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With Trump Headed Back to White House, What Can Democrats Do to Check His Power?
What can Democrats in Congress, outgoing President Biden, and state and local legislatures do to rein in Trump?
For a Glimpse of How Trump Would Implement Project 2025, Look to Argentina
Argentine President Javier Milei has worked fast in his first 10 months in power and has followed this script entirely.
Sanders: Harris Lost After Democrats “Abandoned Working Class People”
“The American people are angry and want change. And they’re right,” Sanders said.
Fascism Cannot Be Voted Away at the Ballot Box
Liberal voters joined the chorus of their representatives appealing to the right-wing constituents and still lost.
Amarillo Voters Reject Abortion Ban, Breaking With Texas’s Anti-Abortion Agenda
The anti-abortion measure was defeated by about 20 percentage points.
DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith Is Shutting Down His Work on Trump Criminal Cases
By ending the cases rather than waiting to be fired, Smith may be able to issue a final report to the public.
A Second Trump Presidency May Take Unilateral Presidential Powers to a New Level
The growing power of the presidency has been taking place in plain view, decade after decade in the Oval Office.
Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska Pass Paid Sick Leave Ballot Measures
Across the US, 18 states plus Washington, D.C. now have some form of paid sick leave standard.
Trans Candidates Triumph in Key Elections Despite GOP’s Anti-Trans Ad Campaign
“It’s clear that trans people are not going back without a fight, and we can win,” Allison Chapman told Truthout.
Trump Sails to Presidency in Election Fueled by Racism and Anti-Immigrant Hate
Voting rights groups had to respond to bomb threats and reports of racist voter intimidation on Tuesday.