A far-right threat shut down US Congress this week. Why aren't we talking about it? | Cas Mudde

It's hard to know how serious the threat was, but either way House Democrats' decision was terrible for US democracy

You might have missed it, but this week the House of Representatives canceled its meetings after the Capitol police warned of a possible plot to breach the Capitol". Most international media did not even cover it, and this extraordinary decision barely made the front pages of most US newspapers. In fact, the Washington Post covered it in its Metro" section. Ironically, the New York Post, a rightwing tabloid, captured the significance best with its screaming headline House Democrats surrender to QAnon, scrap March 4 session amid fortified Capitol".

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