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Lawmakers Question Legality of Trump Accepting GOP Nomination From White House
While Trump is not subject to the Hatch Act, his staff is, inevitably setting them up for possibly breaking the law.
White House Scrapped Nationwide COVID-19 Testing Plan to Hurt Blue States
As the U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 155,000, there is still no national testing program.
Is Trump Trying to Steal the Election to Escape Indictment?
It can’t happen here? It is happening here, and you can stop it.
Gohmert’s Daughter Rips GOP Science Denial: My Dad “Ignored Medical Expertise”
Rep. Louie Gohmert had refused to wear a mask for months before contracting COVID-19.
Giroux: Growing Rebellion Will Breathe New Life Into a Transformed Social Order
Giroux says we must use the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink matters of politics, ethics, power and social change.
Billionaires Are Funding Trump’s Voter Suppression Lawsuits
Dozens of billionaires have donated to the RNC's legal fund that is being used to fight expanded access to mail voting.
Manhattan DA Seeks Trump’s Tax Returns to Investigate Possible Fraud
Prior to Monday, it was believed the investigation was centered solely upon alleged hush-money payments Trump had made.
Congressional Republicans Use COVID Relief as a Pawn in Fight for Power
The long consequences of hate, fear and greed have come to a head here in the United States.
Trump Wanted a Portland-Style War in Chicago. In a Second Term, He’ll Do It.
Trump's team convinced him there'd be “extreme backlash” -- but in a second term, he wouldn't care about that.
Trump’s Properties Are a Playground for White Nationalists, Far Right Extremists
Trump properties have become hot spots for right-wing extremists trying to infiltrate mainstream politics.