There are but 16 days left in President Trump’s term, but there is no doubt that he will use all of his remaining time in office to inflict as much damage as he can on democracy — with members of a now-divided Republican Party acting as enablers. That there are […] Read more »
Republicans Begin New Congress Feuding Over Bid to Overturn Election
After four years of enabling and appeasing President Trump, Republicans find themselves at the end of his tenure in exactly the place they had so desperately tried to avoid: a toxic internecine brawl over his conduct and character that could badly damage their party. With their Senate power on the […] Read more »
Pence Welcomes Futile Bid by G.O.P. Lawmakers to Overturn Election
Vice President Mike Pence signaled support on Saturday for a futile Republican bid to overturn the election in Congress next week, after 11 Republican senators and senators-elect said that they would vote to reject President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory when the House and Senate meet to formally certify it. […] Read more »
Even If It’s ‘Bonkers,’ Poll Finds Many Believe QAnon And Other Conspiracy Theories
A significant number of Americans believe misinformation about the origins of the coronavirus and the recent presidential election, as well as conspiracy theories like QAnon, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll. … One of the most striking poll findings has to do with QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory that gained […] Read more »
Trump’s Fraud Claims Died in Court, But the Myth of Stolen Elections Lives On
President Trump’s baseless and desperate claims of a stolen election over the last seven weeks — the most aggressive promotion of “voter fraud” in American history — failed to get any traction in courts across seven states, or come anywhere close to reversing the loss he suffered to Joseph R. […] Read more »
A ‘cult president’? Breaking down Trump’s support
What does it mean to be a “cult president”— one whose supporters will believe and trust him no matter what any other government officials, academics, journalists, politicians, and “professional” experts say? Donald Trump could at the very least be characterized as one of the few presidents with a cult of […] Read more »