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Disqualifying Trump From Office Is the Least He Deserves — But It Won’t Happen
A sullen loyalty fest is taking place in the GOP: 45 Republican senators are wading deeper into the ashes of Trumpism.
![President Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force at the White House on April 22, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0208-trump-window-400x300.jpg)
House Democrats Say Trump Admin Told CDC to Suppress COVID Tests to Hide Cases
Democrats investigating Trump’s COVID response found emails from Trump staffers trying to use data for political gain.
![President Joe Biden, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, arrives to speak to the staff of the State Department during his first visit in Washington, D.C., February 4, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0208-biden-blinken-400x300.jpg)
Biden Administration Announces the US Will Rejoin UN Human Rights Council
The U.S. seeks to join as an observer but could become a full voting member of the council later this year.
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Democratic Party Leaders Are Rushing Through Impeachment in Lieu of a Real Trial
Democratic leaders — with Biden's blessing — are preparing to rush the trial because Republicans are unhappy.
![A campaign sign for President Donald Trump lies beneath water in the Capitol Reflecting Pool on Capitol Hill on January 9, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0208-trump-sign-400x300.jpg)
Most Americans Back Trump’s Impeachment — Including Millions Who Voted for Him
The Senate impeachment trial for Trump, the second he's faced, is set to begin this week.
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With Trump’s Second Impeachment Set to Begin, How Will It Differ From the First?
In a courtroom with an unbiased jury, the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump would be a slam dunk.
![President Trump stops to talk to reporters as he walks to board Marine One and depart from the South Lawn at the White House on January 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0204-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Won’t Testify at His Own Impeachment Trial, Spokesman Says
In rejecting an invitation for Trump to testify, his lawyers called the impeachment trial itself “unconstitutional.”
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigns on June 23, 2020, in the Bronx borough of New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0204-ocasio-cortez-400x300.jpg)
AOC Blasts GOP Lawmaker for Her “Deeply Cynical” About Face on Events of Jan. 6
Republicans have attacked Ocasio-Cortez for talking openly about the terror she experienced during the Capitol siege.
![Robert Mercer and Rebekah Mercer attend the 2017 TIME 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/02/2021_0204-mercers-400x300.jpg)
Billionaire Family Bankrolled Election Lies, Far Right and the Capitol Siege
The Mercers' investments in far right candidates have bought them a disproportionate level of influence in the GOP.
![President Biden waves as he arrives at the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0204-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
Presidential Approval Is the Highest It’s Been Since 2009, Poll Shows
A new poll finds that Biden’s approval rating is 61 percent, the highest rating a president has received since 2009.