News | Politics & Elections Justice Department Raises Concerns Over Cyber Ninjas’ “Audit” of Arizona Ballots Civil rights violations and the security of ballots were chief among the DOJ's worries. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 6, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Facebook Board Announces Trump Remains Banned. Trump Starts His Own “Platform.” The decision is a blow to Trump, who leans on Facebook for the massive fundraising pool it provides. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout May 5, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Judge Says DOJ Memo on Barr’s Decision Not to Charge Trump Must Be Released The DOJ misled the public and arguments for keeping the memo secret “are not worthy of credence,” the judge ruled. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 5, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Facebook Will Announce Tomorrow Whether Trump and His Fascist Posts Can Return Trump may be back on Facebook soon. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout May 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Conspiracy Theorist Hired by GOP to Lead Arizona Recount Cost Taxpayers $150,000 The audit of 2.1 million ballots is spearheaded by a company founded by a man who believes in Trump’s Big Lie. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 4, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections India and Brazil’s COVID Crises Show We Must End the Fiction of Borders The fictions of borders and “rugged individualism” must be dismissed out of hand to confront this moment. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout May 3, 2021 Truthout
News | War & Peace As Biden Releases Trump’s Targeted Killing Rules, Advocates Demand End to Wars Last fall a court order ruled the Trump administration could no longer keep the rules secret or deny their existence. By Andrea Germanos , CommonDreams May 3, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Observers Look to Upcoming Texas Election as Marker of Trump’s Influence on GOP A special election in Texas’ 6th Congressional District on Saturday could test Trump's influence on elections. By Alyce McFadden , CenterforResponsivePolitics April 30, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Feds Execute Search Warrant at Giuliani’s House, Office, Seize His Cellphone Federal investigators are looking into whether Rudy Giuliani illegally pushed Trump to fire the ambassador to Ukraine. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 28, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump-Disrupted Census Hurts Marginalized Communities and Hands New Power to GOP The broken census results show how the Trump administration's damage will echo down the halls of history. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout April 27, 2021 Truthout