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![Trump supporters protest in front of the Maricopa County Election Department while votes are being counted in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 6, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0316-arizona-voter-400x300.jpg)
Judge Orders Arizona Republicans to Pay $18,000 for “Groundless” Election Suit
In his order, the judge wrote that the Arizona Republican Party admitted it “filed this lawsuit for political reasons.”
![Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they try to storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0315-capitol-breacjh-400x300.jpg)
Ron Johnson Says He Wasn’t Afraid on Jan. 6 But Would Have Been If It Were BLM
If there were “Black Lives Matter and antifa protesters, I might have been a little concerned,” Johnson said.
![Protestors hold placards during the demonstration. Protesters gathered at the state's legislative building to protest various causes such as the Biden inauguration, COVID-19 restrictions, vaccines, and more during the first day of the 81st Session of the Nevada Legislature on February 1, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/GettyImages-1230924080-400x300.jpg)
Conspiracy Theories Are Killing Us — and Trump’s Departure Hasn’t Ended Them
Investigative journalist David Neiwert explains how conspiracy theories are shaping politics and life in the U.S.
![Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with then-President Trump on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0312-capitol-siege-400x300.jpg)
DOJ Expects to Make At Least 100 Additional Charges Related to Capitol Attack
The additional charges are on top of the more than 300 already made by the department.
![President Biden delivers a primetime address to the nation from the East Room of the White House on March 11, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0312-biden-a-400x300.jpg)
Biden Condemns Racist Violence Against Asian Americans in Prime-Time Speech
Advocates say, however, that Biden’s empowerment of the Justice Department is not the answer to rising hate crimes.
![Low-level inmates from El Paso County detention facility prepare to load bodies wrapped in plastic into a refrigerated temporary morgue trailer in a parking lot of the El Paso County Medical Examiner's office on November 16, 2020, in El Paso, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0312-covid-deaths-400x300.jpg)
GOP-Run States Saw Higher COVID Death Rates, Study Shows
Republican governors' partisan actions may have “influenced the spread of the virus,” one of the study's authors said.
![President Joe Biden smiles as he speaks during a virtual call in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on March 4, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0311-biden-s-400x300.jpg)
50 Days Into Office, Biden Has High Approval Rating, Polling Shows
Capping off his 50th day in the White House, Biden signed into law a $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus package.
![President Trump meets with bank CEOs about COVID-19 response in the Cabinet Room at the White House on March 11, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/03/2021_0311-trump-covid-400x300.jpg)
This Nightmare Anniversary Should Remind Us It Didn’t Have to Be This Way
One year ago, Trump announced, “The virus will not have a chance against us.”
![Rep. Lauren Boebert attends a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0311-lauren-boebert-400x300.jpg)
Boebert, Gosar and Brooks Aided Capitol Attackers, Jayapal Says in Letters
Representatives Lauren Boebert, Mo Brooks and Paul Gosar made comments inciting the militants that day, Jayapal said.
![Senate Minority Whip John Thune is flanked by (L-R) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Roy Blunt as he talks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on March 2, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0310-thune-mcconnell-blunt-400x300.jpg)
While Democrats Pass Stimulus, Republicans Unveil Estate Tax Repeal for Top 0.1%
Republicans have unveiled their latest attempt to repeal the estate tax that only affects the richest of the rich.