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Jun 14, 2019
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) walks out the Senate chamber in the U.S. Capitol on February 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Trump's defense team presented the defense that Trump should not be held responsible for the January 6th attack at the U.S. Capitol on First Amendment grounds and the fact that he is no longer in office.
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Mitch McConnell Tells Republican Colleagues He Will Vote to Acquit Trump

A verdict in the impeachment trial could come as early as Saturday afternoon. A two-thirds vote is needed to convict.
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February 13, 2021
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Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize

Truthout has launched the Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize, which will be awarded to a formerly incarcerated writer.
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February 4, 2021
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Senator Ted Cruz (left) speaks with colleague Josh Hawley during a joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes for President at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021.
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Nixon Impeachment Witness: Cruz and Hawley Should Have No Part in Trump Trial

The former White House Counsel for Nixon said GOP senators who supported the Capitol breach “must be disqualified.”
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Common Dreams
January 24, 2021
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell looks on in the House Chamber during a reconvening of a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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McConnell Continues to Refuse Reconvening Senate Following House Impeachment

McConnell reportedly supports impeaching Trump but refuses to reconvene the Senate for a trial before Biden is sworn in.
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Common Dreams
January 14, 2021
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Donald Trump's Twitter account displayed on a phone screen and American flag in the background on January 9, 2021.
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Trump Can Tweet No More

The social media giant decided to permanently suspend Trump for his role in inciting the breach of the Capitol.
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Common Dreams
January 9, 2021
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Women Ran for Office, Won and Donated in Record Numbers in 2020

Women broke barriers in the 2020 elections, both at the ballot box and as political donors.
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Center for Responsive Politics
December 30, 2020
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Far Right Extremism Finds Footing in Some States Following Election

Some candidates have ties to extremist groups like the Proud Boys or subscribe to QAnon conspiracy theories.
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November 9, 2020
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris leave the stage after addressing the nation at the Chase Center November 6, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Progressives Helped Defeat Trump. They’re Readying Bold Demands for Biden.

Progressives have pledged to push Biden and Harris to embrace policies like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal.
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Common Dreams
November 7, 2020
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Protesters are seen marching upon the Tennessee State Capitol building on June 4, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee.
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New Tennessee Law Will Disenfranchise Protesters Who Camp on State Property

The GOP-controlled General Assembly and Governor Lee are targeting the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Common Dreams
August 23, 2020
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Washington NFL team owner Dan Snyder is seen on the field before a game at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, August 19, 2017.
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Washington NFL Team Drops Its Racist Name Following Decades of Activism

The retirement of the racist team name is official.
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Indian Country Today
July 13, 2020
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