Chuck Couglin News Today

Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastThe recent rush of congressional retirements has painted an ugly picture for both parties—for very different reasons.While both parties are hemorrhaging lawmakers this term—Democrats are losing 24 members, and Republicans are currently out 20—the consensus on Capitol Hill is that the mass exodus of respected, senior GOP members is an embarrassing reflection of a chaotic majority that’s achieved little beyond ousting it...

Jake Angeli at a protest in Phoenix following the November 2020 election. There didn’t seem to be much of a plan. The presidential election was over, and Joe Biden won. Ordinarily, that would be the end of it, but there was nothing ordinary about 2020. President Donald Trump said the election had been stolen from him. His supporters backed him at rallies, like one in Arizona, where people carried signs that said “stop the steal.” Some carried flags or guns. There were signs that referred...