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![Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani makes an appearance at a campaign event on June 21, 2021, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0524-rudy-giuliani-400x300.jpg)
Giuliani Refused to Discuss GOP Lawmakers’ Roles in Scheme to Overturn Election
The former personal lawyer to Donald Trump also continued to peddle false and disproven election fraud claims.
![A secret service agent looks on before the motorcade with then-President Donald Trump passes at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on November 26, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0523-secret-service-trump-400x300.jpg)
The Secret Service Has Spent $2 Million at Trump Properties, CREW Says
The funds spent to protect Trump at his own properties “directly benefited him financially,” the organization said.
![David Perdue speaks into a microphone at a campaign event](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0523perdue-400x300.jpg)
Trumpist Perdue Seems Poised to Lose Georgia to Brian Kemp
We must always condemn Trumpists -- and their GOP opponents, too. Perdue and Kemp are key examples in these primaries.
![Virginia 'Ginni' Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, moderates a panel discussion during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center February 23, 2017, in National Harbor, Maryland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0523-ginni-thomas-400x300.jpg)
Ginni Thomas Told Arizona Republican Lawmakers to Overturn 2020 Election Outcome
Thomas cited a faulty reading of the U.S. Constitution to urge lawmakers to illegally defy the will of Arizona voters.
![Rep. Barry Loudermilk leaves the House Republican leadership election in Longworth Building on November 14, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0520-barry-loudermilk-400x300.jpg)
Republicans Gave Tours of Capitol Before Attack, According to Jan. 6 Committee
Up until this week, Republicans had denied that such tours had ever taken place.
![From left, Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz and Louie Gohmert unsuccessfully try to gain entry to the U.S. Department of Justice on July 27, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0519-greene-gaetz-gohmert-400x300.jpg)
Nearly All House Republicans Vote Against Bill to Alleviate Baby Food Shortage
Republicans have spent the last weeks blaming the shortage squarely on President Joe Biden.
![President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, speaks during a meeting with senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House on October 7, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0519-trump-esper-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Attempt to Shut Down All US Embassies in Africa Epitomizes Today’s GOP
It’s terrifying that this man, who holds a death grip over the Republican Party, could conceivably return to power.
![Doug Mastriano speaks on a stage](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0518-Doug-Mastriano-400x300.jpg)
Pennsylvania’s GOP Nominee for Governor Is Arguably the Scariest Man in Politics
Exit Madison Cawthorn, enter Doug Mastriano, and God help us all.
![Rep. Madison Cawthorn talks with reporters and supporters as results from the North Carolina primary election continue to report in at his campaign headquarters on May 17, 2022, in Hendersonville, North Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0518-madison-cawthorn-400x300.jpg)
Madison Cawthorn Loses GOP Primary Election, Is Out of Running for 2022 Midterms
Cawthorn, a devoted follower of former President Donald Trump, lost the nominating contest by around 1,300 votes.
![Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidates Kathy Barnette and Mehmet Oz walk off the stage after speaking at a Republican leadership forum at Newtown Athletic Club on May 11, 2022, in Newtown, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0517-kathy-barnette-mehmet-oz-400x300.jpg)
It’s Primary Night in Pennsylvania, and All Hell Is Set to Break Loose
The outcome in Pennsylvania tonight could shed light on the current disposition of Republican voters more broadly.