Why the 6 January committee’s decision on Donald Trump matters
The referral of the former president to the US justice department on criminal charges sets an important precedent.
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Liz Cheney lost her primary. So what?
Though she helped shape the modern Republican Party, Cheney ultimately put her country ahead of a political career.
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Don’t let Republicans rehabilitate their party through the 6 January hearings
Despite the efforts of Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, their party hasn’t changed since Trump.
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The US’s new status quo
The 6 January committee hearings show how much Donald Trump has irreversibly changed the political landscape.
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US diplomat Marie Yovanovitch: “The Trump years did great damage”
America’s former ambassador to Ukraine on Donald Trump, the 6 January Capitol riot hearings and Russia’s invasion.
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Capitol riot testimony was more smoking gun than smoke and mirrors
Trump wanted people with weapons at his 6 January rally, and knew they could march to the Capitol.
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Liz Cheney can be a villainous Republican and an honourable human being at the same time
Her conduct at the 6 January Capitol riot hearings shows people are neither entirely good nor evil.
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The US Capitol riot hearings shouldn’t be about partisan politics
If America doesn’t properly reckon with the events of 6 January 2021, its democracy may never come back.
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Facts are mere weapons in the war over US Capitol riots narrative
The US congressional hearings are a blockbuster but a divided audience hears two different stories.
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What the US Capitol riot hearings teach us about the slow decay of political norms
Boris Johnson is not “Britain Trump”, but the insurrection on 6 January shows the danger of not calling out political…
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Abuse of the rule of law threatens US democracy
And it’s not just Donald Trump.
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How the Republican Party is undermining trust in public life
Corrosive public attitudes are the culmination of 40 years of the party's relentless anti-government rhetoric.
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‘Tactical’ use of conspiracy theories is poisoning politics
The intimidation of Keir Starmer is a warning about what happens when politicians stoop to untruths.
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Should the BBC interview flat-Earthers?
Fringe views become mainstream – especially if we ignore them.
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If Trump runs again, are journalists ready? ITV’s Robert Moore believes they’re not
TV journalists must get out of the studio, warns the reporter who won awards for his Capitol riot coverage.
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The 6 January attacks never ended
The storming of the Capitol should be remembered in the context of America’s political past — and possible future.
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