Democrats Warn Republicans Not to Rush SCOTUS Vote
Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., conducts a Senate Judiciary Committee markup on judicial nominations in Russell Building on Thursday, September 17, 2020. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Democrats signaled that they would present a united front and strongly oppose any…
After RBG’s Death, Democrats Are Donating Record Amounts
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during a discussion on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.When…
Democrats Really Might Try to Pack the Courts
Progressive activists call on the Senate to demand opposition to his Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.Erik McGregor/Sipa via AP Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.When news broke Friday evening that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died, hardly an hour had…
Let’s Set Things Straight on That Trump Pharma Deal
This is a meaningless Brazilian stock shot of some pharmaceuticals. It’s a good match for a story about the meaningless Trump pharmaceutical plan.Aloisio Mauricio/Fotoarena via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The New York Times reports that although President Trump was close to…
The US Has Reached the Grim Milestone of 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths. We Could Have Avoided It.
A man stands in Lafayette Square outside the White House on the fourth night of the Republican National Convention.Andrew Harnik/AP Photo For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The nation has reached a tragic milestone: By some counts, 200,000 Americans are dead from COVID-19. It…
The New Republican Talking Point on Replacing RBG Before the Election is Nonsense
© Eli Imadali/TNS via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Within a few hours of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, an argument was beginning to crystallize on the right: the Senate needed to fill her vacancy on the Supreme Court, so as…