Jonathan Swan: Bill Barr Quit Because He Knew Trump Was Lying about the Election
It is late in the day for former Attorney General Bill Barr to rehabilitate his reputation, but he apparently gave journalist Jonathan Swan an inside...
Category : Elections
Mike Klonsky: Not with a Bang, But a Whimper, Trump Slithers Away
This is a great post by Mike Klonsky about the ignominious end of the Trump nightmare. He planned a big military send-off for himself but...
Politico: Trump Officials at Pentagon Refused to Cooperate with Biden Team
Politico reports that Trump officials at the Pentagon refused to share information with the Biden transition team. Shameful but typical of Trump, who lacks any...
Washington Post: Private Militias Planned the Insurrection
Court documents were released about the militia members who planned the January 6 Insurrection, according to the Washington Post, that led to the sacking of...
Alex Newhouse: Radical Activists Revealed Their Plans for January 6 Online
In this article published at The Conversation, Alex Newhouse writes that far-right activists made their plans known on social media for weeks in advance. Newhouse...
Yvonne Abraham: The Party That Broke the Country Had the Audacity to Ask for Unity
Yvonne Abraham is a brilliant columnist for the Boston Globe. She watched the impeachment hearings and found it ironic that the party defending the most...
Katherine Stewart: Josh Hawley, Religious Zealot
Katherine Stewart is the nation’s leading chronicler of Christian nationalism and the religious right. Her latest book, The Power Worshippers, is a must-read; I reviewed...
What Trump Did During the Insurrection
Hiding from the rioters in a secret location away from the Capitol, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appealed to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law...
Dana Milbank: The Republican Party Deserves to Die
Dana Milbank writes that the Republican Party deserves to die because so many of its members chose fealty to Trump over loyalty to the country....