Days after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump supporters intent on overturning Trump’s election loss, freshman Rep. Cori Bush […]
Tag: Jan. 6
My people are Americans
I’ve got something to say about “you people.” That, as you may recall, was how I referred, in a recent column, to Mike Pence and others who […]
Dear Mike Pence …
Dear Mike Pence: Most of them are fervid adherents of bizarre conspiracy theories and fascist dogmas that might yet burn this country down. Many of them spew […]
Facebook’s bad days show government needs to step in
EDITOR’S NOTE: This online-only version contains additional information not found in the print or e-edition of today’s paper. It’s been a harrowing 72-or-so hours for social media […]
Fix the law that made Jan. 6 possible
by Doyle McManus Next weekend, supporters of former President Donald Trump plan to march on Washington in a show of support for the rioters who stormed the […]
McCarthy’s thuggish threat deserves an ethics probe
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has entered dangerous new territory in warning telecom companies not to comply with lawful requests from the House committee investigating the Jan. […]
GOP silent on tweet supporting would-be bomber
On Thursday, a North Carolina man drove a truck onto a sidewalk outside the Library of Congress, demanding to meet with President Joe Biden, ranting about a […]
Backing the blue takes back seat to Trump
by LZ Granderson Last week, former President Donald Trump ratcheted up his efforts to turn Ashli Babbitt, the insurrectionist who was slain in the U.S. Capitol on […]
Aug. 1 letters to the editor
Careful what you wish for — you might get it The lead story in our local newspaper (DP-07-22-21) concerns a letter to the president of the United […]
The must-see Jan. 6 hearings
by Virginia Heffernan “Let that sink in” is among the most persistent refrains on political Twitter. Jolts have hit American brains too fast and too furious over […]