Newly Obtained Intel Shows How the Capitol Police Didn’t See January 6 Coming
Despite early warnings, they assessed the chance of violence as remote. AP Photo/Julio Cortez Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The United States Capitol Police misjudged the potential for violence at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, forecasting it as only a remote…
Hospitalizations of Kids Under Five Increase as Omicron Rages
A child receives a Covid-19 vaccination in France. AP Images) Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A record number of children are being hospitalized as the Omicron variant of Covid rages, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on…
Amazon Is Reducing Its Covid Sick Leave for Workers
Warehouse staff will bear the brunt of the change. Amazon logo displayed on a laptop screen is seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 7, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP)Jakub Porzycki/AP Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother…
Mike Pence. Stephen Miller. The Supreme Court. Vaccine Mandates. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Mother Jones illustration; AP; Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.As a surge in omicron variant cases of Covid spurs a record high number of new infections and a rise in hospitalizations, including among children, the Supreme Court is set to decide…
One Year Since the January 6 Attack, by the Numbers
Lev Radin/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.It’s one of the biggest investigations ever mounted by the Department of Justice: the sprawling prosecution of hundreds of insurrections who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in an effort to stop the peaceful…
Let’s Just Take Republicans at Their Word When They Say They’d Overturn an Election
Lev Radin/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Tuesday, on the eve of the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell assured reporters on Capitol Hill that there was no risk that members of…