- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: A week into Trump’s new term, Republicans are flunking Democracy 101
Congress’ Republican majority has a responsibility to serve as a check on Trump’s ambitions — but it doesn’t want to exercise its responsibilities.
- Michael Tomasky @ The New Republic: Trump Just Broke the Law. Blatantly. And He Might Get Away With It
He broke a law that Congress passed as a reform because of his own earlier behavior as president. What he did flings the door wide open to run-of-the-mill corruption and potentially far worse. He doesn’t care, and it seems unlikely that the broader public will care.
- Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez @ Rolling Stone: Trump Ends Security Details for People Who Get Death Threats Because of Him
The newly sworn-in president’s retribution tour has already begun, starting with his former officials who hurt his feelings.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: The Supreme Court will decide if taxpayers should fund a religious charter school
The decision to weigh in on Oklahoma's St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Catholic Charter School could end in disaster.
- Angry White Men: Andrew Isker: ‘Trump’s Second Term Is The Nixon Second Term We Never Got To Have’
Reacting to a spate of executive orders from President Trump, white Christian nationalist Andrew Isker compared him favorably to Richard Nixon. Isker claimed that “Trump’s second term is the Nixon second term we never got to have,” and called the Watergate scandal, which led to Nixon’s 1974 resignation, a “coup.”
- Tess Owen @ Wired: The Proud Boys Are Plotting a Comeback. And They Want Revenge
Fresh out of federal prison, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio suggests he’s still in charge as the far-right organization looks to regroup.