people should understand january 6 was not a one day event. there were months of build up leading up to january 6 with the former president and his supporters saying the big lie that somehow the election was stolen and that big lie is being perpetrated even now by members of the republican party and republican leadership. if we want to reduce the risk of further political violence all republican leadership needs to do is simply say one truthful sentence that the election was not stolen. it is that big lie animating violence and risk of future political violence. taking a look outside the country there appears to be a strengthening of ties between russia and china with moscow winning chinese support for a demand of new security guarantees from the u.s. how does this complicate matters big picture? how much of a threat this is partnership to the u.s.? russia and china are clearly