Opinion · 117th Congress
Anger has been the drug of choice for our political system for too long
Mercifully, it never came to that, but it was close, just as the outcome of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot could have been far more catastrophic than it was.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Republicans, if this isn’t impeachable, what is?
On Jan. 6, 2021, at 2:24 p.m., an angry Donald Trump tweeted: “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country and our Constitution …” At that very moment
Opinion · 117th Congress
The GOP talks a good game, but let’s review those conservative principles
leadership to move on from impeachment, a future face of the party, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley — after criticizing Trump’s postelection attempts to hold on to power and his actions on Jan. 6
Opinion · 117th Congress
How the Republican Party can move forward after Trump
It won’t be easy, but here are four ways to begin: First, the Republican Party must strongly affirm that Joe Biden is our duly elected president and that the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol is against
Opinion · 117th Congress
No surprise, American Catholics are as split as the nation over Biden
America is not a theocracy, but it was impossible to miss or not be appalled at the religious imagery invoked at the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection and assault on the U.S.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Let’s not forget the staffers
The harrowing images from Jan. 6 at the Capitol are ones that will forever be burned in the memories of those of us who have made a career here in Washington, D.C.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Companies are abandoning anti-democratic politicians, but they shouldn’t abandon their PACs
In the wake of the events of Jan. 6, about 50 companies have now announced they are banning contributions to the 147 legislators in question or taking a pause from making PAC donations or, in a few
Opinion · 117th Congress
Securing the Capitol shouldn’t mean it becomes a fortress
It will be important to closely examine how things got out of hand on Jan. 6 and how the security failed. Those responsible — both internally and externally — should be held accountable.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Errant Republicans must loudly hail Biden’s legitimacy
Maybe two decades of quiet work as hospital orderlies in critical care wards might be the only way that Hawley and Cruz can begin to erase the stain of Jan. 6.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The health care price transparency revolution begins next month
Such inflated bills cause more than 1 in six 6 Americans to have medical debt in collections, according to the Urban Institute. In some states, such as Texas, this ratio increases to around 1 in 4.
Opinion · 116th Congress
To win, Trump must focus on the economy in campaign’s remaining days
He also flipped voters with a high school education from -6 in 2012 to +5. For Trump to win this year, this coalition of nontraditional Republican voters must be sustained.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Good riddance to the summer of 2020
A Sept. 6-8 Economist/YouGov poll found a majority of Biden voters were voting against Trump rather than for Biden by a 54 percent to 43 percent margin.
Opinion · 116th Congress
To honor John Lewis, and our democracy, restore the Voting Rights Act now
On Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon Baines Johnson sat at a small desk in the President’s Room of the U. S. Capitol and used dozens of pens to sign one of the most important documents in U.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Congress should seize the moment to modernize during COVID-19
On April 6, the speaker’s office announced that this procedure will be permitted, but also that “normal practice for Floor submissions will resume once the House returns full-time to the Capitol for regular
Opinion · 116th Congress
The virus and the fabulist in chief in the White House
The 30-year-old Freeman is a 6-foot-5-inch professional athlete — and the virus was powerful enough to make him fear for his life. Just the flu?
Opinion · 116th Congress
As budget blues set in, get ready for a Democratic food fight
New York City alone has to find another $6 billion in cuts next year, guaranteeing that Democratic special interests will scramble for scraps.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The very American Postal Service now a partisan pawn, with democracy at stake
Jefferson County, which includes Louisville, caused concern that the elderly, those with disabilities or those without transportation would be unduly inconvenienced; a judge ruled that voters inside at 6:
Opinion · 116th Congress
America — Halfway between hope and heartbreak
Leaving legal arguments aside, Monday’s 6-to-3 Supreme Court decision outlawing job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (with Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch writing for the
Opinion · 116th Congress
A mercurial Trump foils Charlotte’s best-laid RNC plans, probably
more than $150 million it was estimated the 2012 Democratic convention that nominated President Barack Obama for a second term brought in, while the city council approved the move, albeit by a close 6-
Opinion · 116th Congress
Want to help essential U.S. manufacturing? Reform the aluminum tariff program
Even before the pandemic, domestic aluminum demand was down more than 6 percent year-over-year — the first drop in nearly a decade — despite imports more than doubling in certain aluminum markets over