Under GOP Pressure, Congress Shortchanges Election Security
Renee Jones Schneider/TNS via ZUMA Wire Congress will give states an additional $425 million in election security funding as part of the budget deal reached last week, adding a much needed, but still insufficient, boost to ballot security across the country. The funds will be disbursed through the Election Assistance Commission, the federal agency tasked…
Cory Booker Just Went All-In Against Factory Farming and the Meat Industry
As his presidential bid struggles to gain traction, Sen. Cory Booker (D.-N.J.) is out with a bold new bill, introduced Dec. 16, that proposes a serious crackdown on two powerful industries: meat and dairy. It might seem like a strange thing move for a candidate seeking to increase his broad appeal in a meat-loving nation—especially…
This Is What Happens When You Let a For-Profit Company Run Public Benefits
Mario Henderson leads chants of “save Medicaid” in a 2017 protest in Jackson, Mississippi.Rogelio V. Solis/AP Children lost health coverage, pharmacies stopped filling prescriptions, and seniors were unable to access the care they needed due to problems at Maximus, a private company that administers public services like state Medicaid programs and food stamps, according to…
Carter Page Has Nothing To Do With Impeachment
Ukraine is the big pink country on this map. This is what the articles of impeachment are about. Just to make sure everyone knows this: The Trump impeachment is about Ukrainegate. It’s about the fact that Donald Trump tried to extort the president of Ukraine into announcing an investigation of a political opponent, which is…
Trump Lashed Out at Fox News for Reporting on the Reality of Impeachment—Again
Matt Rourke/AP This morning, Mother Jones made the wrong prediction in a headline. We thought Trump would stick his fingers in his ears about a new Fox News poll showing most Americans supported impeachment, and agreed with the articles of impeachment about to hit the House on Wednesday. Our headline: Here’s a Fox News Poll…
A Bizarre Chinese Spy Drama Broke Out at a Secret US Military Base in Virginia
hallojulie/iStock/Getty Images Plus Some serious spy drama broke out at a sensitive US military base in Virginia in September, according to a bizarre story published by the New York Times Sunday morning, resulting in the first expulsion of Chinese Embassy officials in more than 30 years, at a time of increased tensions between the two…