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September 2, 2021
Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie
After months of amplifying Donald Trump’s claims about 2020 election “fraud,” the senator is captured on tape admitting the truth: Trump lost.
John Nichols
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March 5, 2021
We Must Protect the Squad!
As soon as they arrived, the Black and brown leftists of Congress became targets of right-wing terror groups.
Kali Holloway
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February 8, 2021
The House’s Impeachment Trial Memorandum Is Damning
“Since the dawn of the Republic, no enemy—foreign or domestic—had ever obstructed Congress’s counting of the votes,” the brief says. “Until President Trump.”
The Nation
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January 27, 2021
Expel Josh Hawley
The Missouri senator is just as guilty as Trump. As the Senate gears up for the impeachment trial, some senators are beginning to look at Hawley too.
John Nichols
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January 14, 2021
The Capitol, Fortified
One week on from Trump’s riot, heavy fencing surrounds the Capitol complex and a swath of Washington is locked down tight.
Andrew McCormick
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January 13, 2021
Trump’s Insurrection Threatens US Democracy—and Therefore Climate Survival
Only a democracy that works can defuse the climate crisis.
Mark Hertsgaard
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January 11, 2021
No, We Do Not Need New Anti-Terrorism Laws to Combat Right-Wing Extremists
In the wake of the storming of the Capitol, many people have begun calling to expand the War on Terror. This would be a grave error.
Moustafa Bayoumi
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January 10, 2021
Impeach—and Hold the Articles, if Necessary—Is the Right Way Forward
Some Democrats worry that a Senate trial could paralyze Biden’s first 100 days. That’s no reason not to impeach Trump. It could be cause to pause after that.
Joan Walsh
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January 10, 2021
210 House Democrats Endorse Trump’s Immediate Impeachment
If Pence does not invoke the 25th Amendment by Tuesday morning, House Democrats will impeach.
John Nichols
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October 9, 2020
Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism
Even after the FBI disrupted an alleged terrorist plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the president keeps fanning the flames of violence.
Jeet Heer