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![Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, with her "Trump Won" face mask pulled down, speaks to a colleague on the new year's opening session on January 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0114-marjorie-taylor-greene-400x300.jpg)
QAnon Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Threatens Joe Biden With Impeachment
The baseless charges aren't likely to go anywhere in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives.
![Impeachment Comes as Violence and Racism at Heart of Trump Era Boils Over](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/SEG2-KYT-ConfederateFlag-400x300.jpg)
Impeachment Comes as Violence and Racism at Heart of Trump Era Boils Over
The U.S. government “has completely spun out of control at the hands of Donald Trump,” says Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor.
![Trump supporters rally outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0114-capitol-br-400x300.jpg)
What to Expect in the Final Days of Trump’s Fascist Reign
One of the worst things the media could do right now is pour fabric softener over fascism.
![Members of the National Guard rest in the Capitol Visitors Center on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., January 13, 2021, ahead of an expected House vote impeaching President Trump.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0113-national-guard-400x300.jpg)
Reps Say Republicans Are Voting Against Impeachment Out of Fear
Rep. Jason Crow says Republican lawmakers have told him that they fear for their lives if they vote for impeachment.
![President Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on January 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C., before his departure to Alamo, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0113-trump-wave-400x300.jpg)
Trump Is Impeached for His Role in Inciting Mob of Loyalists to Attack Capitol
Donald Trump becomes the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice during his tenure in office.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens to testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on July 18, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0113-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-400x300.jpg)
AOC Describes Capitol Breach: “I Thought I Was Going to Die”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez places the blame for the Capitol attack directly on Republican lawmakers who egged on the mob.
![Mitch McConnell](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0113mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
McConnell Urged to Confirm His Support for Impeachment by Starting Senate Trial
Citing reports that McConnell backs impeachment, Democrats urged him to start the Senate trial following the House vote.
![Two fascists in trump garb trespass on the house floor](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0113-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Trump Loyalists Aren’t Going Away, They’re Moving to New Social Media Platforms
Right-wing websites like Gab and Rumble are jockeying for position among Trump loyalists and conspiracy theorists.
![Trump loyalists breach the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0113-capitol-breach-c-400x300.jpg)
GOP Reps Accused of Giving “Reconnaissance” Tours of Capitol Before Mob Attack
Rep. Mikie Sherrill says she saw GOP colleagues giving “reconnaissance” tours the day before the breach of the Capitol.
![Janice Colbert looks down with appropriate disinterest at the sticker she just received for voting](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2020_0113-georgia-400x300.jpg)
Georgia Organizers Won Because They Didn’t Treat Elections as a Be-All, End-All
The record voter turnout was the result of long-term organizing and investment in collective community-building.