Biden Team Can Begin Transition Process, GSA Head Finally Says
Chris Kleponis/CNP/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.The General Services Administration informed President-elect Joe Biden that his team could begin the formal presidential transition process Monday afternoon, according to a letter obtained by CNN. It was…
How Progressive Will Joe Biden’s Administration Be?
Biden Transition Via Cnp/CNP via 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.Caution! Navel gazing ahead. So Joe Biden has decided on Tony Blinken as his secretary of state. What should we think of this? On the…
How Are You Celebrating Thanksgiving?
Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock 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.Thanksgiving is the only holiday I really celebrate. It has everything I look for in a holiday: It’s secular, it promises good food, and it’s an annual opportunity to…
John Kerry’s Appointment as Climate Envoy Shows the World We’re Back in the Game
Shawn Thew, CNP via 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.President-elect Joe Biden couldn’t have sent a stronger message to the world with his announcement Monday that John Kerry will be the special presidential envoy for…
In a Blow to Trump, Michigan’s Canvassing Board Certifies Election Results
Joscha Weese, left, stands outside the Capitol building during a rally in Lansing, Mich., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. Michigan’s elections board is scheduled to meet to certify the state’s presidential election results Monday. Paul Sancya/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a…
Will Trump’s Accusers Finally Get Their Day In Court?
Brian Stauffer 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.One chilly afternoon in November 2019, a process server stepped through the gold-rimmed doors of Trump Tower on New York’s Fifth Avenue to deliver a copy of an explosive…