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![Jan. 6 Hearings to Begin as More Revelations Show How Trump Attempted to Orchestrate a Coup](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/seg2-jan6-400x300.jpg)
Pennsylvania Governor Race Could Be “Life or Death for Democracy”
The Republican candidate was present at the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally and arranged buses for attendees.
![Election workers open ballots in preparation for scanning at the Dekalb County Voter Registration and Elections Office in Decatur, Georgia, on Monday, November 2, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0602-georgia-poll-workers-400x300.jpg)
Leaked Tapes Reveal GOP’s Plan to Train Right-Wing Operatives to Be Poll Workers
The plan would create a network of poll workers and attorneys working behind the scenes to overturn elections.
![Republican gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor stands next to former president Donald Trump.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/FMJGofTUUAIFDTY-400x300.jpg)
Georgia GOP Candidate Got 3 Percent of Vote But Still Won’t Concede After a Week
Kandiss Taylor lost by over 70 points to incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp.
![Acting White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows arrives at a rally on October 15, 2020, in Greenville, North Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0527-mark-meadows-400x300.jpg)
In a Different World, Mark Meadows’s Evidence-Burning Would Be Shocking
Between evidence destruction and subpoena evasion, January 6 investigations are heating up.
![President Donald Trump listens as Vice President Mike Pence answers questions in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 27, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0526-trump-pence-400x300.jpg)
Former White House Aide Says Trump Approved of Mob Chanting “Hang Mike Pence”
New testimony to the January 6 committee corroborates previous claims that Trump was “gleeful” during the attack.
![Idaho's Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin speaks at a campaign event at a grocery store on March 19, 2022, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0526-janice-mcgeachin-400x300.jpg)
Idaho’s GOP Voters Push Back Against Trump’s Picks
If Trump’s star begins to wane in the GOP, what happened in Idaho will likely be seen as a turning point.
![Republican Gubernatorial candidate David Perdue speaks during a Bikers for Trump campaign event held at the Crazy Acres Bar & Grill on May 20, 2022, in Plainville, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0525-georgia-perdue-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s “Big Lie” Lost Big in Georgia on Tuesday
Trump spent much of this election cycle yammering on about the 2020 election, but GOP voters shrugged it off on Tuesday.
![Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene walks to a news conference on free speech and Twitter on Capitol Hill on April 28, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0525-marjorie-taylor-greene-400x300.jpg)
Marjorie Taylor Greene May Be Affected by Insurrection Court Ruling
A law from 1872 doesn't “exempt all future rebels and insurrectionists,” the appeals court ruled.
![Rep. Madison Cawthorn watches results from the North Carolina primary election at his campaign headquarters on May 17, 2022, in Hendersonville, North Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0524-madison-cawthorn-400x300.jpg)
House Ethics Committee Opens Investigation Into Madison Cawthorn
Cawthorn responded dismissively to the announced inquiry, writing on Twitter that the “swamp” was out to get him.
![Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a campaign rally for Gov. Brian Kemp on May 23, 2022, in Kennesaw, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0524-pence-400x300.jpg)
It’s Trump vs. Pence in Georgia, Though Neither Is on the Ballot
Georgia's primaries bring Trump's likely 2024 run into focus.