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![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell exit the West Wing after their Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on May 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0421-mccarthy-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
New Book Details How McCarthy, McConnell Considered Punishing Trump After Jan. 6
The top GOP leaders in Congress backed down from taking any action against Trump just weeks after the Capitol attack.
![Trump speaks to a crowd of his supporters](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0420-trump-rally-400x300.jpg)
Don’t Forget Trump Got 74 Million Votes in 2020. The Reelection Threat Is Real.
Don't discount the possibility of a Republican House, Senate and presidency come 2024. We must pay attention.
![President Joe Biden speaks following a tour of the New Hampshire Port Authority in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on April 19, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0420-joe-biden-p-400x300.jpg)
Biden Administration Considers Extending “Failed” Immigration Policy, Title 42
Immigrant advocates were outraged over the news that Biden is considering extending the restrictive policy again.
![Airline passengers, some not wearing face masks following the end of COVID-19 public transportation rules, sit during a American Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in California to Denver, Colorado, on April 19, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0420-airplane-400x300.jpg)
Poll Finds Most Want Mask Rules to Remain, in Spite of Judge’s Decree
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans backed extending the federal travel mandate on masks to May 3.
![A nurse holds a phone during a video call with the family member of a patient in the improvised COVID-19 unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills neighborhood on July 30, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0419-hospital-400x300.jpg)
Biden to End Trump-Era “Conscience” Rule Allowing Medical Personnel to Deny Care
Courts have blocked the rule from being implemented since it was finalized in 2019.
![Spring break passengers wait in a TSA security line at Orlando International Airport on March 19, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0419-airport-400x300.jpg)
Mask Mandate for Flights Was Axed by a Trump-Appointed Judge
Trump excelled at attacking every mention of masks. The axing of this mandate is a win for his anti-science doctrine.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy holds his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 13, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0418-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
McCarthy Defended Trump Effort to Freeze Ukraine Military Aid, Now Blames Biden
The House minority leader said in 2020 that withholding military aid from Ukraine was the “right thing to do.”
![Supporters listen to former President Donald Trump speak during a rally at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds on January 29, 2022, in Conroe, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0418-trump-supporters-400x300.jpg)
Efforts to Build Trust in Elections Face Thriving 2020 Election Denier Community
Can believers in Trump's “Big Lie” be convinced by poll workers and local leaders to trust the democratic process again?
![Republican Gubernatorial candidate David Perdue speaks at a campaign event on March 29, 2022, in Marietta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0415-david-perdue-400x300.jpg)
As Republicans Push Far Right Agenda, Stakes for Midterms Couldn’t Be Higher
Voter turnout for midterms tends to be low, and Republicans are far more reliable voters than Democrats.
![President Donald Trump speaks during the first presidential debate against former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0414-donald-trump-debate-400x300.jpg)
RNC Unanimously Votes to Withdraw From Presidential Debate Commission
The committee said it will only allow candidates to participate in party-sanctioned debates from now on.