As Congress Putters, the Gun Carnage Continues
Bullet holes in the window of a store front on South Street in Philadelphia, on June 5, 2022.Kriston Jae Bethel/AFP via Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.While lawmakers discuss modest gun-safety measures that Senate Republicans are likely to block, the…
What Peter Navarro Did After His First Court Appearance Is Truly Bizarre
Peter Navarro outside federal court in Washington, DC on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.on Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Peter Navarro, a former adviser to Donald Trump facing contempt of Congress charges, ranted about United States government in a…
A Russian Billionaire Is Selling his $500 Million Company for $1 After Ukraine Sanctions
Former Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich attends a match in May 2021. AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Russian oligarch and billionaire Roman Abramovich, one of the most high-profile Russian oligarchs, will sell off his stake in…
Justice Department Won’t Prosecute Two Top Trump Aides for Defying Jan. 6 Committee
Pro-Trump protesters seen on and around Capitol building in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. Police used buttons and tear gas grenades to eventually disperse the crowd. Rioters used metal bars and tear gas as well…
Uvalde Mom Who Was Handcuffed Says Police Warned Her Not to Tell Her Story
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit a memorial outside Robb Elementary School to honor the victims killed in this week’s school shooting, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Aaron M. Sprecher via AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our…
Draft Order Would Have Given Armed Trump Supporters Power to Seize Voting Data
Donald Trump arrives at a rally on January 06, 2021.Tasos Katopodis/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.As MAGA-world scrambled in November 2020 to concoct claims that the presidential election had been stolen, a business associate of Mike Lindell—the My Pillow executive…