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In the aftermath of the January 6 riot, extremists have become obsessed with the federal agents who might lurk among them.

History suggests that Joe Biden and the Democrats are going to have a tough two years and a disaster in the midterms. Here’s their plan to avoid that.

The country’s future now rests in the hands of a generation that won’t be around to see the outcomes of its decisions.

Tension within the Republican coalition over the Capitol riot could push GOP-leaning voters into the new president’s camp.

With a 50–50 split in the Senate, Harris is poised to have final say over crucial decisions in the coming years.

The quiet in the streets of D.C. today was a fitting end to the noisiest political era many Americans can remember.

The handover of power was a solemn affair. There was no mistaking the new administration for the old one.

The outgoing president’s journey from reality television to the Oval Office is evident in every smile and every scowl.

Blocks from the Capitol, residents and business owners must pass through military checkpoints to go about their day.

“The First White President,” revisited

Demonstrations across the country after the Capitol riot were small, but more violence may soon come.

Civil society cannot allow mistrust in institutions to become violent rebellion.

Any chance of a normal security environment for the president-elect evaporated during the Capitol siege.

The key to guaranteeing staffers’ health and well-being is relatively simple.

How will the GOP recover from the Trump era? Pretend it never happened.

So far, cumulative acts of civic virtue have saved the republic. But the constitutional order is still in danger.

The congresswoman tested positive for COVID-19 after sheltering with Republicans who refused to wear masks.

The vice president has no obvious place in GOP electoral politics.

The insurrection could spur a federal-government crackdown on white-nationalist groups, as well as strengthen the case for systemic police reform.

As the FBI warns of violence, anti-government extremists are ready to get in on the chaos.

Atlantic writers will discuss the future of democracy after last week’s insurrection, live at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday.

Delaware’s congresswoman thought she might die in the riot at the Capitol. Then her Republican colleagues mocked her for handing out masks while they sheltered together.

In impeaching President Trump a second time, Democrats believe they’re acting to remove “a clear and present danger” not only to American citizens and democracy at large, but to themselves specifically.

How The Epoch Times became a pro-Trump propaganda machine in an age of plague and insurrection ​​​​​

The state’s hyperefficient health-care system runs pretty well—unless a pandemic strikes.