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For a Speaker Jordan, the point would be sabotaging democracy
The man’s accomplished nothing but disorder.
‘We have to bear witness’
“We have become all too inured in the US and, some would argue globally, to obscene levels of inhumanity,” says Victoria Brownworth.
The Claremont Institute is behind the right’s ‘Red Caesarism’ craze
It was at the forefront of Trump’s J6 coup attempt and it’s leading the charge to end democracy in America, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
Biden’s statesmen’s balance tested at home and abroad
The prospect of antisemitic violence in America as well as Israel.
Biden strikes a statesmen’s balance that everyone needs
The president had warnings for all sides, including Israel.
No, the Biden administration did not fund Hamas’ attack on Israel
Biden reaffirmed America’s “unwavering” support of Israel, but you wouldn’t know that by listening to Trump or other GOP candidates.
With Jim Jordan as the speaker, the House would be even more chaotic and disorderly
After Trump’s endorsement, will GOP insurgents hamstring him the way they did Kevin McCarthy? Or did they learn a lesson?
The Democrats were entitled to punish bad Republican behavior
They have saved the Republicans from themselves for long enough.
With McCarthy out, Democrats finish GOP’s civil-war battle
Historic vote to toss speaker may signal end of an era during which Democrats cleaned up after Republicans for more than a decade.
Trump’s climate of intimidation
And it’s getting ridiculous, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.