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When it comes to Donald Trump, the incoming president has a critical decision to make about the best way to move the country forward—and neither Democrats nor Republicans are likely to be happy
Betsy DeVos (right), who has resigned after the US Capitol violence. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA In the 16th century, mice and rats were credited with knowing when a rotten house was on the verge of collapse. This evolved into the idiom about fleeing a sinking ship, but the original version suggested more prescience, an ability to anticipate oblivion and get out ahead of time. The question hovering over the officials quitting the White House is whether they have left it too late, whether they will carry the Donald Trump stain no matter how...
Will Trumpism outlast Trump? With the President still claiming a stolen election, the 2024 Republican field is filled with contenders hoping to inherit his mantle. Share Shortly after Josh Hawley said he would contest Joe Biden’s victory at the electoral college certification in Congress on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT), the Republican senator had a bizarre exchange with Walmart. A rogue employee at the giant retailer retorted on the company’s Twitter handle that Hawley – and, by implication, Donald Trump – was a “sore loser”. The Missouri senator, whose planned stunt at most will del...
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