Derrick Evans, who was elected to be a West Virginia delegate but then never served, could serve up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a charge related […]
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Feb. 6 letters to the editor
Remembering the collapsed Pa. bridge Many things in my life have concerned the very bridge the nation is commenting on — the Forbes Avenue bridge — that recently collapsed in […]
Trump all but promised a racially charged civil war if he’s indicted
by Will Bunch For a nation that’s awakened every morning for nearly two years to a Groundhog Day of pandemic and paranoia, the scenes from Donald Trump’s latest comeback rally […]
Insurrection equals seditious conspiracy on Jan. 6
I have had an ongoing debate with some MetroNews Talkline listeners during the last year over how to identify the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. I […]
Fake 2020 Electoral College certificates
by Will Bunch On Dec. 14, 2020, 20 prominent Pennsylvania Democrats gathered in Harrisburg — in a ceremony shorn of some of its pomp and circumstance because of COVID-19, but […]
Biden makes clear who is at fault for insurrection
President Joe Biden Thursday gave probably the most forceful and assertive speech of his long political life. Gone was the pleading, folksy, queasy tone that usually permeates his public remarks. […]
Jan. 6: One year later
Jan. 6 is no longer just a date. It is a day that will haunt America’s history for the rest of time, the way Dec. 7 will always be the […]
The global legacy of Jan. 6
by Trudy Rubin The global impact of the Jan. 6 insurrection is still growing one year after the attack. Most Americans don’t realize the shock felt by our foreign friends, […]
Jan. 6 insurrection a dress rehearsal for something far worse
It was an act of country love. This is what we have repeatedly been told about the insurrection at the Capitol, one year ago this week. The claim began, as […]
How will historians judge Jan. 6?
by Alexander Keyssar For a brief moment last January, in the immediate wake of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, it appeared that the final chapter of the Trump era […]
