After delaying a vote that was slated to take place overnight Thursday, Republican senators are poised to block the creation of a panel to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol on Friday.
After delaying a vote that was slated to take place overnight Thursday, Republican senators are poised to block the creation of a panel to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol on Friday.
Partisan politics has no place in today’s (or tomorrow’s) military Jacob Richardson 1 day ago National Guard soldiers are seen in silhouette as they keep guard in front of the Capitol Building and near the Washington Monument in Washington on Jan. 19, 2021. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images) Throughout its history, the United States’ military has, by design, removed itself from partisan politics and pursued an apolitical voice in public discourse. In the current political climate where the popular culture has blended so heavily with politics, the line between apolitical speech and partisan talking points has all but disappeared and the military has jumped into that quagmire with both feet. In recent months, scandals in the form of social media outbursts, participation in unlawful assemblies by current and former members of the armed forces, and political statements in uniform made by senior enlisted and general officers have removed any pretense of political ne