The push by Democrats to impeach the president for his role in inciting the attack on the Capitol underscores how American politics has been profoundly shaken in ways still hard to measure. Pat Toomey called the president’s actions “impeachable.” He’s the third G.O.P. senator to signal openness to his ouster or demand he resign. Catch up on the latest. They came from around the country with different affiliations — QAnon, Proud Boys, elected officials, everyday Americans — united by one allegiance. In a December call, President Trump told a Georgia election investigator that the official would be a “national hero” for finding evidence of fraud. White House officials’ pressure on the federal prosecutor in Atlanta to resign was also revealed. A well-known conspiracy theorist who entered the Capitol shirtless, wearing a fur headdress with horns, was among those arrested. The Department of Justice said on Friday that Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr. was one of 13 people who had been charged in federal court after a violent pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. In encounters with their constituents this week, Republican lawmakers have grappled with the consequences of their yearslong alliance with President Trump: an angry, misinformed base. The companies pulled support for the “free speech” social network, all but killing the service just as many conservatives are seeking alternatives to Facebook and Twitter. The ability of a handful of people to control our public discourse has never been more obvious. There are reasons to question the wisdom of recent actions by Twitter in barring President Trump from its site and Simon & Schuster in canceling the publication of Senator Josh Hawley’s book. But the First Amendment is on their side. Wide segments of the party are eager to see investigations and prosecutions of President Trump and his allies, while President-elect Joseph Biden is taking a more measured approach. The inaugural committee did not disclose how much it has raised so far for the event, which is to be scaled down because of the pandemic. As allies abandon the president, his favorite network revives familiar villains for the Biden era. And the prospects for a Trump TV media venture are “greatly diminished.” A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next. Some states are already expanding eligibility to people 65 and over, even though millions of people the C.D.C. recommends go first — health care workers and nursing home residents — have yet to get shots. Online registration sites for vaccination are crucial, but the scale of demand for the shots is causing issues. Here’s the latest pandemic news. Blocked from obtaining vaccines from the United States, its putative ally, and taunted in Russian propaganda, Ukraine turned to China. The Boeing 737-500, a Sriwijaya Air flight, had taken off from Jakarta, the capital. Officials said they found body parts and possibly part of the wreckage. The Capitol attack shows the danger of forgetting America’s history. The duty to remember our country’s history belongs to all Americans. The presidency melts down, as Trump becomes too vile even for Twitter. Let’s talk about options to remove him, and to change norms. It’s a struggle between you and the Big Food marketers who sell you junk. You’re set up to lose. The Capitol Hill riot tore the veil between the right’s dreamworld and reality. Biometric data led President Trump to pardon an American soldier convicted of killing Afghan civilians. What if the data was wrong? Georgia illuminates the path to Black power. It lies in the South. Follow me there. The Confederacy built a lasting myth of victory out of defeat. Trump and his followers may, too. Kamala Harris’s niece is building her own empire with statement T-shirts. Just don’t define her by her family. The decision by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meant to signal a warming of relations with Taipei and a tougher line with Beijing, but the Biden administration could easily reverse the move. On Twitter, the trainer, Eric Guillot, denied that the name was offensive, but he had directed it at a Black television analyst. The horse ended up with a new name. Dr. Anthony S. Fauci told performing arts professionals that if the vaccination program was a success, performances could resume with relatively few restrictions. Singapore’s three major universities have reported zero cases. Their secret: technology, tough penalties and students willing to comply. Many residents of Murdock, Minn., said they were horrified that an organization condemned by watchdogs as a white supremacist hate group would open a church. City leaders said they had little choice but to grant a permit. A decade after 69 people were killed by a right-wing gunman at a youth camp, the construction of a memorial is at the center of a lawsuit. Only a handful of soccer players attain what might be best described as mainstream cultural relevance. That kind of fame now comes with responsibility. More Recent Articles |
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