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![Anthony Antonio was among the mob at the Lower West Terrace Entrance of the U.S. Capitol, which saw a “tremendous amount of violent criminal activity” on January 6, 2021, according to an FBI affidavit.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0507-capitol-breach-400x300.jpg)
Trump Loyalist Who Attacked the Capitol Blames Fox News
Six months after the 2020 election, 70 percent of Republican voters remain skeptical that Biden actually won.
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Facebook’s Oversight Board Isn’t Enough. The Government Must Regulate Big Tech.
Facebook’s recent moves follow years of inaction by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
![An Arizona Ranger watches as contractors working for Cyber Ninjas, who was hired by the Arizona State Senate, examine and recount ballots from the 2020 general election at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on May 1, 2021, in Phoenix, Arizona. The Maricopa County ballot recount comes after two election audits found no evidence of widespread fraud.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0506-arizona-vote-audit-400x300.jpg)
Justice Department Raises Concerns Over Cyber Ninjas’ “Audit” of Arizona Ballots
Civil rights violations and the security of ballots were chief among the DOJ's worries.
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Facebook Board Announces Trump Remains Banned. Trump Starts His Own “Platform.”
The decision is a blow to Trump, who leans on Facebook for the massive fundraising pool it provides.
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Judge Says DOJ Memo on Barr’s Decision Not to Charge Trump Must Be Released
The DOJ misled the public and arguments for keeping the memo secret “are not worthy of credence,” the judge ruled.
![President Trump speaks to members of the U.S. military via video teleconference on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2017, from his residence in Mar-a-Lago in Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0504-trump-computer-400x300.jpg)
Facebook Will Announce Tomorrow Whether Trump and His Fascist Posts Can Return
Trump may be back on Facebook soon.
![Cameras stream live footage from the Arizona vote audit in Maricopa County, Arizona, on May 4, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0504-arizona-vote-count-400x300.jpg)
Conspiracy Theorist Hired by GOP to Lead Arizona Recount Cost Taxpayers $150,000
The audit of 2.1 million ballots is spearheaded by a company founded by a man who believes in Trump’s Big Lie.
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India and Brazil’s COVID Crises Show We Must End the Fiction of Borders
The fictions of borders and “rugged individualism” must be dismissed out of hand to confront this moment.
![President Joseph Robinette Biden walks away from the corpses of the fallen](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0503-biden-war-400x300.jpg)
As Biden Releases Trump’s Targeted Killing Rules, Advocates Demand End to Wars
Last fall a court order ruled the Trump administration could no longer keep the rules secret or deny their existence.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks during the final day of the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held at the Hyatt Regency Orlando on Sunday, Feb 28, 2021, in Orlando, FL.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1231451616-400x300.jpg)
Observers Look to Upcoming Texas Election as Marker of Trump’s Influence on GOP
A special election in Texas’ 6th Congressional District on Saturday could test Trump's influence on elections.