FBI Raids Home of Prominent Bureau Whistleblower
Beata Zawrzel/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Federal agents on Monday raided the Los Angeles-area home of an FBI whistleblower who has alleged that bureau higher-ups thwarted an investigation of Rudy Giuliani, two sources said. The whistleblower, FBI agent Johnathan Buma, has said that…
Dissent Is Growing: US Officials Sign Letter Protesting Biden’s Israel Policies
President Biden meets with President Joko Widodo of Indonesia in the Oval Office on Nov. 13, 2023.Al Drago/Pool CNP/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.More than 400 federal officials sent President Joe Biden a letter today protesting his support for Israel and demanding he call…
Texas Board of Education Urged to Reject Climate-Accurate Textbooks
Retired school teacher Anthony Bruner testifies before the Texas Board of Education public during a public hearing raising objections to proposed history books.Eric Gay/AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Just a week after Texas voters approved billions of dollars to build new gas-fired power plants,…
U.S. House passes stopgap spending bill in bipartisan vote, in crucial test for new speaker
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference after a weekly Republican conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building on Nov. 14, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The U.S. House took a broadly bipartisan vote Tuesday to fund the government into the new year, though the…
As ‘March for Israel’ draws crowds to D.C., congressional leaders vow continued support
Thousands of people attend the March for Israel on the National Mall November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Members of both parties from both chambers of Congress spoke to tens of thousands of supporters of Israel in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, pledging to continue support for the U.S. ally’s war against Hamas…
Oklahoma senator challenges Teamsters president to fight at U.S. Senate hearing
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, is shown holding a printout of the social media post that led him to challenge the head of the Teamsters union to a physical fight at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. U.S. House webcast screenshot WASHINGTON — Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, challenged the head…