Donald Trump Has Been Losing Money Every Year Since 2012
As we all know by now, the New York Times has somehow gotten hold of Donald Trump’s tax information from 2000-2018. They have an immense piece about it today, with more coming in the following weeks, but there was only one thing I wanted to know: just how much money does the guy make? Without…
New York Times Reveals That Trump Paid $750 in Federal Income Tax in 2016
President Donald Trump during a news conference at the White House on September 27.Carolyn Kaster/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Donald Trump is not that rich, he’s losing millions of dollars a year, and he barely pays any income tax, according to…
As COVID Surges in Wisconsin, Federal Judges Stay an Order to Extend Ballot Counting
Absentee ballots in Massachusetts on September 1, 2020.Sue Dorfman/ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.A federal appeals court issued an order on Sunday temporarily suspending a lower court’s order that Wisconsin ballots postmarked by election day should be counted if they are…
Biden Warns Republicans, “Voters Are Not Going Stand for This Abuse of Power”
Joe Biden gives a speech in Wilmington, Delaware, on September 27.Andrew Harnik/ AP Photo For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Joe Biden said Sunday that Republican senators should refuse to consider President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, until after Election Day,…
Argentina Is a COVID-19 Catastrophe
I want to briefly follow up on the catastrophic COVID-19 news out of Argentina. Here’s what their case rate looks like: Argentina’s case rate is higher than the worst resurgences in Europe (Spain and France) and far worse than any other country in South America. So what’s going on? Experts link the increase in cases…
Amy Coney Barrett Isn’t Even Confirmed Yet and Trump Is Cheering the End of Obamacare
Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Donald Trump kicked off his Sunday by tweeting out a call for Joe Biden to take a drug test before their debate next week, adding that he’d take one too. But that wasn’t his dumbest…