Former Trump Campaign Manager Poised to Testify to January 6 Committee
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, Eric Trump, and campaign manager for Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign Bill Stepien, listen as President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters during a campaign stop. Evan Vucci/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print…
What to Really Look for With the Senate Deal on Guns
A demonstrator near the Capitol, June 8Allison Bailey/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On Sunday, a bipartisan group of 20 US senators announced a “commonsense” proposal for making progress on gun safety, including enhanced background checks for gun buyers under 21,…
Here’s One Boat Parade Donald Trump Is Going to Hate
Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Apparently gas prices were not high enough to keep more than 1,300 boat owners from turning out Saturday in Florida for a boat parade supporting Republican Gov.…
Gun Violence Protests Draw Thousands Across the Country
People participate in the second March for Our Lives rally on June 11 in Washington. Gemunu Amarasinghe)Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Thousands of people joined hundreds of protests across the country on Saturday to demand that lawmakers take action…
I Can’t Stop Thinking About the Thin Blue Line Flags in the January 6 Video
Lev Radin/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.There is a lot to examine in the 10-minute video compilation of the Capitol insurrection produced by the congressional committee investigating the attack. Some of the footage, which aired during…
“You Do Not Want to Be Assigned to a Location Which Is Hostile to Your Existence”
Soldiers and sailors pose together at Camp Lemonnier’s Thunderdome in Djibouti. The event was organized to talk about and recognize the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Randi Brown, courtesy of the U.S. Navy Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support…