Andrew Yang Suspends His Campaign
Michael Forster Rothbart/ZUMA Andrew Yang ended his presidential campaign on Tuesday night as polls closed in New Hampshire, capping off a run that transformed a mostly-unknown entrepreneur into a digital celebrity. Though Yang will not be the Democratic nominee, his campaign achieved a success and dedicated following that multiple US senators, governors, and House representatives were…
We Asked Pete and Bernie Fans if They’ll Team Up to Beat Trump
Charles Krupa/AP Following former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s narrow win over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in last week’s Iowa Democratic caucuses, the two presidential candidates are duking it out in New Hampshire: Sanders slammed Buttigieg for accepting campaign contributions from billionaires, and Buttigieg said Sanders’ policies skew too far to the left. Mother Jones digital…
Mystery Woman Targets Sanders Campaign in Suspected Sting Operation
Bernie Sanders speaks at the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire.Matt Rourke/AP Sanders campaign operatives believe his campaign may have been the target of an attempted sting operation, after a woman recently attempted to bait local Sanders allies into discussing shady fundraising tactics in phone calls and one in-person interaction. New Hampshire Executive…
It’s Another Tuesday Afternoon Massacre at the Department of Justice
Here’s our timeline for the day. At 1:48 am President Trump tweets his displeasure with the 7-9 year prison sentence that prosecutors are recommending for his pal Roger Stone: This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of…
After Iowa, Americans Should Get Used to Slow Elections
Iowa Democratic Party chair Troy Price addresses reporters four days after the caucuses.Jack Kurtz/ZUMA There were many, many problems that led to the implosion of the Iowa Democratic Party’s caucuses and the fact that it may never be known who actually won more delegates last week. And while the Democratic campaigns long ago moved on…
Trump to Payday Lenders: Let’s Rip America Off Again
A cash advance provider in Orpington, Kent, UKGrant Falvey/London News Pictures/Zuma When South Dakotans voted 3–to–1 to ban payday loans, they must have hoped it would stick. Interest on the predatory cash advances averaged an eye-popping 652 percent—borrow a dollar, owe $6.50—until the state axed them in 2016, capping rates at a fraction of that in…