On Sunday, Nov. 14, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) posted to Twitter and Instagram a video created by his campaign that depicted him committing violence against fellow representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) […]
Tag: Jan. 6
America’s broken justice system
by Will Bunch You’ve probably heard the old political maxim, most popular in the crime-ridden 1970s, that a conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged. In the 2020s, it turns […]
House members colluding with the Capitol rioters, warrants expulsion
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 of St. Louis […]
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 have apparently sworn […]
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 a noxious slurry […]
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 giant Facebook. First, […]
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 Capitol on Jan. […]
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. 6 assault on […]
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 “revolution” and claiming […]
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 Jan. 6, into […]
