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![Sen. Bernie Sanders heads to the Senate floor at the Capitol building on December 20, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/GettyImages-1230238914-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Condemns Trump for Allowing Millions to Lose Unemployment Benefits
The Vermont senator lamented Trump's unwillingness to avert catastrophe by signing the compromise relief bill.
![President Donald Trump departs on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/GettyImages-1230086925-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Intervention Puts Flawed But Necessary COVID Relief Bill at Risk
President Donald Trump's attempt at sabotage could derail congressional efforts to protect the economy.
![Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/GettyImages-1230092714-400x300.jpg)
Trump Administration Pushes Rules Facilitating Religious Discrimination at Work
The Biden administration might not be able to roll back some of these rules for at least a couple years.
![Thousands gathered in New York's Times Square for a demonstration organized by Black Lives Matter Greater New York on June 6, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/GettyImages-1218668228-400x300.jpg)
Politicians Failed Us in 2020. Our Movements Built Lasting Power.
From pandemic mutual aid to Black Lives Matter, 2020 will be remembered as a year when everything changed.Â
![Sen. Bernie Sanders prepares to do an interview with MSNBC in the Russell Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, December 16, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/GettyImages-1230158689-400x300.jpg)
Bernie Sanders Excoriates House GOP for Refusing to Back $2000 Relief Checks
House Republicans are more supportive of Trump's baseless claims of voter fraud than substantial relief for Americans.
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On Christmas, Let’s Reach for Hope in This Dark Winter
The deep darkness on this Christmas Day is caused by far more than an annual celestial exercise.
![American political consultant Roger Stone walks through the crowd by his hotel as Trump supporters and Proud Boys held rally at night in Washington, D.C., United States on December 11, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/2020_2412-Roger-Stone-400x300.jpg)
Trump Pardons Stone and Manafort as DOJ Proceeds With Executions
President Donald Trump late Wednesday issued another wave of pardons for his wealthy political and personal allies.
![President Donald Trump golfs at Trump National Golf Club on December 13, 2020, in Sterling, Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/2020_2412-Trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Baselessly Blames Iran for Rocket Attack on US Embassy in Baghdad
Foreign policy analysts have been cautioning that the Trump administration could attack Iran on its way out the door.
![President Trump gestures toward fencing at the international border with Mexico in San Luis, Arizona, June 23, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_1223-trump-border-wall-400x300.jpg)
The Trump Admin Is Trying to Build the Border Wall on Land It Doesn’t Own
The government is prematurely granting contracts to build on land it doesn’t yet own, costing millions in delays.
![Bill Barr](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/2020_1223-bill-barr-400x300.jpg)
Bill Barr Accused of Arresting Impeachment Witnesses to Shield Trump
Lev Parnas has accused Barr of timing his arrest last fall to prevent him from testifying at House impeachment hearings.