Donald Trump Will Be the First Former President to Face a Criminal Trial, Judge Rules
Former President Donald Trump appears during a court hearing at Manhattan criminal court.Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A New York judge ruled Thursday that Donald Trump will stand trial in March on charges related to the Stormy Daniels coverup. Assuming the case goes…
The Forgotten Origins of a Migration Crisis
Mother Jones illustration; Random House; Thea Traff Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer first heard of Juan Romagoza when the doctor was the main plaintiff and lead witness in a human rights case in Florida in the early…
Worried Biden and Trump are too old to be president? Calm down, experts on aging say
President Donald Trump answers a question as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden listens during the second and final presidential debate at Belmont University on October 22, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images Age should not preclude either Joe Biden or Donald Trump from serving another four years as president, a group…
Georgia House gives overwhelming support for more parental leave for state workers
Georgia state workers could be spending more time with their babies if a bill that passed the House Thursday also passes the Senate. Roberto Westbrook/Getty Images Georgia state workers who grow their families could have more time off to spend with their bundles of joy thanks to a bill sponsored by the powerful House speaker…
Expanded child tax credit could be in place quickly if passed by Congress, IRS chief says
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 15, 2024. (Screenshot from committee webcast) WASHINGTON — Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel told lawmakers on Capitol Hill Thursday that his agency is “poised to move quickly” on a bipartisan tax bill that would temporarily expand the child tax credit…
Former Willis friend testifies DA’s relationship with Wade started earlier than claimed
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis announced indictments against former President Donald Trump and his allies at a press conference with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade standing to her left. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade on Thursday disputed the claim made by a former friend of the district attorney, Fani Willis, that…