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![White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on July 30, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0426-mark-meadows-400x300.jpg)
Texts to Mark Meadows Reveal Right-Wingers Scheming to Blame “Antifa” for 1/6
The not-so-best and not-so-brightest aided and abetted a sloppy coup via text message. Here are the highlights.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at The Farm at 95 on April 9, 2022, in Selma, North Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0426-donald-trump-b-400x300.jpg)
Some GOP Insiders Are Expressing Fear Over Trump’s Possible Return to Twitter
The former president says he's not interested in coming back, but insiders say the allure will be too strong for him.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at The Rosen Shingle Creek on February 26, 2022, in Orlando, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0425-donald-trump-d-400x300.jpg)
Judge Holds Trump in Contempt With Daily $10K Fine Over Financial Investigation
Trump’s legal team said that they looked but couldn’t find the documents sought by investigators.
![White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks outside the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 2, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0425-mark-meadows-400x300.jpg)
Meadows Texts Show How Even Trump Loyalists Felt He Was Responsible for Jan. 6
Even the former president's son, Donald Trump Jr., texted the chief of staff to tell Trump to stop the Capitol attack.
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The Republican Party Is Still Doing Donald Trump’s Bidding
Pundits may claim that Trump is fading, but he and his fascist movement remain a direct threat.
![We cannot ignore Republican efforts to stifle the teaching of U.S. history and still expect to live in a free society.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-640899990-400x300.jpg)
What’s Taught in School Impacts Us All. We Must Defend Anti-Racist Education.
We cannot ignore Republican efforts to stifle the teaching of U.S. history and still expect to live in a free society.
![Rep. Mark Meadows speaks to the press in the U.S. Capitol on January 30, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0422-mark-meadows-400x300.jpg)
Meadows, Who Pushed Right-Wing Myths of Voter Fraud, Registered in 3 States
Meadows, the former chief of staff for former President Donald Trump, is still registered to vote in two states.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens to speakers during an event outside Union Station June 16, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0422-aoc-flag-400x300.jpg)
AOC Slams Supreme Court for Limiting Puerto Ricans’ Access to Disability Checks
The Court ruled 8 to 1 to deny Puerto Ricans access to the same disability benefits as mainland residents.
![Environmental activists hold a sign that says 'no planet B' during an Earth Day rally on April 22, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0422-no-planet-b-400x300.jpg)
What’s Needed to Fight Climate Crisis Is Clear. The Powerful Are Preventing It.
Republicans, Manchin, Sinema, Biden, capitalism and war are obstructing climate action this Earth Day.
![Donald Trump Jr. talks to the press during a rally at the Van Andel Arena on March 28, 2019, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0421-donald-trump-jr-400x300.jpg)
Trump Jr. Agrees to Meet Voluntarily With January 6 Committee Investigators
The committee likely wants to hear from Trump Jr. about his texts encouraging the overturning of the 2020 election.