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Sohn: Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Russell Honore are leaders of the day

by Pam Sohn ·January 17, 2021

A sign of Joe Biden's leadership is his "go big" plan to confront the coronavirus and revive our COVID-sickened economy.

Vice President Mike Pence listens during a briefing about the upcoming presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, at FEMA headquarters, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Sohn: America’s racial wounds rubbed raw by Donald Trump

by Pam Sohn ·January 16, 2021

One could argue (and some have) that Donald Trump - as flawed, terrible, ignorant, incompetent, racist and narcissistic as he is - was exactly what America deserved.

AP File Photo by Evan Vucci/In this Jan. 6 file photo, flags, including a Confederate battle flag, wave in the breeze as people listen while President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Washington just before many of the attendees stormed the nation's Capitol.

Sohn: Joe Biden unveils a much-needed COVID-19 relief plan

by Pam Sohn ·January 15, 2021

Kudos to President-elect Biden, who on Thursday evening formally introduced his $1.9 trillion coronavirus and downturn relief plan.

AP Photo by Matt Slocum / President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic and his plan for relief during an event Thursday in Wilmington, Delaware.

Sohn: Trump makes history again with impeachment for betrayal

by Pam Sohn ·January 14, 2021

Donald Trump makes history again.

AP Photo by Alex Brandon/House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California displays the signed article of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Sohn: The danger for our country is not over

by Pam Sohn ·January 12, 2021

As America watched live television in horror last week as a mob swarmed the U.S. Capitol, hiding House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy appealed to Jared Kushner, Sen. Lindsey Graham phoned Ivanka Trump for help, and Kellyanne Conway dialed an aide she knew was standing at the president's side.

New York Times photo by Oliver Contreras/President Donald Trump casts a shadow as he talks to reporters at the White House on Tuesday before boarding Marine One for a trip to Alamo, Texas, his first public appearance in nearly a week after his supporters violently attacked the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn election results.

Sohn: Donald Trump’s deadly riot, election lies have consequences

by Pam Sohn ·January 11, 2021

Now what?

AP Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/Dawn breaks at the Capitol in Washington on Monday, the same day House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, called for congressional action to rein in President Donald Trump after he incited last week's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Sohn: Arctic lease auctions continue Trump chaos – this time via policy

by Pam Sohn ·January 9, 2021

So the Trump chaos continues. But we're talking now of policy chaos.

New York Times file photo by Christopher Miller/Wildlife in front of the peaks of the Brooks Range in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska on June 20, 2019. The Trump administration began selling oil leases for the refuge on Wednesday.

Sohn: Donald Trump’s promise, GOP concerns too little too late

by Pam Sohn ·January 8, 2021

Too little and too late, Donald Trump straightened up and made a presidential statement condemning the "heinous attack" on the United States Capitol.

New York Times photo by Jason Andrew / A bust of President Zachary Taylor at the Capitol in Washington is covered with plastic on Thursday after it was defaced with a red substance by Wednesday's pro-Trump rioters.

Sohn: Donald Trump is a clear and present danger

by Pam Sohn ·January 7, 2021

Donald Trump needs to be relieved of duty now.

New York Times photo by Erin Schaff/Pro-Trump protesters storm the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday on the same day as a joint session of Congress met to certify the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election.

Sohn: With new Senate, America has a purple opportunity. Let’s not blow it

by Pam Sohn ·January 6, 2021

Later this month, Washington, D.C., will be closer to a Democratic one-party town than it's been in awhile - since the first two years of the Obama administration.