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2020 Election
![Donald Trump Jr., son of former President Donald Trump, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2022 in Orlando, Florida, on February 27, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1238812817-400x300.jpg)
Trump Jr. Pushed Father’s Chief of State to Overturn Election, Texts Show
Donald Trump Jr. texted Mark Meadows days after the election to demand the White House ensures that his father wins.
![Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, left, and Speaker Pro Tempore Tyler August listen as Democrats address the Assembly during a legislative session on December 4, 2018, in Madison, Wisconsin.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0401-robin-vos-wisconsin-400x300.jpg)
Judge Finds WI Speaker in Contempt for Refusing to Turn Over Recount Documents
GOP officials in Wisconsin are defying both the courts and the voters.
![Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1294969615-400x300.jpg)
GOP Is Setting the Stage for a Possible Coup in 2024 While Dems Ignore Threat
Democrats are part of the problem because they are failing to hold accountable those attempting to derail elections.
![A worker sorts through a stack of mail-in-ballots before putting them into a sorting machine at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters on September 14, 2021, in San Jose, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1340295550-400x300.jpg)
Mailed Ballots Boosted 2020’s Voter Turnout — Will It Work in 2022?
New research on the 2020 election confirms that mailed-out ballots boost turnout.
![People walk by a portrait of President Donald Trump that was completed by artist Julian Raven at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on March 1, 2019, in National Harbor, Maryland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0223-donald-trump-mural-400x300.jpg)
This Year’s CPAC Promises to Be a Festival of Trump Worship
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is a lurid spectacle that feeds fascist political strategies.
![Logos for Amazon, Meta, Allstate, Microsoft, Google, Nike and Toyota float over image of Trump supporters swarming the U.S. Capitol on January 6](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0215-january-6-corporations-400x300.jpg)
Companies Who Stopped Donations After January 6 Used Lobbyists to Give Instead
Corporations like Amazon and Microsoft used lobbyists to get around their pledges not to donate.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on July 3, 2021, in Sarasota, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0215-donald-trump-p-400x300.jpg)
Investigations Into Trump Are Good News, But Won’t Rid Us of Trumpism
There are currently at least 19 legal actions against Donald Trump.
![Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 16, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0214-mitch-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
Mitch McConnell Is Now at Odds With Trump. That Doesn’t Mean Mitch Is Good.
The enemies of our enemies aren't always our friends. Case in point: McConnell's stealth battle against Trump.
![Donald Trump addresses supporters during a rally at York Family Farms on August 21, 2021, in Cullman, Alabama.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1335520706-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Illegal Document Shredding May Haunt Him in January 6 Investigation
All of this contempt for the rules of governance is being laid bare by the House committee investigating January 6.
![An election worker validates ballots at the Gwinnete County Elections Office on November 6, 2020, in Lawrenceville, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0128-georgia-election-worker-400x300.jpg)
Georgia Mail Ballot Restrictions Disenfranchised 45 Times More Voters Last Year
Republicans’ huge voter suppression bill has led to four times more rejected mail-in ballot applications.