Warren and Sanders Have a Lot to Attack in Bloomberg’s First Presidential Ad
Starmax/ZUMA Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York City mayor, has officially thrown his hat into the ring of the Democratic presidential primary. “I’m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America,” Bloomberg said in a statement on Sunday. “We cannot afford four more years of President Trump’s reckless and unethical actions. He…
On Impeachment, the Public Says “Meh”
We haven’t done a very good job of persuading people that it’s any big deal for the president to ask a foreign country to dig up dirt on his political opponents, have we? Looking for news you can trust? Subscribe to our free newsletters. FACT: Mother Jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because…
Schiff: John Bolton Must “Show the Courage That Dr. Hill Did”
During her opening statement in Thursday’s impeachment hearing, Fiona Hill, the former top White House adviser on Russia, said that she believed individuals who possess valuable information related to the Ukraine scandal have a “moral obligation” to come forward. For many, the line was taken as a subtle jab at the various Trump administration officials…
At a Protest in Arizona, Border Communities Are Fighting Trump’s Wall
Over 300 environmentalists, Indigenous activists, Samaritan groups and human rights defenders gather to protest new U.S.-Mexico border wall construction.Russ McSpadden/Center for Biological Diversity This piece originally appeared in High Country News and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. On a Saturday morning in early November, Edwina Vogan and a few of her friends…
Top Military Brass Threatens to Resign If Trump Blocks Expulsion of Convicted SEAL
Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, center, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher, left, and adviser Bernard Kerik as they leave a military court on Naval Base San Diego in July.Gregory Bull/AP Top military officials have threatened to resign if President Donald Trump blocks their effort to expel a Navy commando accused of murdering civilians…
John Bolton Wants to Spill the Beans…About His PAC
Former national security adviser John Bolton reacting to questions while speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on September 30.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Former national security adviser John Bolton has been dropping tantalizing hints for weeks that he might reveal intimate details about President Donald Trump’s effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate his…