Donald Trump's Final Days  —  The best outcome would be for him to resign to spare the U.S. another impeachment fight.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The lodestar of these columns is the U.S. Constitution.  The document is the durable foundation protecting liberty, and this week it showed its virtue again.

US Capitol Police officer has died following pro-Trump riot  —  (CNN)A US Capitol Police officer has died from events stemming from Wednesday's riot at the Capitol, three sources confirm to CNN, in which a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the building to stop the counting …

Simon & Schuster Cancels Plans for Senator Hawley's Book  —  The publisher faced calls to drop the Missouri Republican's upcoming book, “The Tyranny of Big Tech,” following criticism of his efforts to overturn the presidential election.  —  Simon & Schuster said on Thursday that it would cancel …

Now It Can Be Told: How Neil Sheehan Got the Pentagon Papers  —  It was a story he had chosen not to tell — until 2015, when he sat for a four-hour interview, promised that this account would not be published while he was alive.  —  There was one story Neil Sheehan chose not to tell.

Trump's remarks before Capitol riot may be investigated, acting D.C. U.S. attorney says  —  The top federal prosecutor in Washington D.C. said Thursday that President Trump was not off limits in his investigation of the events surrounding Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol, saying “all actors” …

Capitol rioters could face up to 10 years in prison under Trump monument executive order  —  Federal law enforcement officials are investigating and will bring charges against rioters  —  Capitol protests are ‘un-American’: Rep. Troy Nehls  —  Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen vowed …

How right-wing media explained the pro-Trump siege of the Capitol  —  You can't understand America, 2021, without watching how right-wing media explained a mob storming the U.S. Capitol for the first time since the early 19th century.  —  The big picture: The right's favored media …

Democrats are drafting new impeachment articles.  Inaction is increasingly untenable.  —  Some Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are circulating drafts of new articles of impeachment directed at President Trump for his role in inciting the violent mob assault on the Capitol, a Democratic aide tells me.

Trump Fur-Ever: Costumed Capitol Rioter Is Son Of Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge  —  The politically-connected son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge was among the band of Trump-supporting marauders who ransacked the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.  —  Dressed in fur pelts and a bullet proof vest …

Trump Prepares Pardon List for Aides and Family, and Maybe Himself  — White House staff, family members may get preemptive pardons  — Legal power to pardon self isn't clear in Constitution  —  President Donald Trump has prepared a sweeping list of individuals he's hoping to pardon …

A Facial Recognition Company Says That Viral Washington Times “Antifa” Story Is False  —  Matt Gaetz had cited the story in Congress as supposed evidence that antifa was involved in the Capitol assault.  But the company says it's “outright false.”  —  Copy

Trump attorney ends four lawsuits challenging Georgia's election  —  President Donald Trump has ended his court challenges to try to reverse his loss to Joe Biden in Georgia.  —  An attorney for Trump filed notice in court Thursday that he is voluntarily dismissing four lawsuits making …

Project Veritas Leader Overheard on Amtrak Talking Strategy  — Maskless O'Keefe mulls firing staff who won't come to office  — Group known for undercover videos meant to embarrass targets  —  James O'Keefe is the face and chief executive officer of the activist organization known as Project Veritas.

Graham rails against security failure at Capitol: Rioters ‘could have killed us all’  —  GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) offered withering criticism on Thursday of top Capitol police and Senate sergeant at arms officials, warning that the ability for rioters to breach the Capitol was “mind-boggling.”