It Took Stephen Colbert to Finally Do the Interview John Bolton Really Deserves
Douliery Olivier/Abaca/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.For the past week, former national security adviser John Bolton has been touting his new tell-all book as an indictment of Donald Trump and of the president’s weak-willed surrender to foreign leaders. But rather than indulging in Bolton’s revelations, comedian…
Here’s Why the Right Has Gone Bananas Over Twitter
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Conservative writer David French provides some insight into why the right is going increasingly hysterical over Twitter’s modest efforts to rein in racist and violent speech: When you hear increasing right-wing (I refuse to say “conservative”) calls for government oversight of social…
Jamaal Bowman Declares Victory Over 16-Term Rep. Eliot Engel
Jamaal Bowman, Democratic candidate for NY-16, addresses supporters at a stop in Hastings-on-Hudson during his ”Bowmentum World Tour” the weekend before Election Day.Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Another year, another congressional heavyweight from New York City who is on the verge of falling…
Trump Wants to Pretend That COVID-19 Is Over
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.From the LA Times: The Trump administration, eager to claim victory over the coronavirus, has been considering scaling back the national emergency declared earlier this year to control the pandemic, according to healthcare industry officials who have spoken with the administration. ….Several…
Trump Has Made More Than 18,000 False Claims Since Taking Office. Voters May Have Finally Had Enough.
Stefani Reynolds/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Nine years after award-winning reporter Glenn Kessler became the editor and chief writer of the Washington Post’s “Fact Checker,” “awarding Pinocchios” has entered the vernacular of Washington insiders as a euphemism for “calling out falsehoods.” Using a sliding scale of one…
Justice Department Pressured Prosecutors to Go Easy on Roger Stone, Attorney Says
Roger Stone, arrives at court for sentencing on February 20, 2020 in Washington.Mark Wilson/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A Justice Department lawyer who prosecuted Roger Stone is alleging that attorneys involved in the case were pressured by their superiors to “cut Stone a break” due to his…