The Presidential Campaign That Made the Least Sense Has Come to an End
supergenijalac/Shutterstock Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick was among the last to arrive in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. And now he’s gone. After earning 0.4 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, Patrick announced Wednesday that he would end his longshot campaign. Patrick joined the race in November 2019; most of the…
Philippines Tell US to Take a Hike
Rouelle Umali/Xinhua via ZUMA Is this interesting or not? Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told the U.S. Tuesday that he was scrapping a 2-decade-old defense agreement, throwing one of Washington’s most important security alliances in Asia into disarray. ….The Pentagon sees its relationship with the Philippines as a bulwark against China’s growing military ambitions in Southeast…
Bernie’s Young California Fans Spent Tuesday Celebrating—by Organizing
Fernanda Echavarri / Mother Jones While Bernie Sanders locked down a primary win in frigid New Hampshire, a group of student Berners in the exact opposite corner of the country spent their evening celebrating and recruiting others to join their outreach efforts ahead of the big prize: Super Tuesday. “What do we want? Bernie! When…
The Justice Department Is Now Trump’s Personal Fiefdom
Back in the day, if you got caught interfering with the Justice Department it was a big deal. No longer. The Trump strategy is to do it all in public: BREAKING: AG Barr is taking control of legal matters of interest to President Trump, including the Roger Stone sentencing, according to multiple people familiar with…
Trump Congratulates Barr After Intervention in Stone Sentencing
Chris Kleponis/ZUMA President Donald Trump praised Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday for intervening to reduce Roger Stone’s sentencing recommendation, a move that came after Trump complained on Twitter that the initial recommendation, put forward by the Justice Department’s own career prosecutors, had been too severe against his longtime political adviser. Four prosecutors who had…
Opponents Second-Guessed This All-Muslim Girls Basketball Team. Bad Move.
Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. Their opponents are in gym shorts and jerseys on the court. The Salam Stars, in long-sleeve shirts, sweatpants, and hijabs, huddle and stretch before taking their positions. “Sometimes we see [our opponents] laughing”…