It's the Short List for the 2021 ToB!
Books, judges, zombies, oh my! Announcing the field for the 2021 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes
President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in today as the United States’ 46th president at an inauguration like no other. / Vox Kamala Harris makes history as the...
Online caches show Trump campaign members played key roles in the rally that happened before the insurrection, and have attempted to erase posts connecting them to the event. / ...
The speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. find particular resonance “amid a year of sickness and death, Black Lives Matter protests and the storming of the Capitol.” /...
"Our current state of affairs is a paradox." Balancing the need to talk about 1/6 with the worry of inspiring other wrongdoers. / Bloomberg Darren Walker: The ideal of democracy...
Biden introduces a $1.9 trillion pandemic rescue plan that includes more checks, unemployment benefits, and healthcare measures. / BuzzFeed News Because of security concerns, Biden's inauguration rehearsal has been...
Donald Trump becomes the first American president to be impeached twice. Any trial in the Senate won’t begin before he leaves office. / Vox, CNN Macaulay Culkin...
The House of Representatives is currently engaged in debate over impeaching Trump for inciting insurrection. / The Guardian In yesterday's House vote to request Pence invoke the 25th...
According to a new study, Covid-19 immunity likely lasts for years after someone is vaccinated or recovers from infection. / MIT Technology Review For one couple, a cancer diagnosis...
Pelosi tells Democrats that the House will begin impeachment proceedings "with urgency." / The Guardian The House releases its Articles of Impeachment, charging Trump with "incitement of insurrection." /...
Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump "due to the risk of further incitement of violence." / Twitter "Can a disgraced president addicted to outrage and innately governed by the same...
More officials resign in protest as President Trump reluctantly concedes defeat without giving up his lies about election fraud. / The New York Times Online researchers race to...
"On Jan. 6, at the president’s direction, the constitutionally scheduled process for the transfer of power was interrupted by violence." / Slate Watch: This report from ITV shows...
Today’s joint session of the House and Senate may be the last attempt by the president and his allies to overturn the election results. Here’s what...
To combat the new, more infectious Covid variant, Boris Johnson announces a national lockdown for England until at least mid-February. / ABC News California, Colorado, and Florida have confirmed...
In leaked recordings of a one-hour phone call, President Trump urges Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat. / The...