Washington correspondent
The political crisis sparked by the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021 is far from over.
A year later, that day is more like the start of a new era than the end of an episode.
Entering common parlance in the United States, a bit like that of September 11, the date is now sufficient to designate the events of this dramatic day.
But while the attacks of 2001 had, at least momentarily, reunited the Americans, the riot on Capitol Hill divides them more than ever.
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