Jan 10, 2021
Rioters overrun the US Capitol for four hours, disrupting the formal tally of electoral votes by a joint session of Congress. Trump and his surrogates (and a long line of conservative leaders) bear direct responsibility for inciting this violence and feeding dangerous misinformation to their followers.
Plus:
Democrats will control both Congress and the White House for the first time in years. What should they do with that power?
A Pew Research study shows that the new Congress is far more religious (and far more Christian) than the US population at large.
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) causes a minor controversy with his multicultural, multi-gendered invocation.
Congress has a female chaplain for the first time in history.
I decline to interview a flat-earther.
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