News Analysis | Politics & Elections Mitch McConnell Blames Trump’s Failed COVID-19 Response on Impeachment Trump ignored numerous early warning signs and sought to downplay the crisis long after he was acquitted in a trial. By Igor Derysh , Salon April 1, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Our Democratic Institutions Are Dying as Presidential Power Grows George W. Bush laid the groundwork. Trump has taken executive excesses to the next level. By Karen J. Greenberg , TomDispatch February 27, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP’s Susan Collins Faces Tough Reelection Fight Following Vote to Acquit Trump A new poll shows Senator Collins has suffered a major decline in support among women voters in Maine. By Igor Derysh , Salon February 20, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Impunity for Torturers Made Trump’s Invulnerability Possible If one administration can get away with torture, another can go unpunished for putting migrant children in cages. By Rebecca Gordon , TomDispatch February 18, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump’s Acquittal Has Ushered in a New Era of McCarthyist Purges Trump is using the power of the soft purge to enforce a culture of absolute loyalty. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout February 16, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Devin Nunes Is Leading Republicans in a Post-Impeachment “Strike” Former Intelligence Committee Chair Nunes won't show up for work unless Rep. Adam Schiff investigates "Spygate." By Sophia Tesfaye , Salon February 13, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections William Barr Is Turning the Justice Department Into Trump’s Protection Racket As all four prosecutors quit the Roger Stone case, Trump's vendetta against his perceived enemies ramps up. By Heather Digby Parton , Salon February 12, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Lindsey Graham Seems Willing to Degrade Every US Institution to Keep Trump Happy Lindsey Graham has promised "investigations" of Trump's enemies for months. Now he'll be forced to deliver them. By Heather Digby Parton , Salon February 10, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Republicans Have Weakened Congress in Order to Protect Trump Trump shows that wealth doesn’t just bring power -- it also enables malfeasance. By Alexis Goldstein , Truthout February 6, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Giuliani Says Trump Should Investigate the Bidens After His Senate Trial Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani says he continues to search for more information on former Vice President Joe Biden. By Igor Derysh , Salon February 6, 2020 Truthout