by Karl W. Smith Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a knack for making everyone mad. With his vote against former President Donald Trump’s impeachment, he angered […]
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Acquittal expected but still infuriating
That the most bipartisan presidential impeachment ever ended in Trump’s acquittal on charges of inciting an insurrection was expected, but that makes it no less infuriating. Because […]
Senate GOP as much on trial as Trump
by Scott Martelle With former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial getting underway in the Senate on Tuesday, the nation’s attention is, once again, drawn to a […]
Impeachment filing uses bizarre argument
by Noah Feldman The impeachment defense brief of former president Donald Trump mostly consists of three elements, each of which I’ve addressed (and rejected) in previous columns: […]
Lowering bar for Biden administration
by Stuart Rothenberg Less than two years from now, during Joe Biden’s first midterm election — and assuredly four years from now, during the next presidential contest […]
What’s it going to take to shock the GOP back to itself?
by Leonard Pitts Jr. What is it going to take? For years, that question has weighed upon the rest of us — and even some of its […]
Fed court vacates Trump EPA ACE Rule, replacement for Clean Power Plan; various West Virginia leaders react
MORGANTOWN – President Biden has been undoing many Trump-era environmental measures with executive orders. But on Tuesday a D.C. Federal circuit court – with two Obama-appointees and […]
Local delegates join WV NAACP to call for AG Morrisey’s disbarment, impeachment for joining Texas election lawsuit
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia NAACP is seeking to have Attorney General Patrick Morrisey removed from office and disbarred for joining with 16 other Republican attorneys general […]
Professors share hypothesis on insurrection
The Dominion Post A trio of WVU professors have hypothesized that the individuals who stormed the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 were poorly educated and motivated by extremist […]
Delegate Derrick Evans arrested, charged with federal misdemeanors for participation in break-in at U.S. Capitol
MORGANTOWN — Newly elected Delegate Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, faces a federal charge of entering a restricted government building in connection with his participation in Wednesday’s break-in at […]