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A Year Later, Jan. 6 Becomes Just Another Wedge in a Divided Nation

The nearly universal outrage after the assault on the Capitol has reverted to separate blue and red realities, and former President Donald J. Trump has remained the dominant force in his party.

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Biden Accuses Trump of Holding ‘Dagger at the Throat of America’

President Biden is expected to warn that democracy is at risk. Follow our coverage of today’s events.

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Women of the Movement Is a Flawed But Crucial Retelling of the Emmett Till Tragedy

It was supposed to be like summer camp. A 14-year-old Chicago boy talks his worried single mom into letting him accept an invitation to his uncle’s Mississippi farm to harvest cotton, commune with nature and bond with his cousins. In

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WATCH LIVE: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing on anniversary of Jan. 6 riot

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks to members of the media Thursday on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack. The event is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET. Watch in the player above. President Joe

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Covid Treatments Including Paxlovid Are Rationed as Cases Spike

Scarce supplies and surging Covid cases have caused health officials, hospitals, doctors and patients to scramble for pills and infusions.

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How Dan Bongino is building a right-wing media infrastructure in time for 2024

New Yorker writer Evan Osnos says no one in media has profited more from the Trump era than Bongino, who hosts the country’s fourth most listened to radio show and has 8.5 million weekly listeners.

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‘The Last Picture Show’ director Peter Bogdanovich has died at 82

Writer, director, actor and lifelong cinephile Peter Bogdanovich has died. He directed the Oscar-nominated movie The Last Picture Show, along with Paper Moon, They All Laughed and What’s Up Doc. (Image credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix)

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The Next Big Lies: Jan. 6 Was No Big Deal, or a Left-Wing Plot

How revisionist histories of Jan. 6 picked up where the “stop the steal” campaign left off, warping beliefs about what transpired at the Capitol.

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WATCH LIVE: Members of Congress share testimonials on Jan. 6 attack

Members of Congress will give testimonials about their experiences during the Jan. 6 insurrection followed by a prayer vigil.

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Republicans criticize Ted Cruz for calling Jan. 6 a violent terrorist attack

“Of all the things that Jan. 6 was, it was definitely not a violent terrorist attack,” Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson said in reply to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. (Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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