Nantucket Got Pummeled by COVID. Then the Warring Started.

By Erin Banco

The wealthy decamped there to escape the virus. But it arrived anyway. And now, residents are pointing the fingers at each other over who is to blame.

Loser Trump Wants to Drag His Party Down With Him

By Michael Tomasky

Trump doesn’t care who runs the Senate if he’s not president. He cares about screwing McConnell and making clear that Republicans can't win without him.

They’ve Got Biden Fever—and Will Risk COVID for Inauguration

By Emily Shugerman

Joe Biden doesn’t want anyone traveling to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration. These folks aren’t listening.

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Biden Wants to Fix Trans Detention—Advocates Say, ‘End It!’

By Scott Bixby

The case of Barbara Boch-Sojo shows the perils of simply reverting to a past system.

Trump’s $2,000 Reality-TV Cliffhanger Ends in a Bellyflop

By Molly Jong-Fast

The problem with being governed by a man who is completely motivated by quid pro quos is that when he doesn’t get his quo he quits.

Dems’ Big 2020 Mistake Could Cost Them the House in 2022

There’s no room for nuance in political campaigns. Politics is about emotion, not facts that take a whole lot of explaining.

Trump Is Burning All the Bridges on His Way Out

The president has turned on a huge number of Republicans who aided his rise to power. And that’s just in the past week.

A Flat Earther Refused to Concede and All Hell Broke Loose

The forgotten saga of Zion, Illinois, is evidence that America’s political situation could still be a whole lot stupider.

1. Wuhan Journalist Who Warned World About COVID Sent to Prison

‘PICKING QUARRELS’

Foreign reporters were reportedly told by officials that they couldn’t go into the court to witness proceedings “due to the epidemic.”

2. New York Post Rips ‘Insane’ Trump Months After Endorsement

THIS ONE STINGS

The paper’s editorial board urged Trump to focus his anger on the Georgia Senate run-offs, or risk destroying his entire presidential legacy.

3. With Cases on the Rise, Make Sure You Stock Up on N95 Masks

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