5
The Brief
17
The View
87
Time Off
26
Jan. 6, Continued
Probed by the
FBI and the House,
but weaponized
by Trump
By Vera Bergengruen, Brian Bennett and Chris Wilson, and Nik Popli
34
Bucking Up
The CDC
It’s up to CDC director
Dr. Rochelle Walensky to return trust to an agency brought
low by the pandemic
By Alice Park
41
The Future
At Hand
Tiny reactors, digital twins, online creators and a joking robot
By Andrew Blum, Andrew R. Chow,
Raisa Bruner and
Corinne Purti
64
Skiing on
An Edge
Freestyler Eileen Gu,
born in the U.S., will compete for China in
the Beijing Games
By Charlie Campbell
70
Money Talks
Wealthy local residents rode to the rescue of cash-strapped Kalamazoo. Not everyone is pleased
By Alana Semuels
78
The Visionary
Shonda Rhimes upended network television, romped in the Netflix stream
and eyes what’s next
By Judy Berman


ON THE COVER:
Photograph by Djeneba Aduayom for TIME

Trump supporters rally near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, hours before mobs storm the Capitol
Photograph by Mark Peterson—The New York Times/Redux