A Christian Foster Home Had a Troubling Past. Trump Gave It Millions to House Immigrant Kids Anyway.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Last year, in the wake of a surge of asylum seekers fleeing violence in Central America, the United States government held a record 69,550 immigrant children in government facilities. The vast majority of them…
FBI Reportedly Investigating Texas “Trump Train” Incident
A rally in support of the campaign to re-elect President Trump is held in New York.AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The FBI is reportedly investigating a Saturday incident in which Trump supporters, many of whom were allegedly armed, used their vehicles to…
Report: Trump Will Host an Election Night Superspreader Party at White House
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.After months of defying public health experts and common sense by holding massive rallies in the midst of a pandemic, President Donald Trump reportedly plans to close out the presidential campaign by hosting an election night…
Trump’s Top Coronavirus Adviser Sorry for Interview With Russian State TV
ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As the third coronavirus wave in the United States continues to shatter records, Scott Atlas—who became a top White House adviser on the pandemic, despite a curiously thin resume for the task—has issued an apology for appearing…
In 2020, It Was Donald Trump Who Attacked the US Election with Disinformation
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Donald Trump’s entire career has been built on disinformation. The celebrity real estate developer bullshitted his way into his early breakthrough deals in Manhattan. After his casino empire collapsed, he revived his fortunes with a reality-TV…
How Do You Track a Murder Hornet?
A real, live murder hornet.Rory Merry/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in Slate and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. On Saturday before dawn, entomologists launched their attack on a colony of snoozing murder hornets.…