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Will The Supreme Court Keep Trump Off the Colorado Ballot?

Story of the Week / February 9th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard arguments regarding Colorado’s ruling that 2024 GOP frontrunner and former President Donald Trump is ineligible to run for public office.

Story Of The Week, Donald Trump, 2024 Presidential Election, Supreme Court, 14th Amendment, Capitol Chaos

When Joe Biden Rolls The Dice

Recommended Reading / January 8th, 2024 / By Dan Schnur

Last weekend was our first opportunity to watch the two campaigns directly respond to each other and to get a sense of what both camps feel will be their strongest arguments in the months ahead.

2024 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Threats To Democracy, Politics, Democracy, January 6, Capitol Chaos

When A Constitutional Crisis is Just the Beginning

Recommended Reading / June 12th, 2023 / By Dan Schnur

We are about to be put through a test of our country, our Constitution and ourselves the likes of which we have never faced before.

Donald Trump, 2024 Presidential Election, Capitol Chaos, Classified Documents, Jack Smith, Justice Department

Misinformation Resource Guide: January 6 and the 2020 Election

Recommended Reading / March 16th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides is offering resources to help you spot misinformation and separate truth from fake news on The Capitol riot and 2020 election.

Misinformation And Disinformation, Fake News, Capitol Chaos, 2020 Election

When Mike Pence Goes Rogue

Recommended Reading / March 13th, 2023 / By Dan Schnur

The Republican primary campaign has clearly entered a new stage.

Mike Pence, Politics, January 6 Committee, Capitol Chaos, Donald Trump, Republican Party, 2024 Elections, Campaign Rhetoric

Tucker Carlson in the Spotlight for January 6 Footage, Dominion Lawsuit

Story of the Week / March 9th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

Tucker Carlson aired previously unseen footage from the January 6 Capitol riot, arguing the footage proves Jan. 6 was not an insurrection.

Tucker Carlson, Fox News, Donald Trump, January 6, January 6 Committee, Capitol Chaos, Fox News Bias, Dominion Voting Systems

Was Jan. 6 an Insurrection? Where the Left and Right Disagree

Recommended Reading / March 8th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

Was the event widely referred to as the Jan. 6 Capitol riot truly an “insurrection,” or just a riot? Media outlets on the left and right reveal political bias in how they describe the events of Jan. 6.

Capitol Chaos, January 6 Committee, Polarization, Media Bias, January 6, Political Polarization

Is Democracy in Peril? Where the Left and Right Agree and Disagree

Recommended Reading / August 22nd, 2022 / By Clare Ashcraft

Both sides are concerned about democracy being under threat — but often for very different reasons.

Democracy, Culture War, Misinformation And Disinformation, Capitol Chaos, Free Speech, Censorship, Elections, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, Polarization

Inside AllSides: Is it Fair to Compare the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot and the Summer 2020 Riots?

Recommended Reading / August 2nd, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

The divide over which riots mattered more was evidenced by a recent discussion between two AllSides team members.

January 6 Committee, Capitol Chaos, Black Lives Matter, Violence In America, Hypocrisy, George Floyd Protests, Race And Racism, Justice, Culture War

When We Ignore Warnings About Democracy’s Future

Recommended Reading / June 20th, 2022 / By Dan Schnur

One testimony from the hearings has been particularly overlooked, but no words from these hearings will end up mattering more.

January 6 Committee, Capitol Chaos, Donald Trump, Democracy, Extremism, Violence In America

Jan. 6 Committee Hearings Begin

Story of the Week / June 9th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

The House committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot held its first public hearing Thursday.

Story Of The Week, January 6 Committee, Capitol Chaos, Justice, Politics, Donald Trump

When Dick Cheney Becomes a Litmus Test

Recommended Reading / January 7th, 2022 / By Dan Schnur

A few hours after Biden concluded his Jan. 6 remarks, a potentially uncomfortable challenge to the Democrats’ anti-Trump commitment emerged at the Capitol.

Joe Biden, January 6 Committee, Capitol Chaos, Dick Cheney, Donald Trump, Politics, White House, Polarization

One Year Later, Reflections on January 6 US Capitol Riot Differ

Story of the Week / January 6th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Left- and center-rated outlets have focused more than right-rated sources on the Jan. 6 committee's investigations, the trials of Jan. 6 rioters and who they are, and Trump's role and culpability.

Story Of The Week, Capitol Chaos, January 6 Committee, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Violence In America

Facts vs Myths: Did a Pro-Trump Mob Beat a Cop to Death?

Misinformation Watch / December 29th, 2021 / By Henry A. Brechter

Despite a lack of evidence, the claim showed up in Trump’s impeachment proceedings and was repeated by President Joe Biden months later.

Facts And Fact Checking, Donald Trump, Capitol Chaos, Brian Sicknick, Misinformation And Disinformation, Misinformation Watch

Story of the Week: Election Controversies, Voting Issues Remain In Spotlight

Story of the Week / December 16th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

The House committee investigating January 6 revealed text messages sent to Trump's chief of staff by his son and Fox News personalities.

Story Of The Week, Elections, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, 2020 Election, January 6 Committee, Capitol Chaos, Mark Meadows, Gerrymandering

When There Are No More Rabbits in Nancy Pelosi’s Hat

Recommended Reading / June 7th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From The Center This view is from an author rated as Center. When an armed mob invades the U.S. Capitol and threatens the lives of their elected representatives, it seems reasonable to investigate the causes for the insurrection to keep it from happening again. But for congressional...

Nancy Pelosi, Politics, Polarization, Susan Collins, Donald Trump, Capitol Chaos

Did The New York Times Spread Misinformation About a Capitol Officer’s Death?

Bias / April 22nd, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

Earlier this week, it emerged that Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick suffered two strokes and died of natural causes a day after the January 6 riot at the Capitol, according to a ruling by the District’s chief medical examiner. The ruling means federal prosecutors will likely be...

New York Times, Disinformation, Capitol Chaos, Brian Sicknick, Media Bias, Misinformation

Meet Adam Hoffman, Key Figure Behind a Depolarizing Curriculum for 700,000 High Schoolers

Recommended Reading / February 18th, 2021 / By Jackson Lanzer

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. “We are all in this together” was a powerful message that I gleaned from my conversation with Adam Hoffman on the evening of January 6th, mere hours after a mob of Trump supporters stormed our nation’s capital, embodying the...

United News Roundup, Polarization, Education, Schools, Capitol Chaos

Story of the Week: The Capitol Breach's Vast Repercussions

Story of the Week / January 14th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The violence in Washington D.C. last week, which left five people dead and the U.S. Capitol building vandalized, had other wide-ranging consequences. It led directly to President Donald Trump being impeached by...

Capitol Chaos, Story Of The Week, Donald Trump, Big Tech, Free Speech, Online Censorship, Impeachment, White House, Social Media

It's Time to Think About a Third Party

Recommended Reading / January 11th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. As Democrats and Republicans retreat toward their respective ideological end zones, frustrated voters have often wondered about the possibility of a third party emerging that could target that vast, yet largely unseen political...

Politics, Centrists, Polarization, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Capitol Chaos

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