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There should be no denial about the fact that Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. But in his self-centered way, Trump refused to accept that he lost. Despite challenging the elections in the courts, initiating recounts and exerting undue pressure on state and local officials, all his claims came to nothing. Nevertheless, social movements linked to Trump and incited by his rhetoric coordinated a rally in Washington, DC on January 6 th , 2021, the day that Congress certi

The Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela and removal of Nicolas Maduro had several negative aspects and a few potentially positive ones. The Trump administration did not seek congressional authorization for the attacks, which are within Congress’s authority according to the U.S. constitution. Further, it promotes the norm that big power countries can attack weaker ones, potentially encouraging countries like Russia and China to make similar attacks in the future. The ad

The Trump administration’s Department of Justice finally released some of the Epstein files, as legally required due to a law passed in November. However, it was only a fraction of the files, and some were heavily redacted. Reps Ro Khanna (D) and Thomas Massie (R) are threatening to file contempt of Congress charges and even articles of impeachment against Attorney General Pam Bondi. This is a huge win for transparency and Reps Khanna and Massie should be commended for engine

Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, will not even allow a vote on extensions to the Affordable Care Act subsidies as part of a Republican healthcare bill. This despite several Republicans wanting a vote on the amendment that would allow the ObamaCare subsidies to be extended. This shows that the Republicans do not want affordable heatlhcare, but also how dysfunctional our political system has become when one person can block such an important vote. Further, it shows that the