Watch Members of Congress Go Off on Betsy DeVos at a Budget Hearing
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos waits to testify before a House Committee on Appropriation subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday morning, Democratic lawmakers seized an opportunity to press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on everything from racial bias in student discipline to guns in schools as she defended a proposed…
Super Hawk Ralph Peters Has Finally Had Enough of Fox News
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I’ve often wondered how long Republicans will tolerate President Trump’s war on the FBI. Conservatives love the FBI! It’s one thing to put up with Trump’s attacks on teachers or doctors or whoever else happens to catch his eye on a given day, but the…
Supreme Court Justices Warn Anti-Abortion Groups That Their Argument Could Come Back to Hurt Them
Protests as the Supreme Court hears arguments on Tuesday, March 20, 2018.Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. With anti-abortion and pro-choice demonstrators rallying outside, the Supreme Court heard National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra on Tuesday morning, the blockbuster case that could shift the law of the…
Portraits of Suffering and Resilience in Puerto Rico Six Months After Hurricane Maria
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Today marks six months since Hurricane Maria made landfall and ripped through Puerto Rico, lashing the island with winds well above 155 miles per hour and devastating the homes and communities of many of its 3.4 million residents. Many people forget that three weeks before…
How the Travel Ban Shattered Hope for My Family
Rashad Moareff, his partner Faroosh, and his parents. Mother Jones illustration/Rashad Moarref Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Editor’s Note: On the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, Mother Jones asked readers to share their stories about how the ban has affected them. We’re following up with readers and publishing their stories…
DC Councilman Believes Rich People Control the Weather
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This is an actual headline from earlier today: D.C. Councilman Apologizes for Claiming That Jews Control the Weather This is being played as a guy who’s such a moron he didn’t realize that “Rothschilds control _____” is code for “Jews control _____ .” After reading…