakers Test Positive for COVID-19 After Capitol Riot: Full ListThree members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19 in the days after they were forced to shelter in close quarters with maskless colleagues.
    By Charlotte Klein
  10. politics
    Harvard Decides That Actions Sometimes Have ConsequencesElise Stefanik repeated the Republican Party’s lies about the election being stolen, now she’s been kicked out of the prestigious Kennedy School.
    By Sarah Jones
  11. obits
    Conservative Megadonor Sheldon Adelson May Be the Last of His KindThe casino mogul, who has died at 87, typified the kingmaking role made possible by Citizens United.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. capitol riot
    Don’t Impeach Trump: Treat Him Like a Civil War TraitorThe Constitution contains a quick and simple way to bar the president from holding office again.
    By Cristian Farias
  13. the national interest
    Trump Warns Impeachment Will Cause ‘Tremendous Danger’He doesn’t sound very contrite about the mob.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. the national interest
    Trump Authoritarianism Denial Is Over NowJust weeks, ago, conservatives insisted Trump would concede if he lost the election.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. politics
    The GOP Is Trying to Hold Democracy HostageThey say no to impeachment because it’s divisive. But unity is impossible without accountability.
    By Sarah Jones
  16. capitol insurrection
    Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Has Tested Positive for COVIDAfter sheltering from the Capitol Hill insurrection, in a room where “there were over 100 people and many were Republicans not wearing masks.”
    By Rebecca Traister
  17. games
    Bill Belichick Can’t Escape Trump That EasilyThe Patriots coach declined a Medal of Freedom, but his and other Trump-friendly sports figures’ legacies remain linked to the president.
    By Will Leitch
  18. capitol riot
    Everyone Who Has Quit the Trump Administration After Wednesday’s AnarchyThree Cabinet members have resigned in the wake of the insurrection.
    By Benjamin Hart
  19. capitol police
    Capitol Police Suspends Cop Who Took Selfie With Pro-Trump Mob During RiotAs many as 15 officers are under investigation for their alleged behavior during the Capitol Riot.
    By Matt Stieb
  20. capitol riot
    Mo Brooks Slapped With Censure Resolution Over Pre-Riot SpeechThe GOP representative was an instigator of the Electoral College vote coup effort and helped incite the crowd that violently disrupted it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. capitol riot
    Who Dies for Donald Trump?Ashli Babbitt’s loved ones didn’t know how extreme she was until they saw her storm the Capitol.
    By Miranda Green
  22. capitol riot
    Could the 14th Amendment Ban Trump From Holding Office Again?Even if a Trump political comeback isn’t blocked by impeachment, his incitement to insurrection may make him subject to a ban meant for Confederates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. capitol insurrection
    Insurrectionist’s Ex-wife Identified Him to the FedsAnd she wasn’t the only one to recognize him from footage of the riot.
    By Claire Lampen
  24. impeachment
    Read the House’s Impeachment Article Against President TrumpA single charge: “incitement of insurrection.”
    By Benjamin Hart
  25. capitol riot
    Read Melania Trump’s Letter About the Capitol RiotShe condemns political violence — and critical media coverage of herself.
    By Benjamin Hart
  26. the national interest
    Why Republicans Are Finally Trying to Wash Off the Trump StinkBetter way, way, way too late than never.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. capitol riot
    Capitol Police Officer Who Responded to Pro-Trump Riot Dies by SuicideHoward Liebengood, 51, was the second member of the Capitol Police to die in the past week.
    By Matt Stieb
  28. georgia
    White House Forced Out U.S. Attorney Amid Effort to Overturn Election in GeorgiaThe top federal prosecutor in Atlanta, Byung Pak, was reportedly told to resign because Trump was upset he didn’t help find voter fraud in Georgia.
    By Chas Danner
  29. the swamp
    The Silence of the DamnedWithout his tweets, it’s like Trump’s presidency is already over.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  30. georgia
    Trump Also Made Call to Pressure Georgia Election InvestigatorThe president called the state’s top elections investigator on December 23 and urged them to “find the fraud.”
    By Chas Danner
  31. capitol riot
    A Domestic Terrorism Law Can’t Solve Right-Wing ViolenceThe idea is back after the Capitol riot, but the enemies of democracy could use such a statute as a tool against the left.
    By Sarah Jones
  32. politics
    Twitter Bans Trump for LifeThe president got banned from his personal account, then got busted using the White House and campaign accounts.
    By Justin Miller
  33. the swamp
    Senior Trump Official: We Were Wrong, He’s a ‘Fascist’“The legacy of the Trump administration is going to be that the president sparked an insurrection and people died.”
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  34. capitol insurrection
    ‘It Was No Accident’Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on surviving the siege.
    By Rebecca Traister
  35. politics
    Will Donald Trump Try to Take His Act to TikTok?I asked the company whether he’d be welcome on the platform. Its silence raises some interesting questions.
    By Chris Stokel-Walker
  36. capitol riot
    Democrats Keeping It Simple on Basis for ImpeachmentThe draft article, which could come to a vote by next week, has one article focused on Trump’s incitement to insurrection on January 6.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. capitol riot
    Biden’s Top Hill Allies: We Got This, You Focus on Taking OverThe incoming president struck a milder tone than Democrats in Congress who want to expel Republicans and impeach Trump again.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  38. capitol riot
    Trump Supporters Harass Lindsey Graham at AirportThe president’s loyalists chanted “traitor” and heckled the Republican lawmaker on Friday.
    By Charlotte Klein
  39. the national circus
    The Trashing of the RepublicThe only response to the carnage in Washington is to banish Trump and his traitorous collaborators from civil society.
    By Frank Rich
  40. capitol riot
    Impeachment Could Ban Trump From Running in 2024It’s too late for Congress to remove Trump before Inauguration Day. But a post-presidential impeachment and conviction could prevent a Trump comeback.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. coronavirus vaccine
    Biden to Release Nearly All Available COVID-19 Vaccine DosesIn a major break from current policy, Biden will stop holding back second doses “to ensure the Americans who need it most get it as soon as possible.”
    By Charlotte Klein
  42. coronavirus
    U.S. Surpasses 4,000 COVID Deaths in a Day for the First TimeThe record is unfortunately bolstered by other indicators which suggest the rate of death will rise.
    By Matt Stieb
  43. politics
    ‘The Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back’A dozen Republican operatives speak out after the party lost the Senate and a mob attacked the Capitol in the president’s name.
    By Ben Jacobs
  44. capitol riot
    Is There Really Enough Time to Impeach and Remove Trump?There may be a point to doing this beyond throwing him out of the White House two weeks early.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. capitol riot
    You Do Not Have to Hand It to the GOPPraising Republicans for small gestures at a moment of maximum peril ignores how they brought us here.
    By Sarah Jones
  46. capitol riot
    Trump Repays His Sycophants With Needless BetrayalTrump could have left office with some dignity and support intact. But instead he is self-isolating more than any president since Nixon.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. the national interest
    The Pure Joy of Watching Trump Torment Mike PenceThe president’s sycophant gets the end he deserves.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. the body politic
    The Only Strategy Left for DemocratsAfter this week, the mandate is clear: Make people’s lives better. And stop trying to placate Republicans.
    By Rebecca Traister
  49. politics
    Mob of Trump Supporters Seize U.S. Capitol in Stunning Attack on DemocracyFour people died in the assault, including one woman shot to death by police, authorities said.
    By Justin Miller
  50. georgia senate runoffs
    As Trump Thugs Attack Congress, Senate Flips to DemocratsGeorgia voters took away the Republican Party’s remaining source of power in Washington and ensure that Trump leaves office as a serial loser.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. president trump
    This Is What Trumpism Without Trump Looks LikeTrump mobilized a white-supremacist tradition that he cannot control.
    By Sarah Jones
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