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D.C. faces potential Trumpist riots during electoral vote count

January 6, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser activated 340 members of the city’s National Guard to help police patrol the streets and keep the peace on Jan. 6.

Dirty Dozen Senate sedition caucus stalling certification of 2020 election

January 6, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Meanwhile, Trump extremists descend on Capitol demanding that the election be overturned as the president pressures Pence to use non-existent powers to flip election results.

Democratic victories in Georgia end GOP rule in the Senate

January 6, 2021 By John Wojcik

Georgians make Raphael Warnock, the first African American from their state a U.S. senator, and send Jon Ossoff, the youngest person ever, to that same body.

Chicago coronavirus conflict: Parents vs. the school board

January 5, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

The battle in Chicago reflects the national struggle over how to reopen the nation’s schools safely.

People’s World dispatch from the coronavirus lockdown in the UK

January 5, 2021 By Al Neal

The people of the UK, under total lockdown now, grapple with the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic.