Analysis

A computer screen in Seoul shows images of Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump in 2019.

World News

What Trump's Declassified Asia Strategy May Mean For U.S.-China Relations Under Biden

3:04pm January 23, 2021

by Nishant Dahiya

Critics say by publicly releasing the document, the Trump administration was trying to bind the Biden administration while confirming China's worst fears about U.S. intentions.

The remains of Lt. Col. Paul Voss return home, Dover Air Force Base, Del. Voss was one of two Air Force aviators killed in a crash in Afghanistan last January.

National

Engine Failure And Crew Error Responsible For Fatal 2020 Crash in Afghanistan

11:10pm January 22, 2021

by Dustin Jones

An Air Force investigation revealed that the left engine of the aircraft failed. The two pilots onboard mistakenly shut down the right engine and were unable to glide back to base.

President Biden sits in the Oval Office at the White House after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

6 Takeaways From President Biden's Inauguration

10:03am January 21, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

After a chaotic four years, Biden is calling for calm. A new tone was set, but a return to the same old partisan bickering won't solve the problem of millions fed a daily diet of false information.

President-elect Joe Biden speaks Tuesday at a National Guard/Reserve Center in New Castle, Del., named after his late son, Beau, before departing for Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

Biden Says He Wants To Unite America. He Might Find Unity Hard To Come By

7:00am January 20, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

As Joe Biden is inaugurated, he is hoping to bring America together. But the country's modern divisions didn't begin and end with Trump.

Capitol workers remove damaged furniture on from the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2021, following the riot at the Capitol the day before.

Books

The 'Racial Caste System' At The U.S. Capitol

12:50pm January 19, 2021

by Karen Grigsby Bates

After the Capitol was cleared of insurrectionists on January 6, there was work to be done — and it wasn't lost on many that cleaning up the mess would fall largely to Black and Brown people.

A Trump supporter dressed as the president in a Superman outfit attends the Jan. 6 rally against the election results before rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Politics & Government

Macho Politics Defined Trump's Presidency, Culminating With Capitol Riot

5:00am January 18, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Amid all the chaos of the Trump presidency, he has been consistent in his fixation on emphasizing and protecting his own manhood. Rioters at the Capitol reflected that attitude on Jan. 6.

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President Trump speaks to supporters on Jan. 6 before pro-Trump extremists launched a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump's role in encouraging the siege over false claims of election fraud has hardened divisions in the Republican Party.

Politics & Government

Republicans Wonder How, And If, They Can Pull The Party Back Together

11:08am January 16, 2021

by Mara Liasson

President Trump leaves fault lines in the GOP after the Capitol insurrection and his second impeachment, on top of the party having lost the White House, House and Senate on his watch.

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Televisions show a news broadcast of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 11. The Trump administration removed decades-old restrictions on interactions with Taiwanese officials just days before President-elect Joe Biden's inaugur

As Pompeo Dumps Rulebook For U.S.-Taiwan Relations, Some See 'Trap' For Biden

2:45pm January 15, 2021

by John Ruwitch

The Trump administration has upended decades of diplomatic practice in U.S. relations with Taiwan. For the new president, "this is meant to be a trap," says a former Obama administration official.

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Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach President Trump on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

These Are The 10 Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Trump

1:22pm January 14, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

It was the most members of a president's party to vote for his impeachment in history. Many Republicans faced safety threats ahead of the vote, but Trump had gone too far for this group.

On Wednesday, a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress was meeting to certify the votes of the Electoral College.

Politics & Government

Trumpism Suffers Untold Damage In Its Collision With The U.S. Capitol

12:05pm January 09, 2021

by Ron Elving

The president spent weeks attacking the election results, but not until the insurrection at the Capitol — a symbol of liberty and self-determination — did calls for an early transfer of power begin.