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![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during his weekly press conference on January 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0121-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
Kevin McCarthy Wrongly Claims He Never Voted Against Overturning Biden’s Win
The House minority leader denied that he was attempting to flip Arizona in favor of former President Donald Trump.
![Outgoing President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on stage after speaking to supporters at Joint Base Andrews before boarding Air Force One for his last time as President on January 20, 2021, in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0120-donald-trump-m-400x300.jpg)
QAnon Congresswoman Signals She’s Open to Joining a Trump-Created Third Party
“I will be watching,” Trump said in departing remarks on Wednesday, adding that he'd be back to politics “in some form.”
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After Capitol Breach, More Domestic Terrorism Laws Aren’t the Answer
More terrorism laws would only help to perpetuate the harm to democracy that the Capitol mob tried to inflict.
![Outgoing President Trump and first lady Melania Trump prepare to depart the White House on Marine One on January 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0120-trump-leaves-wh-400x300.jpg)
Trump Departs Washington With Lowest Approval Ratings of His Presidency
As he left Washington, D.C. for the last time as president, Trump stated he'd “be back in some form” in the future.
![Tattooed white men shout into the air](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2020_0120-proudboys-400x300.jpg)
Bent on Revenge, the Far Right Will Rage Against Reality in the Biden Era
Trump’s most dangerous supporters now see themselves as renegades in a stolen country.
![Members of the National Guard leave the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center after a security threat during a dress rehearsal ahead of the 59th Inaugural Ceremonies on the West Front at the U.S. Capitol on January 18, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0119-national-guard-capitol-400x300.jpg)
FBI Vetting Leads to Removal of 12 National Guard Members From Inauguration Duty
Two were removed due to their ties with far-right militias.
![Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell adjusts his face mask at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0119-mitch-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
McConnell Admits Trump “Provoked” Jan. 6 Amid Rising GOP Support for Impeachment
Though McConnell blamed others for the attempted coup, he bears great responsibility for promoting Trump’s lies.
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Trump’s Snubbing of Biden’s Inauguration Ceremony Is a Rarity in US History
Security has been heightened in Washington, D.C., as concerns grow over Trump loyalists.
![Police clash with Trump loyalists who breached security and entered the Capitol building in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0119-capitol-breach-400x300.jpg)
Chomsky: Coup Attempt Hit Closer to Centers of Power Than Hitler’s 1923 Putsch
“We are not out of the woods, by far,” Noam Chomsky says. After Trump exits, “Trumpism will not be so easily contained.”
![Sens. Ted Cruz, right, and Josh Hawley attend the Senate Judiciary Committee markup on judicial nominations and the Online Content Policy Modernization Act, in Dirksen Building on December 10, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0119-cruz-hawley-400x300.jpg)
Companies Pause Their PAC Donations Even as They Fight Democracy Reforms
PAC contributions are just a slice of the total amount businesses spend to support their preferred candidates.