Voices
By Far the Worst Thing Trump Did Was Flirt With Nuclear War With North Korea
Trump’s actions on this one issue outweigh everything else, yet it’s received less attention than many of his tweets.
National Security
What's Next for the Militias?
The Capitol riot has forced a reckoning inside America’s militant groups.
Schumer’s Insurrectionist No-Fly List Is a Civil Liberties Nightmare
“Doubling down on use of the no-fly list will entrench an error-prone and unconstitutional system,” said an ACLU lawyer.
On Telegram, the Paramilitary Far Right Looks to Radicalize New Recruits Ahead of Inauguration Day
The boogaloo movement’s most extreme white supremacist element is ratcheting up calls for civil war.
Capitol Mob May Say Trump Made Them Do It. But That Hasn't Always Worked as a Defense.
A Kansas man who plotted to blow up Somalis argued that he was swayed by the president’s anti-immigrant rhetoric. He got 30 years.
Sticking Point in Afghan Peace Talks: Two Forever Prisoners at Guantánamo
The Taliban wants the two remaining Afghans returned, but releasing torture victims could be embarrassing for the U.S.
Voices
A Mob Attacked the Capitol for Trump. Now What?
Wednesday's riot was the next blind step toward an outcome no one wants, driven by people who can’t understand their own endgame.
Capitol Hill Assault Revives Calls for Domestic Terrorism Law, but Civil Liberties Groups Are Wary
"Before we go down this road again, we should think very carefully about whether new authorities are actually needed and how they might be abused."
Voices
Trump May Face Prosecution — but Not for His War Crimes
For U.S. presidents, the torture and killing of civilians is forgivable but mafia-style accounting and hush money payments are not.
Reality Winner Endures Holiday Hardships as Advocates Turn to Biden for Reprieve
In the last year of her harsh sentence, the NSA whistleblower’s bid for clemency is gaining backers.