Our View: Of the 100 Senate jurors who heard Donald Trump’s impeachment case, over 15 senators were more co-conspirators than independent judges.
Author: The Editorial Board, USA TODAY
On COVID-19 and climate change, denialism is deadly
Our View: Like coronavirus, climate crisis won’t magically disappear. Joe Biden’s expected moratorium on new oil and gas leasing would be a good start.
Joe Biden is putting a bunch of retreads in his Cabinet. That’s a massive relief.
Our View: President-elect Biden picks a White House team that will have to undo the floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall havoc Donald Trump’s leaving behind.
Invoke the 25th Amendment: Donald Trump forfeited his moral authority to stay in office
Our View: Trump, by egging on a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and hailing the rioters, forfeited his moral authority to hold the presidency.
Donald Trump triggers the American carnage he vowed to stop in his inaugural address
Our View: Democracies around the world could only look on in horror at the images of a pro-Trump mob storming the august U.S. Capitol.
Front of the COVID-19 line: How to ensure VIPs don’t receive special treatment
Our View: Rudy Giuliani isn’t the first member of the Trump team who appears to have received special treatment for COVID-19.
Inside America’s ICUs, the sacrifices of health care workers never cease
Our View: Medical professionals are under tremendous strains. Thanking them is appropriate. So is giving them the first vaccines. But they need reinforcements.
Emotional support animals rule for airlines offers a reasonable, horse-sense compromise
Our View: Pet owners who scammed the air travel system spoiled it for honest people with real needs. The flying zoos had to go.
Have Trump Republican leaders no sense of decency?
Our View: On President-elect Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy and other top Republicans appear determined to remain spineless until the end.
Biden shows how to pick the best people for key posts
Our View: President-elect’s choices reflect America’s diversity and a return of competence.