Nancy Pelosi Was Just Reelected Speaker of the House
AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinAP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) narrowly dodged her toughest test yet to remain House Speaker, after she won a vote Sunday by a razor-thin margin with 216 votes,…
Protests in DC This Week May Become Violent. Rep. Louis Gohmert Seemed to Think That Was Fine.
Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.First, Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-Texas) filed a lawsuit trying to force Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the election results in which…
Republican Senators Plan Collective Tantrum Over Electoral College Results
Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., left, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, attend the Senate Judiciary Committee markup on judicial nominations and the “Online Content Policy Modernization Act,” in Dirksen Building on Thursday, December 10, 2020.Tom Williams Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap…
Heroes of 2020: Local Political Reporters
Mother Jones illustration; The Climate Reality Project/Unsplash Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.It was a Tuesday night in mid-November, and, like many Americans, I was staring at my phone in disbelief. Two Republicans on the board…
Trump, Turmoil, and 2020: Our MoJo Podcast Team Replays the Year’s Defining Moments
Aaron Jackendoff, Nicolas Roses, Jason Whitman/AP, Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.A disease, global in reach but intimate in its cruelty. A nation plunged into economic ruin. A president raging and incompetent. Society’s unforgiving disparities…
Trump Won’t Sign the COVID Relief Bill. Those Suffering Can’t Wait.
Saul Loeb/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Saturday night, President Donald Trump failed to sign the $900 billion coronavirus relief bill extending key provisions from the CARES Act. The consequences are immediate and many: an…