The Trump Campaign Is Accused of Laundering $170 Million
AP Photo/Evan Vucci For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A watchdog group is alleging that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has laundered $170 million through companies controlled by campaign officials as part of an effort to avoid disclosing which vendors it is really paying for services. Under Federal Election Commission rules,…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 27 Update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through July 27. We are now above 3 deaths per million and still climbing. This did not have to happen. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here. The Public Health Agency of Sweden is here.
ICE Has to Release Kids From Detention. It Refuses to Let Their Parents Join Them.
Immigrants seeking asylum hold hands as they walk across the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, in Dilley, Texas. Eric Gay / AP Photo For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Time has run out for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release the more than…
The Republican Unemployment Plan Could Delay Payments by Months
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellStefani Reynolds/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.After weeks of debate and delay, Republicans unveiled a summary of their proposal for a new coronavirus relief bill on Monday. And not only will millions of Americans see their weekly…
Biden’s Vice Presidential Search Is Surfacing Sexist Tropes About Ambitious Women. Kamala Harris Could Be the Victim.
Stefani Reynolds/CNP via Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.When Joe Biden announced in March that he would select a woman as his running mate, it was hailed as a milestone. At 77, Biden might not run for reelection or even finish his first term, but he…
Two Cheers for Cheap Shots
Wilfredo Lee/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.During the Democratic debates, Kamala Harris took what I and many others considered a cheap shot against Joe Biden’s opposition to forced busing many decades ago. An article in Politico suggests she has no remorse over this, but that doesn’t…