This Is What Makes Trump’s Last-Minute Pitch to Black Voters So Appalling
Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Trump made his first in-person appearance at a hastily organized White House event on Saturday, less than two weeks after he tested positive for the coronavirus. His doctors have been cagey about the seriousness of…
Private Prisons Have Spent More on This Election Than Any Other in History
The for-profit prison industry has spent more money on the upcoming election than any on record—and the vast majority of the donations are going to Republicans. During this election cycle, private prison PACs, employees, and their families have given $2.1 million to candidates, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. This is no surprise: The…
The Democrat Seeking to Unseat Lindsey Graham Just Smashed Fundraising Records
South Carolina’s Jaime HarrisonMeg Kinnard/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison raised a staggering $57 million in the third quarter of this year—more than any senate campaign has raised in a single quarter in US history. Harrison seeks to…
Watch Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris Own Mike Pence on SNL
This week’s Saturday Night Live had no shortage of content to work with as it took on the vice presidential debates. The latest episode dropped in the midst of a coronavirus outbreak at the White House, which has infected the president along with several members of his inner circle. During SNL’s cold open, Kate McKinnon,…
Trump Wants a Repeat of Bush v. Gore. Amy Coney Barrett Might Make It Happen.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks as President Trump announces her nomination for the Supreme Court in the Rose Garden of the White House on Sept. 26, 2020. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Donald Trump has said…
Trump Hosts Yet Another Campaign Rally at the White House
Trump delivering a campaign speech from the White House balcony to supporters on Saturday.Erin Scott/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Barely over a week after President Donald Trump tested positive and was hospitalized for COVID-19, he spoke for 17 minutes from…