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Russian President Vladimir Putin will drive a hard bargain with President-elect Donald Trump on Ukraine, because he is confident that Russian military can outlast Ukraine’s and that Team Trump does not have leverage.

The president of the United States is the country’s chief law-enforcement officer and the symbol of national authority and unity.This incoming president faces a battery of criminal charges relating to his abuse of office and to personal frauds. He’s been convicted of some already; more are pending. He is also the author of a conspiracy to overthrow the 2020 election and seize power by violence. More than 1,000 of his followers have been convicted and sentenced for their roles in his attempted coup d’état.These two sets of facts are obviously in considerable tension. How will they be resolved?A strong desire exists—not only among pro–Donald Trump partisans—to wish away the contradiction. Trump will be president again. Every domestic interest group, every faction in Congress, every foreign government will need to do business with him. It’s unavoidable; the system cannot operate around him as if he were not there.What cannot be avoided will not be avoided. And because most of us need to believe in what we are doing, almost every institution in American society and the great majority of its wealthiest and most influential citizens will find some way to make peace with Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021. Nobody wants to say aloud, “The Constitution is all very well up to a point, but the needs of the National Association of Birdhouse Manufacturers must come first.” Inevitably, though, our words come into alignment with our interests, and our thoughts then come into alignment with our words.On the ever rarer occasions when the January 6 insurrection is discussed, the excuses will flow more and more readily. Trump didn’t conspire. It was just a protest that got out of hand. Only a tiny minority broke any important laws. Surely, they have already been punished enough. Anyway, the George Floyd protests were worse. Even Trump’s opponents will fall more or less in line. As Democrats try to make sense of their 2024 defeat, some are already arguing that the party paid too much attention to procedural issues: too much talk about democracy, not enough about the price of eggs. Many will argue that the best way to win in 2028 is to attack Trump and his administration as servants of the ultrarich—in other words, by dusting off the playbook that Democrats have traditionally run against Republicans. Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris all campaigned against Trump as a kind of aberration; all welcomed the support of non-Trump Republicans. Next time, things are likely to be different. Trump will be lumped together with all of his Republican predecessors, and the way to succeed in the lumping together is by jettisoning the topics on which Trump is unique (violent coups d’état) and focusing on the topics where he is not unique (tax cuts for the rich and regulatory favors to corporations). The attempted coup of 2021 will be unhelpful old news in a 2028 cycle defined by performative populism.These imperatives will apply even to that supposed incubator of anti-Trump feeling, the sad dying remnants of what used to be called the mainstream media. (Today, of course, anti-Semitic and anti-vax cranks on YouTube draw much bigger audiences than any program on CNN or MSNBC, so what counts as “mainstream” or “fringe” is a very open question.) If you’re a normal journalist trying to report on inauguration plans or the staffing of the Cabinet or the administration’s first budget, your job depends on access, and access depends on playing ball to a greater or lesser degree. If you keep banging on about an attempted coup that happened four years ago, you are just making yourself irrelevant. And when you encounter somebody else who bangs on about it, you will be tempted to dismiss them as irrelevant, too.The coup makers won. The coup resisters lost. Washington is not a city that spares much sympathy for losers.“This never happened,” advises Don Draper on the television series Mad Men. “It will shock you how much it never happened.” So it will be with the first attempt by a serving president to overthrow the government he was sworn to protect.Not all of us, however, have to live in the world of Washington transactions. Some of us need to volunteer to keep talking about the inconvenient things.Trump really did try by violence to violate the first rule of constitutional democracy: Respect elections. Constitutional democracy matters, whether or not the theme helps Democratic candidates for federal office, whether or not it energizes media consumers, whether or not it advances the lobbying agenda of the National Association of Birdhouse Manufacturers. Those volunteers don’t need to blame those other Washington players for doing what they feel they need to do. The volunteers have only to remain faithful to their purpose: to push back against the Draper doctrine that the unwanted past can be made to disappear. It did happen. It should still shock us how much it did happen.

The retired TV lighting director, 80, has revealed that he's looking to make the move overseas in a desperate bid to have a "fresh start."

An animal rescue group said 61 dead cetaceans - an order of aquatic mammals that includes whales and dolphins - had been recorded since the oil spill.

Lauren Remillard got up to use the bathroom. When she came back the light and TV were on in her room, with no one to be seen.

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Having a big baby can do a number on your body, and I was no exception.

A major winter storm that has been breaking snowfall records in the midwest is moving east, bringing with it a heavy mix of snow and ice.

The Ukrainian president said he could not come during the war "unless President Trump invites me personally."

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The South Korean military said the weapon may have been a variant capable of carrying a hypersonic payload.

Even before their official return to the capital city Wednesday, Democrats have already started jostling for their pet projects and political priorities in a year that policy debates are likely to take a back seat to the contentious mayoral primary and the Governor’s own promised reelection bid in 2026.

Pardons would send a message that police don’t matter, and risk politicizing law enforcement of violent protests, Manger says on eve of the Jan. 6 anniversary.

Many believe the Chargers (11-6) got a break when they earned the No. 5 AFC seed and a wild-card game with the Texans (10-7) but Jim Harbaugh is not so sure.

The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings from Kansas and Missouri all the way to New Jersey.

The raw ground beef "may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically hard plastic and metal," according to the USDA.

The appointment of Robert W. McElroy is a signal of the pope’s priorities, two weeks before Donald J. Trump’s term begins.

Gunmen burst into the bar La Casita Azul and opened fire at customers, leaving bloodied bodies strewn on the floor according to local media.

The president-elect is not expected to receive a custodial sentence for his hush money conviction.

Keir Starmer has responded to Elon Musk over comments the world's richest man made against him regarding the Rotherham grooming scandal.

James Franklin of Penn State and Marcus Freeman of Notre Dame will face off in the Fiesta Bowl. The winner will be the first Black coach to play for an CFP title.

The Old Testament verse posted by the former vice president appeared to be inspired by the anniversary of the Capitol riot.

A Texas pizzeria went viral on social media in efforts to replace stolen tip money, but ultimately uncovered another victim of the teenage bandits.

"Is it realistic to deport everybody? I mean, there are a lot of people in this country who are here illegally," John Thune said.

Plus, you probably haven’t seen the Golden Globe winners.

The Chargers could on the cusp of winning multiple playoff games, and it has everything to do with its transformation under Jim Harbaugh and Justin Herbert.

The public will be able to pay their respects in D.C. starting on Tuesday. Here’s what to know about visiting hours, what you can bring and road closures.

The 500 hours of footage available for 'Eno' are assorted and resorted in abrupt, unpredictable ways that keep the eyes and mind jumping.

The 'deep state' is just another name for the millions-strong federal workforce that is loyal only to the Constitution, not whichever party is in power.

The Central Valley is home to many of California's most vulnerable groups to bird flu: agricultural workers. It's also where wastewater surveillance of the virus is the weakest.

Looking for hope and joy in the new year with my favorite apple fritters.

Replacing a game show host isn't easy. But ratings are up for 'Wheel of Fortune' after Pat Sajak's departure.

Mary Shelley in "Frankenstein." Stanley Kubrick in "2001." We've long been warned about our inventions turning on us, and it may happen soon with AI.

It's way too easy to become homeless in L.A. The city's and county's main homeless services agency can never fix that.

Our team on the ground at the Beverly Hilton reports on their favorite moments of the night from the red carpet, inside the ballroom, backstage and more.

Inspired by the 2020 novel 'What Are You Going Through,' Pedro Almodóvar created a movie that examines mortality.

Rams coach Sean McVay might be criticized for benching starters in a loss to the Seahawks and dropping to the NFC's No. 4 seed, but it was the right choice.

Carol Kane really wanted to work with Jason Schwartzman. Then she found out about the director's unusual approach to filmmaking.

Jimmy Carter showed that presidents seen as failures on leaving can be viewed generously years later. What about Biden? His legacy is in Trump's hands.

Google Maps Location Sharing is now built into Android settings; no need for Maps settings. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson discusses the welcome improvement for Android users.

With Trump's pledge to issue pardons and shut down the investigation, many of those who breached the Capitol four years ago could see their convictions erased and records wiped clean.

Democratic lawmakers blamed the Department of Justice not bringing charges against President-elect Donald Trump sooner for assuring his election victory.

Ukraine's fresh offensive in Kursk comes nearly six months after Kyiv first sent troops into the western Russian region.

Google, the Mountain View-based search and digital advertising giant, is facing increasing scrutiny as the government has recommended it is broken up and its lucrative search index opened to rivals. We look at the challenges the company faces ahead.

What the facility will ultimately look like remains in flux, with city officials recently ordered to make changes to their latest design proposal.

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