News | Politics & Elections McConnell Acknowledges Biden’s Win, Tells GOP Senators Not to Contest It McConnell's recognition of Biden's election victory comes several weeks after media outlets declared him the winner. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 15, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Shares Tweet Calling for Georgia Republicans to Be Jailed for Disloyalty Republicans in the state have warned Trump's attacks threaten to harm the party in two upcoming Senate runoff elections. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 15, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections William Barr Achieved What He Set Out to Do — Grossly Expand Executive Power Under Barr's watch, the boundaries that define permissible uses of executive power have expanded almost beyond sight. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout December 15, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Biden: Trump Attempted to Invalidate 20 Million Votes in Four States A number of Republicans -- including Mitch McConnell -- finally recognized Biden's win after the Electoral College vote. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 15, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections William Barr Resigns as Attorney General on Heels of Electoral College Vote Barr leaves his post after angering Trump for not backing his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud more strongly. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! December 15, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Stephen Miller: Trump Can Still Win With “Alternate” Electoral College Electors Neither the U.S. Constitution, nor federal or state laws, back up Miller's claims about “alternate” electors. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 15, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections More Than 1 Million Voters in Georgia Request Absentee Ballots for Runoff Races Around 200,000 of the 1.2 million ballots requested so far have already been mailed back in. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 14, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections MI Capitol Closes Due to Threats of Violence Before Electoral College Vote The 16 electors set to take part in the vote will receive an armed police escort to the capitol building. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 14, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Four People Stabbed After Pro-Trump Rally Attended by Far Right Groups in DC Michael Flynn, Alex Jones and the Proud Boys were among the participants in Saturday's rally in Washington, D.C. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams December 13, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections SCOTUS Throws Out Texas Lawsuit Seeking to Flip Election Results for Trump The court rejected a case from the GOP Texas Attorney General to stop four states from voting in the Electoral College. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams December 12, 2020 Truthout