Washington

Politics Insider for May 3: Angry so-cons; the love-fest in Ontario

A new book imagines what the next American civil war will look like, beginning with the 2021 Capitol riots

Image of the Week: For the first time, women occupied both key seats of power during a joint session of the United States Congress

Paul Wells: A Trump re-election would not have been the Trudeau crew’s preference, but at least it would have represented a continuation of a known set of hassles and trials

Letters to the editor, Feb. 2, 2021: Readers weigh in on the the hopes and fears for 2021, the end of Trump’s presidency and the complicated factors in Thomas Chan’s case

Senior writer Paul Wells reconvenes our distinguished panel of U.S. political observers to discuss the insurrection, the inauguration and what’s next for President Biden

Gerald Butts: The president delivered a great speech in a time of profound national need. If he follows it with disciplined action, it just might become iconic.

Paul Wells: Biden offered Americans not so much a program or a faction, but mostly just his person—and he now has multiple crises to tackle

Inauguration images: Organizers went a long way to ensure social distancing, and most of the hugs occurred within families. But some attendees got caught up in the moment.

Scott Gilmore: America’s contradictions and the efforts to solve them have always defined the country and its history. The impossible nation will beat on.

The president has set a daunting goal of healing the country, but there were countless signs of hope and unity—not least all those jaunty masks

Marie-Danielle Smith: As a sense of calm returned our minds and eyes could wander to the details—a soldier making the sign of the cross, the masked faces, a warm pair of mittens