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![Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell heads to the Senate floor to gavel the Senate into session on November 9, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1113-mitch-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
1 in 10 Go Hungry as Trump and McConnell Fixate on Challenging Election Results
Economic recovery is slowing as COVID-19 cases surge and Congress remains deadlocked on pandemic relief.
![COVID-19 patients arrive to the Wakefield Campus of the Montefiore Medical Center on April 6, 2020, in the Bronx borough of New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1113-covid-patients-400x300.jpg)
Welcome to Trump’s Last Act, the Most Dangerous Show on Earth
Trump has two months to rage against his humiliation, and deadly weapons at his disposal.
![President-elect Trump listens as President Obama speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office, November 10, 2016, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1112-obama-trump-400x300.jpg)
Obama Memoir Calls Trump’s Birtherism Lies “Elixir” for American Racial Anxiety
Since Obama and through his own presidency, Trump has made numerous racist comments toward lawmakers of color.
![Dr. Michael Osterholm, now a coronavirus advisor to presumptive President-elect Joe Biden, speaks in St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 22, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1112-covid-adviser-400x300.jpg)
4 Weeks of Lockdown Could Stop COVID Flare-Up, Boost Economy, Says Biden Adviser
Infectious diseases expert Michael Osterholm was named to a panel of coronavirus advisers to the president-elect Monday.
![Jair Bolsonaro Downplays COVID and Refuses to Acknowledge Biden Win](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/SEG1-Bolsonaro-Biden-1-400x300.jpg)
Jair Bolsonaro Downplays COVID and Refuses to Acknowledge Biden Win
The Brazilian president has even played down the use of a vaccine to control the spread of COVID-19.
![President Trump golfs at Trump National Golf Club, on November 7, 2020, in Sterling, Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1112-trump-golfs-400x300.jpg)
As COVID Spikes Higher Than Ever, Trump’s Leadership Hits Rock Bottom
Donald Trump’s worst days may be yet to come.
![President Donald Trump during an event with the Venezuelan American community in Miami, Florida, on February 18, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1112-trump-venezuelan--400x300.jpg)
Trump Ran a False Ad in Florida Tying Biden to Venezuelan Socialists
The Spanish-language ad falsely claimed that Venezuela’s ruling clique was backing Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
![President-elect Joe Biden addresses the media about the Trump Administration’s lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act on November 10, 2020, at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1112-joe-biden--400x300.jpg)
Trump, Pompeo Direct State to Deny Biden Access to Messages From Foreign Leaders
The refusal of the department to share these messages with the president-elect thwarts years of post-election tradition.
![Paramedics and firefighters with Anne Arundel County Fire Department prepare to transport a patient to the hospital on November 10, 2020, in Glen Burnie, Maryland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1112-covid-paramedics-400x300.jpg)
COVID-19 Expected to Overwhelm Health Care System as Trump Sabotages Transition
The incoming administration is locked out of key health agencies as Trump focuses on challenging the election results.
![Trump's administration is proceeding as though it will continue into a second term.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/SEG4-Lithwick-Trump-2-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Coup Attempt Will Hurt US Democracy in the Long Run
Trump's administration is proceeding as though it will continue into a second term.