This week saw the chaos Josh Hawley unleashed and the Georgia victories that Stacey Abrams helped deliver. As Kamala Harris says, we’re at an inflection point. Will the future be better?
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Trump Forced the Ultimate Loyalty Test on Congressional Republicans
Even after the president incited an insurrection against Congress, six senators and 121 representatives voted to proclaimed that the GOP is his party.
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The Constitution Won
The seizure of the Capitol was heartbreaking and infuriating but this week has shown the strength of the Constitution and the wisdom of diffusing power.
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I Was a Capitol Police Officer
I watched the scenes in the US Capitol with the same feelings of national violation as all of us. What I learned on the job.
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At Long Last But Too Late, Impeachment and the 25th Amendment Have Bipartisan Support
Finally, there’s a bipartisan consensus that he must go whether it’s via the 25th Amendment or impeachment
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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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After the Capitol Terror, Forget Those “Better Angels”
We cling to Lincoln’s call for reconciliation but we need a government and an Attorney General Merrick Garland who will punish the domestic terrorists.
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What Brought About the Historic Sea Change in Georgia?
Credit goes to the Black women who have been organizing for years.
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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.
