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![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during his weekly press conference on January 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1297640386-400x300.jpg)
Stop Trying to Make This About “Unity” — There’s No Uniting With Fascists
You don’t negotiate with rabid dogs.
![Absentee ballots and overseas ballots are received and processed at the Elections Preparation Center at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 3, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0129-georgia-ballot-400x300.jpg)
After High 2020 Turnout, Georgia Republican Wants to Make Voter ID Laws Stricter
A Georgia Republican has introduced a bill to force absentee voters to provide two copies of their ID in order to vote.
![Trump supporters demonstrate at a "Stop the Steal" rally in front of the Maricopa County Elections Department office on November 7, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0129-arizona-republicans-400x300.jpg)
GOP Lawmaker in AZ Wants Legislature to Have Authority to Toss Election Results
The bill would also require judges to grant jury trials for any frivolous election-related lawsuit.
![A pro-Trump mob confronts U.S. Capitol police outside the Senate chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0129-q-shaman-capitol-400x300.jpg)
QAnon Trump Supporter Jacob Chansley Wants to Testify at Impeachment Trial
Several Democratic lawmakers have indicated they may not want witnesses to be part of the impeachment proceedings.
![Trump supporters breach the Capitol in support the President's false and baseless claims that he won the election on January 6, 2021, in Washington D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0127-capitol-breach-400x300.jpg)
At Least 30,000 GOP Voters Have Left the Party Since the Capitol Breach
The sudden change in party affiliations, however, does not necessarily translate to more Democratic-leaning voters.
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GOP Senators Appear Ready to Let Trump Get Away With Inciting Capitol Attack
Trump incited a mob to try to smash the legislature, but most Republican senators still won’t break from him.
![Sen. Rand Paul and Sen. Susan Collins attend a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on September 9, 2020, in Washington D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0127-rand-paul-400x300.jpg)
Only Five GOP Senators Rejected Effort to Declare Impeachment Unconstitutional
If the vote serves as a proxy for impeachment, it signals that Trump will be acquitted.
![Two comrades kiss eachother through their flowered masks in a mural](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0127-hayes-400x300.jpg)
From Survival to Solidarity: Emerging From the Wreckage of the Trump Era
“You don’t always get to choose who helps you survive," says organizer Ejeris Dixon.
![Outgoing President Trump addresses guests at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 20, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0126-dis-trump-400x300.jpg)
Banned From Twitter, Trump Opens “Office of the Former President” to Push Agenda
Trump may use the office to promote GOP candidates he considers allies over those he views as being disloyal to him.
![Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0126-mitch-mcconnell-s-400x300.jpg)
Experts Dispute GOP Senators’ Claim That Trump Impeachment Is Unconstitutional
Historical precedent, plus the wording of the Constitution itself, suggest a former president can be impeached.