Aid to Ukraine, Israel overwhelmingly approved by U.S. House in bipartisan vote
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Military and humanitarian aid could be on its way to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan within weeks after the U.S. House took a series of overwhelmingly bipartisan votes Saturday to approve $95 billion in emergency assistance — and the Senate…
Newt Gingrich Perfectly Describes How Everything Is His Fault
Charles Dharapak/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.With Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson struggling to hold onto the gavel in the face of eternal rebellion from some of his party’s most intransigent far-right members, Politico thought it would be a good idea…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Bill Would End Trading in Water Futures
A cement-lined irrigation canal carries water from the Colorado RIver to irrigate the farms in the desert around Yuma, Arizona.Jon G. Fuller / ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With private investors poised to profit from water scarcity in the west, US senator Elizabeth Warren and representative Ro…
U.S. House heads toward Saturday vote on $95B in aid for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Friday moved one step closer to approving billions in military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, with Democrats providing crucial support to Republican leaders after defections by their hard-right members. Lawmakers in the…
A Third and Very Dramatic Day for Trump’s Jury Selection
Jabin Botsford/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The challenge to secure jurors for Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan bumbled further on Thursday morning after two jurors were excused—one after prosecutors questioned their truthfulness and another, an oncology nurse, who expressed concerns that the media…
“We Need Shade”: America’s Hottest City Rushes to Plant More Trees
Tony Berastegui Jr., right, and his sister Giselle Berastegui drink water, July 17, 2023, in Phoenix during a historic heatwave.Ross D. Franklin / AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It was a relatively cool spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, as a tree-planting crew dug large holes in…