Opinion Democracy Under Siege

Supporters of former president Donald Trump gathered at the Trump National Doral resort in Doral, Fla., on June 12 as they waited for Trump to arrive.

Trump supporters’ violent rhetoric escalates

There is substantial evidence that significant segments of the general public — not just a tiny fringe — support violence specifically to prevent the prosecution of Donald Trump. 4:23 p.m.

A member of a television camera crew outside the federal courthouse in Miami where Donald Trump was to be arraigned on Tuesday.

Impeachments, insurrection, indictments — and indifference from Trump’s followers

There’s no redemption for supporters who’ve chosen racist ideology over country or even party. 4:55 p.m.

A photo provided by the Justice Department, and included in the unsealed indictment of former president Donald Trump, shows 80 or more document boxes in a storage room at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's residence and private club in Palm Beach, Fla.

There’s no defending Donald Trump’s conduct

If special counsel Jack Smith and the Justice Department had not brought this case, it would be hard to imagine or justify any future case brought under the same laws, particularly in light of the efforts to obstruct justice. 3:27 p.m.

This image, contained in the indictment against former president Donald Trump, shows boxes of records on Dec. 7, 2021, in a storage room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., that had fallen over with contents spilling onto the floor.

OpEds

Inside the indictment of Donald Trump

If Trump is reelected in 2024, he could direct the DOJ to dismiss the case, or try to do the unprecedented and constitutionally suspect — pardon himself. 3:00 a.m.

People prepared to exit the Senate chamber of the Massachusetts State House on Aug. 1, 2022.

Letters

Legislature does the people’s work behind closed doors

House leaders’ complete control of the legislative process gives powerful people a back channel to advance their interests with none of the public scrutiny and participation that democracy demands. 2:30 a.m.

Article V provides a second method for an amendment — a constitutional convention. This method has never been utilized, in large part because the Constitution provides zero guidance on how a convention would work in practice.

OpEds

Far right sets its sights on gutting the Constitution

The far right has been conducting a multiyear stealth campaign to persuade state legislatures to pass legislation asking Congress to call a constitutional convention. 3:00 a.m.