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The storming of the Capitol and the security presence in downtown Washington have both been likened to war zones. But does the comparison make sense?

Convicting the president and barring him from future office is the clearest way forward for the GOP.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was recently arrested in Moscow, just months after being poisoned in an assassination attempt, in what could become ...

But not in ways that will only further entrench the surveillance state.

Observers abroad who watched the attack unfold in Washington this week share some surprising perspectives about what it means for democracy.

Cross-posted from Asia Times. I am reposting this essay which is behind the Asia Times paywall in consideration of the seriousness of the situation. This is not a drill. No Russian cyber...

A Capitol police officer dies amid the latest fallout from the rampage in Washington by Trump supporters. The U.S. is the real banana republic.

Democrats Love Violence Happy Friday, my dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Apocalypse Now is still my favorite Rom-Com. While we are still reeling from this ridiculous first week of 2021 I think...

We're tracking who has quit the Trump administration after the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Former President George W. Bush issued a statement as protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol...

Every living former US president is speaking out in the aftermath of riots descending on the US Capitol in an effort to disrupt Congress certifying President-elect Biden's Electoral College v…

Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton derided the rioters who forced an evacuation of the House and Senate chambers of the US Capitol in strongly worded statements that stressed the need for a peaceful transfer of power.

Former President George W. Bush said he and his wife, Laura, are sickened and heartbroken over the "mayhem" in Washington, D.C., and have watched in "disbelief and dismay" as events unfolded. Bush said the "assault" on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and the disruption of a constitutionally mandated meeting to

What's really the bigger threat to democracy: lawyers asking the courts to adjudicate claims of election fraud, or government officials threatening to use police powers to quash dissent?Considered in those

On January 6, 2021, the U.S. House and Senate will get together to accept the electoral votes. If one House representative and one Senator decide to challenge the results, they are allowed to debat…

What may be behind President Trump's refusal to concede the election, despite overwhelming evidence that he lost, is a desire for a pardon that might shield him from federal criminal prosecution once he leaves office. His former White House Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci, has said as much. In effect, he wants a hardball deal. Joe […]

Over the weekend, several Republicans said the president should concede.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), one of President Trump's most vocal GOP critics, stepped up his ca...

This is not the legal A team.

Joe Biden won the presidency promising to bring Americans together. But now his administration is sure to come under pressure from some Democrats to risk exacerbating divisions by investigating and prosecuting Donald Trump.