News | Politics & Elections Enrique Tarrio and 3 Other Proud Boys Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy One legal expert said the convictions were a “victory for accountability, for historical record, [and] for democracy.” By Chris Walker , Truthout May 4, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Facebook Ad Attacks Biden Using Images That Occurred During Trump Era Other images in the advertisement are deeply misleading, leaving out additional context that would also embarrass Trump. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 3, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Critics Call Out CNN Over Decision to Host Donald Trump Town Hall Next Week Several observers questioned whether CNN would take Trump to task over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 2, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pence Appears Before a Grand Jury Investigating Trump’s Role in January 6 Trump tried to block Pence's testimony, but an appellate court rejected his motion just hours before Pence's appearance. By Igor Derysh , Salon April 28, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice In His Own Words: Harry Belafonte on Fighting for Justice in the Age of Trump “There’s some ass-kicking out here to be done. And we should do it,” the late Belafonte said in 2016. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Poll: Less Than One-Quarter of Americans View MAGA Positively The poll’s findings demonstrate the likely reason why Joe Biden included criticisms of MAGA in his election ad. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 26, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections 50 Years After Vietnam War’s End, It’s Time to See Its Role in Spawning MAGA Lost-war angst over Vietnam quietly pooled into a political resource that white nationalist movements have tapped into. By Jerry Lembcke , Truthout April 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Joe Biden Announces Reelection Bid, Setting Up Likely Rematch With Donald Trump Progressives are urging the president to secure votes by delivering on popular progressive policies he initially ran on. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 25, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Georgia DA’s Request for “Heightened Security” Signals Likely Trump Indictment “The announcement of the decisions in this case may provoke a significant public reaction,” Attorney Fani Willis wrote. By Igor Derysh , Salon April 25, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Georgia DA to Open Investigation Following Report of New Trump Election Texts Trump operatives considered using breached voting data to decertify Georgia’s 2021 Senate race, according to CNN. By Gabriella Ferrigine , Salon April 24, 2023 Truthout