Trump and Company Keep Confessing
Donald Trump talks to media as he leaves the White House by the South lawn on October 9, 2018.Tasos Katopodis /Getty Images After returning from a recent trip to Ukraine, Rudy Giuliani deployed an interesting tactic for the president’s personal lawyer: Confessing to the conduct for which Trump is being impeached. In public statements over the past…
The Wine Wars Continue: Warren Had a Winery Fundraiser in 2018
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks as South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg listens during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Loyola Marymount University on December 19, 2019 in Los Angeles.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images It wasn’t in wine cave. But in June 2018 Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren had a fundraiser at the City Winery Boston, where guests…
Monsters of the 2010s: Drake
Mother Jones illustration; Frazer Harrison/Getty The staff of Mother Jones is rounding up the decade’s heroes and monsters. Find them all here. Aubrey Graham is a person. “Drake” is a social phenomenon. He’s that dude who lives in sweatpants and Adidas slides, who ignores your texts for weeks then sends “Wyd” at 2 a.m. and you end up…
Trump Touts Support from Putin Over Impeachment
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg.ASS via ZUMA Press You can’t make it up. President Donald Trump on Friday night touted a statement from Russian President Vladimir Putin criticizing Trump’s impeachment. Trump did this amid continuing revelations that Putin helped sell him on…
Maybe Elephant Poachers Aren’t as Evil as You Think
Moiz Husein/ Getty One of the very few certainties in life is that poaching elephants is a terrible thing to do. It is also a lucrative thing to do because of the profitable market for ivory tusks in China. As a result, the population of these intelligent and magisterial animals in Africa and Asia has…
Quote of the Day: Voter Suppression Isn’t Enough Anymore
From Justin Clark, a top adviser to Donald Trump’s reelection campaign: Traditionally it’s always been Republicans suppressing votes in places. Let’s start protecting our voters. We know where they are….Let’s start playing offense a little bit. That’s what you’re going to see in 2020. It’s going to be a much bigger program, a much more…