Five big takeaways from the special counsel’s report on Biden and classified documents
President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on February 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden addressed the Special Counsel’s report on his handling of classified material, and the status of the war in Gaza. Nathan Howard/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Robert Hur’s nearly 400-page report on the…
Son of a biscuit! House backs cornbread as state’s official bread, giving rise to countless puns
Rep. Kasey Carpenter celebrates with a bowl of cornbread and pinto beans after the House passed his bill to make cornbread Georgia’s official state bread. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia lawmakers have cooked up the most corn-troversial bill of the session: a proposal that would crown cornbread as the official state bread. The tribute to the…
Georgia lawmakers, environmentalists blast tax break plan to expand crypto-mining in state
Rep. Scott Hilton, a Peachtree Corners Republican, pitches his “Blockchain Basics Act” at a committee hearing Thursday. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder A proposal designed to boost the already thriving Bitcoin-mining industry in Georgia has crashed into concerns over the noise created by local crypto-mining operations and the drain on electricity and water resources. The bill, sponsored…
Biden’s Justice Department Just Handed the Trump Campaign a Gold Mine
Andrew Harnik / Associated Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday afternoon, the US Department of Justice special counsel’s office released its long-awaited report on the investigation into President Joe Biden’s alleged retention of classified documents. The gist of the 388-page document is…
Trump Killed Abortion Rights. But Voters Still Don’t Blame Him.
Few voters hold Trump accountable for his foundational roll in eradicating abortion rights across the country, according to a new poll.Allison Dinner/EFE/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Despite Trump appointing three of the Supreme Court justices that were part of the majority that overturned…
Does Justice Brett Kavanaugh Think Trump Can Be Prosecuted?
Mother Jones; Olivier Douliery/ABACA/Sipa/AP; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments in a case brought by voters in Colorado seeking to bounce former President Donald Trump from the state ballot on the grounds that he engaged in…