We Don’t Know Who Won the Presidency Yet. Trump Is Still Making False Claims About the Vote.
Donald Trump makes a statement to the nation as his supporters look on in the East Room of the White House on Election Night.Chris Kleponis/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the United States still didn’t know…
Joe Biden Says “We Feel Good About Where We Are” in His Election Night Speech
Andrew Harnik/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The presidential election isn’t anywhere close to being decided, but Joe Biden expressed confidence early Wednesday morning that he would prevail. “We feel good about where we are,” he told supporters gathered in Wilmington, Delaware. “Tonight,…
Delaware’s Sarah McBride Makes History as the Country’s First Openly Transgender State Senator
Transgender activist Sarah McBride campaigns in Claymont, Delaware. Jason Minto/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.When Sarah McBride was 13 years old in 2004, still struggling to accept her gender identity, she built a stage in her Delaware bedroom with a podium. On…
Trump Loves to Declare Victory Even if He Didn’t Win. Election Night May Be the Same.
Karl DeBlaker/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.According to an Axios report, Donald Trump is planning on declaring a premature victory if it appears that he is ahead before all the ballots are counted. Because coronavirus concerns curtailed in-person voting, many states, including…
Trump’s Former Top Intel Adviser Has Become a Key Source of Disinformation
Richard Grenell at a White House news briefing on September 4, 2020.Chris Kleponis/CNP via ZUMA Wi For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The primary source of disinformation in the 2020 campaign is not Russia, or any foreign state, but rather President Donald Trump and his…
A California Proposition Could Reinstate Affirmative Action. Why Are Some Asian Americans Against It?
Demonstrators hold slogans in front of a Boston federal courthouse in October 2018 when a lawsuit charging Harvard University of discriminating against Asian American applicants in admissions went to trial. Liu Jie/Xinhua/ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Prop 16 in California would…