And maybe the Fourth Reich by Andreas Kluth The police raid was apparently the largest in postwar German history. Early on Wednesday morning, some 3,000 officers from […]
Tag: Jan. 6
Good turn of events, made possible by a still sturdy judicial branch
by Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut Last week was a good week for the rule of law, the courts and the Constitution. Last Thursday, Dec. 1, […]
Clarence Thomas’ Jan. 6 conflicts of interest are showing again
by Jackie Calmes Amid all the attention recently to “Trumpty Dumpty’s” do-over presidential candidacy, the midterm elections and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s semi-farewell, one bit of Washington news […]
Jan. 6 hearings were memorable even without many soundbites
What will we remember from the House hearings investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol? Certainly not partisan squabbling, because with just two Republicans opposed to […]
Reforming the Electoral Count Act should not
be controversial
The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a bill to reform how Congress certifies electors after a presidential election. That bill (or a similar but slightly […]
Electoral Count Act up next on Congress’ list
As former President Donald Trump desperately clung to power last year, a number of flaws in the U.S. election system became all too clear. Thankfully, one may […]
Mar-a-Lago search through a veteran FBI agent’s eyes
by Frank Montoya Jr. Let me start by stating the obvious. The execution of a federal search warrant at the residence of a former U.S. president is […]
Will GOP trigger even more violence?
by Jackie Calmes Wasn’t Jan. 6, 2021, proof enough for Rep. “My Kevin” McCarthy and other Republican officials that words matter? That anti-government rhetoric, echoes of Donald […]
What we thought we knew is wrong
by David M. Shribman We are living a Brock Lovett moment. Brock Lovett? Reel your memory back a quarter century. Summon the most dramatic moment in the […]
Are missing texts hiding the biggest secret of Jan. 6?
by Will Bunch You’ve probably heard the expression that the cover-up is always worse than the crime — a notion that was cemented by the mother of […]