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Donald Trump on the phone in the Oval Office (Getty Images/Alex Wong)

Trump's second failed coup

Bob Brigham
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Calls to cancel student loans continue

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
Steve Bannon, former White House Chief Strategist, attends the media conference Nordiske Mediedager 2019 in Bergen. (Gonzales Photo/Jarle H. Moe/PYMCA-Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Despite bans, Bannon is still on Apple

Lydia DePillis - ProPublica
A pro-Trump mob floods into the Capitol Building after breaking into it on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Fired for storming the Capitol?

Elizabeth C. Tippett - The Conversation
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Tom Cotton (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Cotton: Not an Army Ranger after all

Roger Sollenberger
Donald Trump and Don Jr. (Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla/Scott Olson)

Don Jr. picks up where his dad left off

Jon Skolnik
U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office just hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden became the 46th president of the United States earlier today during the ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

After Trump overdose, media must refocus

Dan Froomkin - Press Watch
Pro-Trump protesters and Proud Boys march in front of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Proud Boys turn on the police

Roger Sollenberger
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Bernie Sanders and Mitch McConnell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Screw McConnell: Nuke the filibuster now

Amanda Marcotte
A protester dressed like the Statue of Liberty stands with a fist raised on the grounds of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol earlier, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

America must avoid a collective amnesia

Heather Digby Parton
Supporters of Q-Anon and crowds gather outside the U.S. Capitol for the "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

QAnon believers struggle with reality

Igor Derysh
Mitch McConnell; Charles Schumer (Getty/Alex Wong/Mark Wilson)

Filibuster face-off: Who'll blink first?

Jon Skolnik
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Paul Davis live-streaming during the Capitol Riot on January 6th, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Instagram)

Capitol riot lawyer unleashes Kraken

Roger Sollenberger
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (Getty Images/ Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool)

Texas GOP vows to fight Biden's agenda

Bryan Mena - The Texas Tribune
Former President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House on November 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Operation Warp Speed is creating chaos

Caroline Chen, Isaac Arnsdorf, Ryan Gabrielson - ProPublica
Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt on Fox & Friends (Fox News)

"That is what the Republican Party is"

David Edwards - Raw Story
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Ivanka Trump and former President Donald Trump (Getty/Brendan Smialowski)

Trump runs up a tab before leaving town

Jon Skolnik
Donald Trump | Twitter Logo (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Twitter)

Trump's Twitter ban brings peace

Amanda Marcotte
Former General Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s recently pardoned national security adviser, speaks during a protest of the outcome of the 2020 presidential election outside the Supreme Court on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Thousands of protesters who refuse to accept that President-elect Joe Biden won the election are rallying ahead of the electoral college vote to make Trump's 306-to-232 loss official. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Army lied about Flynn brother: report

Igor Derysh
US President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the public health and economic crises at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware on January 14, 2021. - President-elect Joe Biden will propose injecting $1.9 trillion into the US economy when he takes office next week, as evidence mounts that the recovery from the sharp downturn caused by Covid-19 is flagging. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

10 reasons for hope on Inauguration Day

Danny Feingold - Capital & Main
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Donald Trump and the Articles of Impeachment (Getty Images/Salon)

Why impeaching Trump sends a message

Michael Blake - The Conversation
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

"He's gone": Celebration as Trump leaves

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
(L) West Front of the U.S. Capitol during Joe Biden's Presidential inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (R) US President Donald Trumps supporters riot outside the Capitol building in Washington D.C., United States on January 06, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Looking back at carnage, forward to hope

Chauncey DeVega
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Madison Cawthorn and Lauren Boebert (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

New GOP lawmakers deny giving tours

Roger Sollenberger
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