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![President Donald Trump arrives as Attorney General William Barr looks on during a briefing at the White House on March 23, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0525-trump-barr-400x300.jpg)
DOJ Is Resisting Release of Barr Memo on Trump and Has Appealed Court Ruling
The DOJ, under former Attorney General William Barr, chose not to charge Trump over 10 possible acts of obstruction.
![Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell makes his way to a Senate Republican Policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on May 18, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0525-mitch-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
It’s Time for Democrats to Go It Alone on Infrastructure
So long as the minority leader is allowed to keep “negotiating,” the American people and the country will keep losing.
![Supporters of former President Donald Trump gather along Southern Blvd. near Trump's Mar-a-Lago home on February 15, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0525-trump-supporters--400x300.jpg)
Half a Year Later, 6 in 10 GOP Voters Still Falsely Believe Election Was Stolen
The poll matches findings made in March, suggesting GOP voters are not likely to change their views regardless of facts.
![Kevin McCarthy](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0524-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
Republicans Are Against Science, Elections, Democracy, Journalism — and You
The GOP's push against the January 6 commission bill is horrifying, but it's not surprising.
![A Palestinian child stands amid the rubble of buildings, destroyed by Israeli strikes, in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip on May 21, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/GettyImages-1233026806-400x300.jpg)
The Difference Between Biden and Trump on Israel-Palestine Policy Is Rhetorical
Rising awareness of Israeli apartheid is making it impossible for Biden to maintain the same pro-Israel platitudes.
![A member of the Secret Service stands guard as then-President Donald Trump departs Mar-a-Lago on March 25, 2018, in Palm Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0521-mar-a-lago-secret-service-400x300.jpg)
Trump Charged the Secret Service More Than $40,000 “Rent” Since Leaving Office
Trump receives a presidential pension that could easily pay for his security detail's stays at his resorts.
![NYPD officers stand guard in front on Trump Tower on 5th Avenue the night before the Presidential Elections in New York, November 2, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0520-trump-tower-400x300.jpg)
NY Investigations Into Trump Seek to “Flip” His Longtime Financial Adviser
Allen Weisselberg's personal taxes and role in the Trump Organization are facing legal scrutiny.
![New York State Attorney General Letitia James](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0519-nyag-400x300.jpg)
New York AG Declares Trump Organization Probe Is Now a Criminal Investigation
A 2018 criminal probe into Trump's private business dealings has intensified since the former president left office.
![Former Arizona state Rep. Anthony Kern recounts ballots from the 2020 general election as a contractor working for Cyber Ninjas, who was hired by the Arizona State Senate at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on May 1, 2021, in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0519-arizona-vote-400x300.jpg)
AZ Election “Auditors” Backtrack on False Claims That Election Data Was Deleted
“They don’t know what they’re doing,” one county supervisor said of the companies that were hired to conduct the audit.
![Rally goers protest vaccines and the current administration during the "World Wide Rally for Freedom," an anti-mask and anti-vaccine rally, at the statehouse in Concord, New Hampshire, May 15, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0518-anti-mask-400x300.jpg)
With Less Than Half the Country Fully Vaccinated, I Fear We Reopen Too Soon
Capitalism is driving the U.S. to reopen before it's ready.