"Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." read more
Prominent Republican strategist and super PAC founder Karl Rove usually aims his criticisms at Democrats, he said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Wednesday night, but "on the anniversary of Jan. 6, I'm addressing squarely those Republicans who for a year have excused the actions of the rioters who stormed the Capitol, disrupted Congress as it received the Electoral College's results, and violently attempted to overturn the election." read more
French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of using divisive, vulgar language after he used a slang term to say he wanted to make life difficult for unvaccinated people. "I really want to piss them off, and we'll carry on doing this - to the end," he told Le Parisien newspaper. read more
The Jan. 6 select committee is preparing to ask Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity for his voluntary cooperation with its investigation of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, a source with direct knowledge of the plan tells Axios. read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn't held any public briefings on COVID-19 since Dec. 17, and one mayor has had enough. "We have not received any assistance from the state of Florida at our testing sites," said Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, who oversees Orlando, at a Tuesday press conference. "Our residents, all Florida residents, should be outraged and they should ask the question, Where is our state? Where is our governor? Where is Ron DeSantis now?' When is the last time you saw the governor do a press briefing on COVID-19?" read more
Evidently, additional displays of obeisance are required.