Our View: President-elect Biden picks a White House team that will have to undo the floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall havoc Donald Trump’s leaving behind.
Author: The Editorial Board, USA TODAY
Donald Trump triggers the American carnage he vowed to stop in his inaugural address
Our View: Democracies around the world could only look on in horror at the images of a pro-Trump mob storming the august U.S. Capitol.
Front of the COVID-19 line: How to ensure VIPs don’t receive special treatment
Our View: Rudy Giuliani isn’t the first member of the Trump team who appears to have received special treatment for COVID-19.
Inside America’s ICUs, the sacrifices of health care workers never cease
Our View: Medical professionals are under tremendous strains. Thanking them is appropriate. So is giving them the first vaccines. But they need reinforcements.
Coronavirus vaccination: 5 ways to increase trust and persuade Americans to get vaccinated
Our View: COVID-19 could claim half a million American lives by March. It would be a tragedy on top of a tragedy if effective vaccines went unused.
Emotional support animals rule for airlines offers a reasonable, horse-sense compromise
Our View: Pet owners who scammed the air travel system spoiled it for honest people with real needs. The flying zoos had to go.
Have Trump Republican leaders no sense of decency?
Our View: On President-elect Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy and other top Republicans appear determined to remain spineless until the end.
Biden shows how to pick the best people for key posts
Our View: President-elect’s choices reflect America’s diversity and a return of competence.
States’ vaccine reviews could be unnecessary, counterproductive
Our View: Insistence on extra reviews may raise concerns about coronavirus vaccines that have already been through independent scrutiny.
Sore loser Donald Trump claims he was cheated out of reelection. Where’s the proof?
Our View: Trump was a sore winner in 2016 and now won’t recognize that Joe Biden won — though 80% of Americans, including half of Republicans, do.