How an “Old Hippie” Got Accused of Astroturfing the Right-Wing Campaign to Reopen the Economy
An anti-shutdown protest in Harrisburg, Pa.AP Photo/Matt Rourke For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.I caught up with Michael Murphy late on Sunday from his home in Jacksonville, Florida, but it wasn’t easy: he hadn’t been able to answer his phone for 24 hours. “I had to turn…
Trump Spent the Beginning of His Coronavirus Briefing Bragging About American Testing. He Shouldn’t.
Patrick Semansky/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Near the start of his Sunday coronavirus briefing, President Donald Trump waved around a swab and a Q-tip and described how they were different from one another. (It wasn’t the weirdest part of the briefing.) They were visual aids to…
I’m Pretty Sure This Is the Grossest Moment of a Coronavirus Briefing Yet
Patrick Semansky/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Today is my mom’s birthday, but because I’m on weekend duty and because my parents’ phone has been seemingly busy all day—yes, that’s a thing that can still happen in 2020—I haven’t yet had a chance to talk to her…
Republicans Finally Cave on Funds for Widespread Testing
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This is, as usual these days, beyond belief: The Trump administration and congressional leaders closed in Sunday on a $400 billion-plus deal to renew funding for a small business loan program that ran out of money under crushing demand, aiming to pass…
Mike Pence Just Wrapped Up a Tour of the Morning Talk Shows. It Went Poorly.
Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.During Sunday morning appearances on Fox News and NBC’s Meet the Press, Vice President Mike Pence evaded questions about President Donald Trump’s tweets on Saturday to “LIBERATE” states where conservative protesters defied local shelter-in-place orders. “What you see, I think,…
The Washington Post Just Poked a Bunch of Holes in Trump’s Weak Criticism of the WHO
President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on Saturday. White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx stands at left. Patrick Semansky/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has shifted his ire toward the World…