Year by year, Congress has destroyed itself as a check on the executive—after the Senate conviction vote, there’s virtually nothing left.
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The Flawed Superhero of Marvel Comics
A new book reveals the origin story of Stan Lee, the self-aggrandizing impresario of an entertainment empire.
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A Primer on the Capitol Police: What We Know From Two Years of Research
The insurrectionist siege of the Capitol brings renewed focus on the force.
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Notes From the Insurrection
Before the Capitol siege, I was at the protests and had the sense that anything could happen but that probably nothing would. I was wrong.
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PRO-TRUMP TERRORISTS BREACH U.S. CAPITOL
Thugs shut down the electoral count. Pence, Pelosi evacuated. Capitol Police Overwhelmed. No plan to end the standoff.
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Electoral College Certification is Dividing the GOP. Good.
Democrats can’t reject all Republicans as deplorables. They need to find the ones they can work with.
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Why Mike Pence Can’t Overturn the Electoral College Vote
Inside the 1887 law that took the power to invalidate an election away from the vice president.
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Will Mike Pence’s Constitutional Duties Sink His Political Future?
He’s spent four years trying to position himself as Trump’s successor, but now he has to preside over Biden’s accession over the objections of his boss.
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Who Will Hold Republicans Accountable in a Biden Administration?
The Washington Monthly will be there and can do so much more if you help.
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Jon Ossoff’s Last Chance
He almost flipped a closely watched House seat in 2017. Last month, he nearly won a Senate perch. Now the 33-year-old has a second high-profile shot at the Senate. It’s a fight for control of the chamber and his political future.
