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Readers focused on the economy and the state of our democracy. Also: Nancy Pelosi and Jan. 6; North Korea; housing in New York; Catholics after Vatican II.

“We wait and doubt whether the Teflon man will ever be brought to justice,” a reader writes. Also: The Russia-Iran alliance; foreign policy; middle age; divorce.

Prosecutors in the seditious conspiracy trial of Stewart Rhodes and four other members of the far-right militia continued to set out evidence of the group’s role in the storming of the Capitol.

The determination came in a decision by a federal judge that John Eastman, a lawyer for the former president, had to turn more of his emails over to the House Jan. 6 committee.

Lee Zeldin, a Republican congressman from Long Island, voted to overturn 2020 election results and blamed Democrats for Jan. 6 violence. Now, he wants to lead New York State.

The committee investigating the attack on the Capitol has yet to decide on making criminal referrals. But its decision to subpoena Donald Trump is in keeping with its prosecutorial style.

In a Times/Siena survey, respondents’ concerns about democracy often diverged from typical expert analysis.

Doug Mastriano, a Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, earned a Ph.D in 2013 and taught at the Army War College. Fellow academics have assailed his scholarship and questioned his fitness for office.

Testifying at the seditious conspiracy trial of the far-right group’s leader and four other defendants, an ex-member said the organization envisioned a battle breaking out in Washington that day.

The prosecution in the seditious conspiracy trial of Stewart Rhodes and other members of the militia introduced evidence that he spent as much as $20,000 on rifles, ammunition and other equipment.