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![Dr. Richard Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing to discuss protecting scientific integrity in response to the coronavirus outbreak on May 14, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1109-rick-bright-400x300.jpg)
Biden Announces COVID Team Including Vaccines Specialist Ousted by Trump
Bright claims he was punished earlier this year for refusing to back the Trump-endorsed drug hydroxychloroquine.
![Thousands gather at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House to celebrate the announcement that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will be the 46th President of the United States on November 7, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1229517032-400x300.jpg)
Trump Faces Growing Fury Over His Stubborn Refusal to Concede Defeat to Biden
Instead of accepting the election results, Trump is continuing to push evidence-free allegations of voter fraud.
![Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris leave the stage after addressing the nation at the Chase Center November 6, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1284332294-400x300.jpg)
Progressives Helped Defeat Trump. They’re Readying Bold Demands for Biden.
Progressives have pledged to push Biden and Harris to embrace policies like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal.
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Joe Biden Declared Winner of 2020 Presidential Election
Biden is set to become the 46th president of the United States, when he's inaugurated on January 20, 2021.
![A young woman speaks into a megaphone](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/2020_1030-general-vote-400x300.jpg)
Founded on Inequality, Can the US Ever Be Truly Democratic and Inclusive?
The inequality deeply embedded in U.S. statecraft continues to counterbalance any progress, however symbolic.
![President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/2020_1022-debate-400x300.jpg)
Don’t Blame the Moderator. Presidential Debates Are Set Up to Be a Charade.
The format ensures candidates don’t have to tackle real questions from journalists or third-party candidates.
![A student watches Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Vice President Mike Pence speak on screen at the Conrad Prebys Amphitheater during the Vice Presidential Debate.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/2020_1008-harris-pence-400x300.jpg)
Pence Refused to Say Whether Trump Would Accept Election Outcome
From a progressive perspective, last night presented ample opportunities for both optimism and revulsion.
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The House Is About to Pass Marijuana Decriminalization. What Will the Senate Do?
Marijuana legalization enjoys support from a clear and bipartisan majority of voters.
![Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks on September 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/2020_0907-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
Absent Appeals to the Left, Biden Faces Challenge to Win Over Latinx Voters
During the Democratic primary, Latinxs overwhelmingly supported Sen. Bernie Sanders. Will they turn out for Biden?
![Former President Barack Obama addresses the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention, livestreamed online and viewed on a laptop screen on August 20, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0820-barack-obama-400x300.jpg)
Obama Breaks With Convention Protocol to Call Trump a Threat at DNC Night Three
The third night of the Democratic National Zoom Meeting was an astonishment of history.