“Patriots enlist and defend their country. They work hard, do their best, raise good families. They help their neighbors. They perform civic duties. They grit their teeth and pay their taxes. Then they show up and vote. They compete, they win or lose, but they do both with grace. These are some of the things patriots do. “Patriots do not storm their own Capitol over a lost election. They do not bum-rush members of Congress. They do not assault strangers.... Read more

US Capitol Police confirmed late last night the death of one of their officers from injuries suffered when a mob stormed the Capitol two days ago. As the attack on the US Capitol continues to dominate the news, I’d like to do something I’ve not done in the twenty years I’ve been writing the Daily Article: I’d like to preach a sermon. Actually, I’d like to write the sermon for you that I would preach this Sunday. I am doing... Read more

The US Congress early this morning certified the Electoral College vote making Joe Biden the forty-sixth president of the United States. Vice President Mike Pence confirmed Mr. Biden’s victory at 3:41 a.m. ET. The historic vote followed a scene I never thought I would see: the US Capitol was breached yesterday for the first time since the War of 1812. One of the protesters, a US Air Force veteran named Ashli Babbitt, was shot and killed. Three other people died... Read more

Protesters from a pro-Trump rally stormed the Capitol today, clashing with police and causing authorities to lock down the buildings. I am writing this Daily Article special edition at 3:00 p.m. CST as the crisis is unfolding. Here is what we know at this moment: lawmakers who were debating the certification of Electoral College votes were forced into recess and evacuated from the House and Senate chambers. President Trump tweeted for the protesters to “stay peaceful,” then repeated his call for “everyone at the... Read more

Democrat Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler in their Georgia runoff. The race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and former Sen. David Perdue is still too close to call. More than three million people (40 percent of the state’s registered voters) cast a ballot in the runoff before yesterday. Between eight hundred thousand and over a million people were expected to vote on Election Day. Absentee ballots postmarked by Tuesday and received by Friday will be counted. If the... Read more

Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler face Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock today in the most closely watched Senate runoff elections in recent memory. The polls are set to close in Georgia at 7 p.m. EST, which is when ballot counting will begin. To be counted, absentee ballots must be received by the close of polls. According to the Associated Press, “It’s very possible Americans will go to bed without knowing who won. All indicators point to the likelihood... Read more

Samuel Quarcoo is a waiter at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland, where he has worked since 1975. He is also a part-time teacher in the area. A native of Ghana, where he walked barefoot to school, he immigrated to the US through the generosity of an aunt and earned a master’s degree in teaching. In 1999, after telling some of his students about the plight of students in Ghana, they decided to donate money to buy school supplies for... Read more

Happy New Year. We just ended a year like no other in living memory, so it stands to reason that we are beginning this new year in unprecedented fashion as well. I found this article interesting: “Most Americans Are Ditching Traditional New Year’s Resolutions for 2021, Survey Finds.” It begins: “Seven in ten Americans are tossing out their materialistic New Year’s resolutions for 2021.”  Top resolutions are not focused on going to the gym or losing weight, but rather on... Read more

Emily Harrington is an American free climber, using just her hands and feet to scale rock faces with a rope to catch her if she falls. Last year, she was trying to climb the famous 3,200-foot El Capitan peak in Yosemite National Park by using the difficult Golden Gate route. She fell but fortunately escaped with cuts and bruises after she was rescued by fellow climbers. She later posted photos of her injuries on Instagram, including a large abrasion on... Read more

Colorado has confirmed the first US case of a COVID-19 strain, first reported in the UK, that is more contagious but not more severe than previously identified strains of the virus. Meanwhile, the US recorded more than 3,700 coronavirus deaths yesterday, a new one-day record. Among them was Luke Letlow, a forty-one-year-old who was elected to Congress in a runoff earlier this month. He is survived by his wife and two young children. The news reminds us that we are... Read more