Federal Agents Investigate Sugar Exporter Over Allegations of Forced Labor
Residents of a Central Romana batey in 2021.Pedro Farais-Nardi Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Americans pulling into the luxury Caribbean resort town of Juan Dolio could have easily passed as tourists. Dressed in jeans and tennis shoes, they set up at a hotel…
Architect of fake elector scheme to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election admits guilt
On Oct. 10, ex-Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro, left, conferred with his defense lawyer, Scott Grubman, during a Fulton County court hearing in the sweeping 2020 presidential election interference case. Two weeks later, Chesebro returned to court Oct. 20 to plead guilty to his role in trying to illegally overturn the 2020 election results. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool…
Jim Jordan’s bid to be U.S. House speaker ends after rejection by GOP in closed meeting
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, right, Republican speaker nominee, talks to his Chief of Staff Kevin Eichinger and Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., after the House of Representatives failed to elevate Jordan to speaker of the House for the third time in the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 20, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON…
10 Medicaid holdout states scramble to improve health coverage
Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, a large safety-net provider, is seeing more Medicaid and uninsured patients who formerly used the nearby Atlanta Medical Center, which closed last year. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder The Republican-led states that have refused to expand Medicaid are trying a variety of strategies to save struggling hospitals and cover more people without full…
Biden in address to nation calls for support for both Israel and Ukraine
President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 19, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Biden discussed the U.S. response to the Hamas-Israel conflict, humanitarian assistance in Gaza, and the continued support for Ukraine during Russia’s ongoing invasion. Jonathan Ernst – Pool/Getty Images President Joe Biden reasserted his support…
U.S. House gripped by paralysis again after GOP punts proposal for speaker pro tem
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 19, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images WASHINGTON — A resolution meant to temporarily allow U.S. House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry of North Carolina to move critical legislation won’t be acted on, House Republicans said following…