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![President Donald Trump on cell phone in silhouette as Facebook faucet drips red](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0107-trump-facebook-400x300.jpg)
Facebook Bans Trump Indefinitely, Citing His Intent to Incite Violence
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted that the president appeared to use the site “to incite violent insurrection.”
![Trump loyalists clash with police trying to enter Capitol building through the front doors. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0107-capitol-riot-400x300.jpg)
Trump Loyalists’ Breach of Capitol Is Likely to Embolden Far Right Street Forces
An escalation in aggressive actions seems likely, especially in the remaining two weeks of Trump’s term.
![U.S. soldiers assigned to the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade load onto a Chinook helicopter to head out and execute missions across Afghanistan on January 15, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0107-afghanistan-400x300.jpg)
On the 20th Anniversary of the “War on Terror,” Is There Any End in Sight?
Joe Biden could put an end to doomed overseas conflicts -- or persist in waging wars that can never be won.
![Vice President Mike Pence hands the West Virginia certification to staff as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi listens during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol on January 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0107-pence-electoral-400x300.jpg)
Congress Certifies Biden’s Win, and Trump Grudgingly Says He’ll Accept It
The president continued to peddle false claims of election fraud in announcing his support of an “orderly transition.”
![Democratic Senate candidates Raphael Warnock (left) and Jon Ossoff of Georgia wave to supporters during a rally on November 15, 2020, in Marietta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021-01-06-warnock-ossoff-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Gain Control of Senate With Warnock and Ossoff Victories in Georgia
A 50-50 tie in the Senate will be decided by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in her role as president of the Senate.
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Despite Trump’s Claims, Mike Pence Has No Power to Reject Joe Biden’s Win
As the vice president prepares to preside over the Electoral College, Trump claims that Pence can nullify the vote.
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Activists Brace for Far Right Violence as Trump’s Diehard Backers Flood DC
D.C. activists are rebuffing Sen. Josh Hawley’s accusations of “leftwing violence” while bracing for far right violence.
![President Trump plays a round of golf at Trump Turnberry Luxury Collection Resort during his first official visit to the United Kingdom as president on July 15, 2018, in Turnberry, Scotland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0105-trump-golf-400x300.jpg)
Scotland’s Head of Govt. Says Trump Cannot Visit During Biden’s Inauguration
Travel to Scotland is restricted due to COVID and golf is not an essential purpose, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.
![President Trump talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol with Vice President Mike Pence on March 10, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2021_0105-trump-pence-400x300.jpg)
Trump Urges Pence to Reject Electoral College, Despite Him Having No Power To
Neither the Constitution nor federal law affords Vice President Mike Pence the right to reject electors' votes.
![President Trump boards Air Force One while departing from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on December 31, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0105-trump-air-force-one-400x300.jpg)
Trump Will Leave a Land-Mined Government to Be Defused
Trump will be with us in one form (of disaster) or another for years to come.